Today in Sport History (Part 2)
Sub-Topics: American Football - Athletics - Baseball - Basketball - Boxing - Cricket - Cycling - Equestrian - Field Hockey - Golf - Horse Racing - Ice Hockey - Olympics - Rugby League - Rugby Union - Soccer - Tennis - Yachting
Historical Events
Results 101 - 122 of 122
1990-01-01 - Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV
1990-01-31 - 1st ever all-sports daily "National" begins publishing
1990-04-01 - CBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger
1990-04-23 - 11th Emmy Sports Award presentation
1991-04-03 - 12th Emmy Sports Award presentation
1991-05-06 - Phillie Lenny Dykstra slams his sports car into 2 trees
1991-06-13 - The National, 1st all-sports daily newspaper, ceases publication
1991-08-10 - NFL sportscaster Paul Maquire suffers a heart attack at 53
1992-01-31 - Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires
1992-12-15 - Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportman of Year
1993-04-13 - 14th Emmy Sports Award presentation
1994-04-19 - 15th Emmy Sports Award presentation
1995-04-25 - 16th Emmy Sports Award presentation
1995-05-06 - Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV
1996-04-06 - Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game
1997-10-28 - NBA announces hiring of Dee Kantner & Violet Palmer as 1st women to officiate a major-league all-male sports league
2000-05-03 - The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.
2000-12-24 - The Texas 7 hold up a sports store in Irving, Texas. Police officer Aubrey Hawkins is shot during the robbery.
2001-05-09 - In Ghana 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium Disaster. The deaths were caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of teargas by police personnel at the stadium)that followed a controversial decision by the referee handling a crucial match between arch-rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
2004-10-24 - 10 people, including 4 family members of Rick Hendrick, are killed in a plane crash near Martinsville Speedway. The plane was owned by NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports.
2005-02-16 - 2004-05 NHL season is canceled by league commissioner Gary Bettman. This was the first time that a North American professional sports league had to cancel a season due to a labor dispute
2005-04-02 - James Stewart Jr. becomes first African American to win a major motor sports event.
Famous Birthdays
Results 101 - 200 of 235
1935-01-09 - Dick Enberg, Mt Clemens Mich, sportscaster (Where's Huddles)
1935-02-13 - Dr. Don Panoz, American entrepreneur and motorsports impresario (ALMS)
1935-09-10 - John Palmer, Kingsport Tenn, news anchor (NBC Weekend News)
1936-01-03 - David Vine, British(?) sport commentator
1936-04-10 - John Madden, NFL coach (Oakland Raiders)/sports commentator (CBS, FOX)
1936-10-12 - Tony Kubek, shortstop (NY Yankees)/sportscaster (NBC-TV, MSG)
1937-11-11 - Warner Wolf, Wash DC, sportscaster (WABC-TV, WCBS-TV)
1938-02-24 - Phil Knight, American sportswear manufacturer
1938-11-07 - James Katt, pitcher/sportscaster (NY Yankees, Minn Twins)
1938-12-16 - Frank Deford, American sportswriter
1939-05-05 - Cesare Fiorio, Italian sporting director of various Formula One teams
1939-05-26 - Brent Musburger, sportscaster (CBS-TV)
1939-06-11 - Jackie Stewart, Scotland, driver/sports announcer (27 Grand Prix)
1939-07-27 - Irv Cross, NFL sportscaster (CBS-TV)
1940-02-01 - Herve Filion, sulky driver (1969 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame)
1940-02-25 - Billy Packer, Wellsville NY, basketball sportscaster (CBS)
1940-06-09 - Dick Vitale, US, sportscaster (ESPN, ABC "Oh Baby!")
