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1995 Atlanta Hawks' Lenny Wilkens becomes NBA's winningest coach (939)
1990 Jill Bennett, actress (Skull, Hawks), dies of undisclosed causes at 58 1986 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition 1983 Black Hawks and Maple Leafs combine for fastest 5 goals (84 seconds) 1980 New York Islanders greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks 1979 New York Islanders greatest shutout lose (8-0) vs Chicago Black Hawks 1977 Howard Hawks, director (Rio Lobo, Hatari!), dies at 81 1977 Islander Billy Smith's 10th shut-out opponent-Black Hawks 4-0 1976 NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak 1976 NBA Atlanta Hawks begin a 28 game road losing streak 1975 Ed Gray, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1975 Chris Crawford, NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks 1973 Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out 1973 Drew Barry, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1972 Alan Henderson, NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks 1972 Omni in Atlanta opens - Hawks beat New York Knicks 109-101 1972 Howard Nathan, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1971 Anthony "Pig" Miller, NBA forward, Los Angeles Lakers, Atlanta Hawks 1970 Todd Mundt, NBA center for the Atlanta Hawks 1969 Christian Laettner, NBA forward and center, Atlanta Hawks, Gold Medal 1992 Olympics 1969 The Band (formerly The Hawks), perform their 1st concert 1969 Steve Smith, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1968 Stacey Augmon, Pasadena, NBA guard, Portland Trailblazers, Hawks 1968 Chucky Brown, NBA forward, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks 1967 Eldridge Recasner, NBA guard, Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets 1967 Matt Bullard, NBA forward, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks 1967 Mookie Blaylock, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1966 Dikembe Mutombo, NBA center, Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets 1966 Grant Long, NBA forward for the Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks 1965 San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000 1964 Bob Petit (St. Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points 1964 Greg Anderson, NBA forward and center, San Antonio Spurs, Atlanta Hawks 1963 Spud Webb, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1962 Tyrone Corbin, NBA forward, Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks 1962 Blair Rasmussen, NBA center for the Atlanta Hawks 1961 Craig Ehlo, NBA guard for the Atlanta Hawks 1961 15th NBA Championship: Bos Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1 1961 Then NHL record 40 penalties, Black Hawks and Maple Leafs (20 each) 1960 14th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3 1960 Dominique Wilkins, NBA forward for the Atlanta Hawks 1958 12th NBA Championship: St. Louis Hawks beat Bost Celtics, 4 games to 2 1957 11th NBA Championship: Bost Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks, 4 games to 3 1954 Moses Malone, NBA center, Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia '76ers 1952 Rangers with less than 14 minutes to go blow a 6-2 lead, losing 7-6 to Chicago Black Hawks. Mosienko scores 3 times in 21 seconds 1948 "Pistol" Pete Maravich, NBA star for the Atlanta Hawks 1944 Clyde Lee, born in Nashville, Tennessee, basketball player, Vanderbilt University's 'greatest player', played ten NBA seasons with the Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers 1929 Chicago Black Hawks shut-out for NHL record 8th straight game 1926 NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St. Pats 4-1 1926 NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings 1896 Howard Hawks, Goshen, Indiana, director/producer, Rio Bravo, Scarface |
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