This Day in Sports History

This Day in Sports History


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The Last Bare Knuckle Championship Fight - This DiSH for July 8
July 08, 2024

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTubeEPISODE SUMMARYIn 1889, John L. Sullivan and Jake Kilrain squared off for the bare knuckle

Harold Abrahams wins Gold; Liddell sits out the race - This DiSH for July 7
July 07, 2024

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTubeEPISODE SUMMARYIn 1924, one of the events that inspired the movie 'Chariots of Fire' was r

Althea Gibson Wins Wimbledon! - This DiSH for July 6
July 06, 2024

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTubeEPISODE SUMMARYIn 1957, Althea Gibson became the first black tennis player at Wimbledon.In

Doby's Debut, Ashe wins Wimbledon, and the United Golf Association's first tourney - This DiSH for July 5
July 05, 2024

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTubeEPISODE SUMMARYIn 1947, Larry Doby became the first black player in the American League, d

Lou Gehrig's 'Luckiest Man' speech - This DiSH for July 4
July 04, 2024

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTubeEPISODE SUMMARYIn 1939, Lou Gehrig addressed Yankee fans and teammates with his 'luckiest

Babe's Triumphant Return! - This DiSH for July 3
July 03, 2024

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTubeEPISODE SUMMARYIn 1954, Babe Didrikson Zaharias won the Women's US Open. Just 17 months ea

The Ugly American Flashes the Finger at Wimbledon Crowd - This DiSH for July 2
July 02, 2024

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTubeEPISODE SUMMARYIn 1977, Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors played a 5-set marathon of a match .I

Happy Bobby Bonilla Day! (Sorry Mets fans) - This DiSH for July 1
July 01, 2024

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTubeEPISODE SUMMARYIn 2000, the New York Mets worked out a deferred payment plan to pay off th

Sanitary Socks, Penny for C-Web, and the longest Pro Football game - This DiSH for June 30
June 30, 2024

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTubeEPISODE SUMMARYOn this day in 1905, a post-injury infection led to a big change in basebal

'Moonlight' Graham almost got his chance - This DiSH for June 29
June 29, 2024

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTubeEPISODE SUMMARYIn 1905, the real Archibald 'Moonlight' Graham almost got his chance to fac

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