1940-09-15 - Merlin Olsen, UT, NFL tackle (Rams)/sportscaster/actor (Father Murphy)
1940-11-13 - Joan Haanappel, figure skater/sports reporter
1940-12-15 - Nick Buoniconti, NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins)/sportscaster (NBC)
1941-06-12 - Marv Albert, American sportscaster
1941-10-16 - Tim McCarver, baseball catcher (Phils, Mets)/sportscaster (ABC, CBS)
1942-06-05 - Nelson "Bo" Burton Jr, bowler/sportscaster (Pro Bowlers Tour)
1942-07-28 - Marty Brennaman, American sportscaster
1942-09-17 - Desmond Lynam, British sportscaster
1942-12-09 - Dick Butkus, Chicago, NFL hall of fame linebacker (Bears)/sportscaster
1943-06-12 - Marv Albert, NYC, "Yes!" sportscaster (NBC-TV)/back biter
1943-07-04 - Emerson Boozer, NFL running back (NY Jet)/sportscaster
1944-01-07 - Arne Scheie, Norwegian sports commentator
1944-02-16 - Richard Ford, US author (Sportswriter)
1944-06-30 - Ron Swoboda, baseball outfielder/sportscaster (NY Yankees, NY Mets)
1945-02-26 - Peter Brock, Australian motorsports champion (d. 2006)
1945-07-10 - John Motson, British sports (football) commentator
1945-09-14 - Martin Tyler, British sports broadcaster
1945-10-15 - Jim Palmer, NYC, Oriole pitcher/sportscaster/jockey underwear salesman
1945-11-12 - Al Michaels, Bkln, sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Baseball/Football)
1946-02-21 - Bob Ryan, Boston sports columnist
1946-05-03 - Greg Gumbel, sportscaster (CBS TV, WFAN)
1946-05-21 - David Hill, Australian TV-reporter/owner (Fox Sports)
1946-08-17 - Hans Vandenburg, Dutch singer/guitarist (Gruppo Sportivo)
1946-10-21 - Jim Hill, American sportscaster
1946-12-28 - Jorge Velasquez, sportsman
1947-01-20 - Cyrille Guimard, French cyclist and directeur sportif
1947-07-14 - Steve Stone, Cleveland Ohio, sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball)
1947-08-12 - Sam Rosen, American sportscaster
1947-09-25 - Cheryl Tiegs, Minnesota, model (Sports Illustrated)
1947-10-11 - Thomas Boswell, American sports columnist
1947-10-13 - Jerry Trupiano, American sports broadcaster
1947-11-06 - Jim Rosenthal, English sports presenter
1948-07-13 - Tony Kornheiser, American sports journalist
1948-07-21 - Ed Hinton, American sportswriter
1948-09-15 - Suzyn Waldman, American Sportscaster
1948-09-29 - Bryant Gumbel, New Orleans La, sportscaster/TV host (Today Show)
1949-01-31 - Johan Derksen, Dutch footballer and sports journalist
1949-02-05 - David Sullivan, English softporno/newspaper publisher (Sunday Sport)
1949-06-23 - Gordon Bray, Australian sports broadcaster
1949-06-25 - Phyllis George-Brown, Denton Tx, Miss Amer (1971)/sportscaster (CBS)
1949-06-29 - Dan Dierdorf, NFLer, sportscaster (Monday Night Football)
1949-07-17 - Charlie Steiner, American sports broadcaster
1949-09-09 - Joe Theismann, NFL QB (Redskins)/sportscaster
1949-10-13 - Tom Mees, American sports broadcaster (d. 1996)
1949-11-19 - Ahmad Rashad, [Bobby Moore], NFL receiver (Minn Vikings)/sportscaster
1951-02-25 - James Brown, American sportscaster
1951-07-19 - Jayson Stark, American sportswriter
1951-11-27 - Jayne Kennedy, Wash DC, sportscaster (CBS)/actress (Body & Soul)
1952-03-07 - Lynn Swann, NFL receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers)/sportscaster
1952-03-22 - Bob Costas, Queens NY, sportscaster/talk show host (Later)
1952-04-12 - Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist (d. 2004)
1952-04-14 - Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish sportsman
1952-05-11 - Mike Lupica, American sports journalist
1952-07-27 - Hannu-Pekka Hänninen, Finnish sports commentator
1952-11-24 - Norbert Haug, German motorsport executive (Mercedes Benz)
1953-06-22 - Bruce McAvaney, Australian sports broadcaster
1953-07-20 - Dan Shaughnessy, American sports writer
1953-12-08 - Roy Firestone, sportscaster (Life's Most Embarrassing Moments)
1953-12-08 - Roy Firestone, American sports announcer
1954-03-25 - Thom Loverro, American sportswriter
1954-08-06 - Paul Steigerwald, American sports announcer
1955-05-10 - Chris Berman, sportscaster (ESPN)
1955-08-09 - Peter Schmuck, American sportswriter
1956-05-15 - Dan Patrick, American sportscaster
1957-10-09 - Don Garber, American sports commissioner
1958-03-27 - Bart Connor, gymnast/sportscaster (Olympic-gold-1984)
1958-05-14 - Christine Brennan, American sports columnist
1958-11-19 - Michael Wilbon, sports analyst
1959-01-27 - Chris Collinsworth, NFL wide receiver/TV sportscaster
1959-09-01 - Kenny Mayne, American sports journalist
1959-11-10 - Linda Cohn, American sports reporter
1960-04-12 - Ron MacLean, Canadian sportscaster
1960-07-15 - Kim Alexis, Lockport NY, model (Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover)
1961-03-10 - Pam Oliver, American sportscaster
1961-07-15 - Forest Whitaker, Longview TX, actor (Bloodsport, Platoon, Stakeout)
1962-05-13 - Sean McDonough, American sports newscaster
1962-06-13 - Hannah Storm, sports journalist (CNN, NBC)
1962-09-19 - Ken Rosenthal, American sportswriter
1963-02-17 - Michael Jordan, NBA guard/forward (Chicago Bulls) and sports superstar
1964-02-17 - Buster Olney, American sports columnist
1964-04-08 - Lisa Guerrero, American sports broadcaster
1964-05-14 - Suzy Kolber, American sportscaster
1964-09-19 - Bob Papa, American sportscaster
Famous Deaths
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