On This Day in Sports History - March 14

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• 1954 - NBA Baltimore Bullets end a 32-game road losing streak

• 1960 - Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors) sets NBA playoff record of 53 points
  
  
• 1960 - Birth of Kirby Puckett; centerfielder (Minnesota Twins)
  
  
• 1963 - San Francisco's Guy Rodgers ties NBA record with 28 assists

• 1967 - First NFL-AFL common draft, Baltimore Colts pick Bubba Smith

• 1969 - Birth of Larry Johnson; NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, New York Knicks)
  
• 1980 - In Poland, a plane crashes during an emergency landing near Warsaw, killing a 14-man American boxing team and 73 others
  
• 1997 - 68-year-old Gordie Howe signs AHL contract with Syracuse Crunch
  
• 2003 - The Milwaukee Brewers' TV/radio play-by-play announcer, Bob Uecker is chosen for induction into the broadcasters' wing of the Hall of Fame as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award

 

[sealybobo]

• 1954 - NBA Baltimore Bullets end a 32-game road losing streak

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• 1960 - Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors) sets NBA playoff record of 53 points
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• 1960 - Birth of Kirby Puckett; centerfielder (Minnesota Twins)
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• 1963 - San Francisco's Guy Rodgers ties NBA record with 28 assistsView attachment 467679
• 1967 - First NFL-AFL common draft, Baltimore Colts pick Bubba SmithView attachment 467680
• 1969 - Birth of Larry Johnson; NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, New York Knicks)View attachment 467681
• 1980 - In Poland, a plane crashes during an emergency landing near Warsaw, killing a 14-man American boxing team and 73 othersView attachment 467684
• 1997 - 68-year-old Gordie Howe signs AHL contract with Syracuse CrunchView attachment 467685
• 2003 - The Milwaukee Brewers' TV/radio play-by-play announcer, Bob Uecker is chosen for induction into the broadcasters' wing of the Hall of Fame as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award

My dad took me to hockey games because Gordy Howe was playing. Didn’t matter how old. So he put butts in stands. No Gordy Howe no me seeing red wing games as a kid.

GOAT? Most say top 3.

My brother has a hockey stick signed by goodie Howe. Wonder what it’s worth.

 

[Pogo]

• 1954 - NBA Baltimore Bullets end a 32-game road losing streak

View attachment 467674

• 1960 - Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors) sets NBA playoff record of 53 points
  View attachment 467676
• 1960 - Birth of Kirby Puckett; centerfielder (Minnesota Twins)
  View attachment 467677
• 1963 - San Francisco's Guy Rodgers ties NBA record with 28 assists

View attachment 467679

• 1967 - First NFL-AFL common draft, Baltimore Colts pick Bubba Smith

View attachment 467680

• 1969 - Birth of Larry Johnson; NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets, New York Knicks)View attachment 467681
• 1980 - In Poland, a plane crashes during an emergency landing near Warsaw, killing a 14-man American boxing team and 73 othersView attachment 467684
• 1997 - 68-year-old Gordie Howe signs AHL contract with Syracuse CrunchView attachment 467685
• 2003 - The Milwaukee Brewers' TV/radio play-by-play announcer, Bob Uecker is chosen for induction into the broadcasters' wing of the Hall of Fame as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award

Bob Uecker gave the best HoF speech evah.

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