Tag: Sports History

Today in sports history (1986), Bo Jackson was selected first overall in the 1986 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jackson ...

Today in sports history (1966), legendary Boston Celtics Head Coach Red Auerbach retired. The Brooklyn native found a knack in the NBA ...

Today in sports history (1983), Nolan Ryan sets the record for most career strikeouts in MLB history. Walter Johnson set the record ...

Today in sports history (1983), John Elway was selected first overall by the Baltimore Colts in the 1983 NFL Draft. Elway was ...

Today in sports history (2009), Matthew Stafford was selected first overall in the 2009 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. In college, ...

Today in sports history (2004), Eli Manning was selected first overall in the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. Manning ...

Today in sports history (2010), Sam Bradford was selected number one overall in the 2010 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams. ...

Today in sports history (1996), the Chicago Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman, set the highest win total ...

Today in sports history (1986), Michael Jordan scored 63 points in a playoff game against the Boston Celtics. Jordan, who was two ...

Today in sports history (1991), Evander Holyfield beat George Foreman for the Heavyweight Title. Six months earlier, Holyfield defeated Foreman by way ...