On This Day in Sports - March 24

[Anonymous519]

• 1941 - Long Island University beats Ohio University 56-42 for NIT basketball championship
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 1962 - 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 71-59
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 1962 - Benny Paret is knocked out in a welterweight title; he dies ten days later
  
  
  
  
• 1973 - Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 1974 - 36th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Marquette 76-64; this ends UCLA's 7-year reign as NCAA basketball champions
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 1975 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 rounds to retain the heavyweight boxing title
  
  
  
  
• 1980 - 42nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats UCLA 59-54
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 2001 - During an exhibition baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson's fastball hits and instantly kills a dove flying in front of home plate. The bird appears to explode as the pitch sends it over the catcher's head
  

 

[Bobob]

• 1941 - Long Island University beats Ohio University 56-42 for NIT basketball championship
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• 1962 - 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 71-59
  View attachment 471696
  
  
  
• 1962 - Benny Paret is knocked out in a welterweight title; he dies ten days later
  
  
  
  
• 1973 - Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile
  View attachment 471701
  
  
  
• 1974 - 36th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Marquette 76-64; this ends UCLA's 7-year reign as NCAA basketball champions
  View attachment 471702
  
  
  
• 1975 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 rounds to retain the heavyweight boxing title
  
  
  
  
• 1980 - 42nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats UCLA 59-54
  View attachment 471705
  
  
  
• 2001 - During an exhibition baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson's fastball hits and instantly kills a dove flying in front of home plate. The bird appears to explode as the pitch sends it over the catcher's head
  

Before the Ali fight, Wepner said to his gorgeous wife---"Tonight you will be sleeping with the heavyweight champion of the world". After the fight, as Wepner stumbled into their motel room looking like he was hit by a freight train, his wife
asked----"Is Mohamed coming here or would he like me to go to his room?"

 

[Anonymous519]

• 1941 - Long Island University beats Ohio University 56-42 for NIT basketball championship
  View attachment 471695
  
  
  
• 1962 - 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 71-59
  View attachment 471696
  
  
  
• 1962 - Benny Paret is knocked out in a welterweight title; he dies ten days later
  
  
  
  
• 1973 - Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile
  View attachment 471701
  
  
  
• 1974 - 36th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Marquette 76-64; this ends UCLA's 7-year reign as NCAA basketball champions
  View attachment 471702
  
  
  
• 1975 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 rounds to retain the heavyweight boxing title
  
  
  
  
• 1980 - 42nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats UCLA 59-54
  View attachment 471705
  
  
  
• 2001 - During an exhibition baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson's fastball hits and instantly kills a dove flying in front of home plate. The bird appears to explode as the pitch sends it over the catcher's head
  

Before the Ali fight, Wepner said to his gorgeous wife---"Tonight you will be sleeping with the heavyweight champion of the world". After the fight, as Wepner stumbled into their motel room looking like he was hit by a freight train, his wife
asked----"Is Mohamed coming here or would he like me to go to his room?"

Funny! His actual wife at the time:

 

[Anonymous519]

• 1941 - Long Island University beats Ohio University 56-42 for NIT basketball championship
  View attachment 471695
  
  
  
• 1962 - 24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 71-59
  View attachment 471696
  
  
  
• 1962 - Benny Paret is knocked out in a welterweight title; he dies ten days later
  
  
  
  
• 1973 - Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile
  View attachment 471701
  
  
  
• 1974 - 36th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Marquette 76-64; this ends UCLA's 7-year reign as NCAA basketball champions
  View attachment 471702
  
  
  
• 1975 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Chuck Wepner in 15 rounds to retain the heavyweight boxing title
  
  
  
  
• 1980 - 42nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats UCLA 59-54
  View attachment 471705
  
  
  
• 2001 - During an exhibition baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks, Randy Johnson's fastball hits and instantly kills a dove flying in front of home plate. The bird appears to explode as the pitch sends it over the catcher's head
  

Before the Ali fight, Wepner said to his gorgeous wife---"Tonight you will be sleeping with the heavyweight champion of the world". After the fight, as Wepner stumbled into their motel room looking like he was hit by a freight train, his wife
asked----"Is Mohamed coming here or would he like me to go to his room?"

Funny! His actual wife at the time:

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And more recently: