On This Day in Sport
Events in Sport
- 1894 Stanley Cup, Victoria Rink, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Hockey Club defeats Ottawa HC, 3-1 to win 3-team challenge tournament
- 1896 Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins 1st modern marathon in 3:18 at the Panhellenic Games
- 1903 NY Highlanders (Yankees) tickets 1st go on sale
- 1907 69th Grand National: Alf Newey wins aboard 8/1 chance Eremon
- 1929 88th Grand National: Robert W. H. Everett wins aboard 100/1 outsider Gregalach
- 1958 20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle, 84-72
- 1964 LPGA Western Open Golf, Scenic Hills CC: Carol Mann her 1st of 2 major titles by 2 shots from Ruth Jessen and Judy Kimball
- 1967 Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
Birthdays in Sport
J.J. Watt
29th Birthday
Deaths in Sport
- 1871 Johnny Cuzens, cricketer (Australian aboriginal tourist 1868), dies
- 1963 Cilly Aussem, German tennis player (Wimbledon 1931), dies of liver failure at 54
- 1974 Peter Revson, US race car driver (Indianapolis 500), dies at 35
- 1975 Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Sec of US Olympics (1945-65), dies at 75