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2011 Event - In a bid to attract international sponsorship, England's Newcastle United F.C. rebrands the St. James' Park stadium as the Sports Direct Arena 1997 Event - NBA announces hiring of Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer as 1st women to officiate a major-league all-male sports league 1997 Death - Jim Rodger, sports writer, dies at 75 1996 Death - Tom Mees, ESPN sports anchors (NHL), drowns at 46 1996 Death - Alan Weeks, British sports commentator, dies at 72 1996 Event - Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game 1996 Death - Roy McKelvie, soldier/sports writer, dies at 83 1995 Death - Len Martin, sports broadcaster, dies at 76 1995 Event - Classic Sports Network begins on cable TV 1995 Event - 16th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1995 Death - Ruud van den Hende, Dutch sports reporter, dies at 63 1994 Death - Arthur Rex Alston, British sports commentator, dies at 93 1994 Death - Amy Sacks, producer (ABC sports, Disney), dies of Lupus at 39 1994 Event - 15th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1994 Death - Klaas Peereboom, Dutch sports reporter (Het Parool), dies at 77 1993 Event - 14th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1992 Event - Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportman of Year 1992 Death - Leo van der Kar, masseur/businessman/founder (Sports Fund), dies at 79 1991 Death - Sonny Werblin, New York sports impresario, dies at 81 1991 Event - Phillie Lenny Dykstra slams his sports car into 2 trees 1991 Event - 12th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1990 Event - 11th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1990 Event - Sports News Network begins operation on cable TV 1989 Event - 1st black owners (Betram Lee and Peter Bynoe) to own a major sports team, purchasing Denver Nuggets for $65m 1989 Death - Percy Stuart, Suriname/Dutch sports journalist, dies 1989 Event - 10th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1989 Event - Bill White named NL president; 1st black major-league sports head 1988 Event - Sports Aid - jogging to feed the world 1988 Event - 9th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1987 Event - 8th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1987 Event - New York City radio station WFAN-AM becomes 1st 24 hour all sports radio 1985 Event - Howard Cosell retires from television sports after 20 years with ABC 1985 Event - 7th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1984 Event - 1st NBA game at LA Memorial Sports Arena - Clipper beat Knick, 107-105 1983 Event - 6th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1983 Event - Chako Higuchi wins LPGA Sports Nippon Team Match Golf Tournament 1982 Event - 5th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1981 Event - 4th Emmy Sports Award presentation 1981 Event - Enterprise Radio (all sports) resigns air 1980 Event - "Les Miserables," opens at Palais des Sports, Paris 1980 Event - 3rd Emmy Sports Award presentation 1980 Event - NCAA decides to sponsor women's championships in 5 sports 1979 Event - 2nd Emmy Sports Award presentation 1978 Birthday - Josie Maran, born in Menlo Park, California, model, actress, appeared in 'Van Helsing', 'The Aviator', appeared in 'Sports Illustrated Swimsuit' issues fro 2000 - 2002 1977 Event - 1st Emmy Sports Award presentation 1976 Birthday - Yamila Diaz, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, model, cover model for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 1975 Event - Denv Nuggets 1st game at McNichols Sports Arena beat St. Louis Spirits 1975 Event - McNichols Sports Arena in Denver opens 1975 Event - Penn is 1st state to allow girls to compete with boys in HS sports 1973 Event - David Eisenhower writes his last sports column 1973 Event - Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected 1973 Birthday - Molly Sims, born in Murray, Kentucky, actress, model, appeared in 'Sports Illustrated Swimsuit' issues, appeared in 'Las Vegas' television drama 1973 Death - Ray Barrett, sportscaster (Gillette Summer Sports Reel), dies at 65 1972 Birthday - Rebecca Romijn, born in Berkeley, California, model, actress, appeared in 'Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue' and played role of Mystique in film, 'X-Men' 1972 Event - President Nixon signs act barring sex discrimination in college sports 1968 Birthday - Stephane Seymour, model, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover-1988 1967 Event - Pacific Northwest Sports awarded AL expansion franchise (Seattle) 1967 Birthday - Valeria Marini, Rome, Italy, sports commentator, Italian Soccer 1967 Birthday - Vendela [Kirsebom], Stockholm Sweden, model, Sports Illustrated 1993 1966 Birthday - Cindy Crawford, born in Dekalb, Illinois, super model, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 1965 Birthday - Andrew Jameson, born in Crosby, England, competitive swimmer, sports commentator for the BBC, won gold medal for 100m butterfly in 1987 European Championships 1964 Event - Philadelphia voters approve $25 million to build a new sports stadium 1964 Birthday - Joe Magrane, born in Des Moines, Iowa, Joseph David Magrane, baseball player, pitcher, MLB Network broadcaster, played for Major League Baseball teams, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, NBC sports analyst at 2008 Summer Olympics 1962 Birthday - Craig Kilborn, born in Kansas City, Missouri, comedian, actor, original host of 'The Daily Show', anchor for ESPN's 'Sports Center', host 'The Late Late Show' 1962 Birthday - Hannah Storm, sports journalist, CNN, NBC 1962 Event - Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio 1961 Event - ABC's "Wide World of Sports, debuts 1960 Event - 205,000 (record sports attend) see Brazil-Uruguay World Cup soccer 1960 Birthday - Kim Alexis, born in Lockport, New York, model, Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover 1959 Birthday - Anne Hobbs, born in Nottingham, England, professional tennis player, played singles but primarily a doubles specialist, tennis coach, consultant in sports psychology 1957 Death - Carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies 1957 Event - Bkln Sports Authority gets an engineering report on 50,000-seat stadium in downtown area for estimated $207 million 1956 Event - New York Mayor Robert Wagner and Brooklyn Boro President Frank Cashmore sponsor a bill to create a $30M Brooklyn Sports Center Authority to build 1955 Birthday - Andy Gray, born in Glasgow, Scotland, professional soccer player, striker, pundit for ESPN, Sky Sports 1955 Birthday - Chris Berman, born in Greenwich, Connecticut, sportscaster, nicknamed Boomer, anchor for Sunday NFL Countdown, Baseball Tonight, and other ESPN and ABC Sports shows 1954 Event - Sports Illustrated magazine begins publishing 1954 Event - Rose and Cotton Bowl are 1st sports colorcasts 1952 Event - 1st closed circuit pay-TV telecast of a sports event 1952 Birthday - Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports 1951 Birthday - Mark McCumber, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Mark Randall McCumber, golfer, won PGA tour ten times, won World Cup of Golf for the United states with Ben Crenshaw, golf analyst for Fox Sports, golf course architect 1950 Event - AP picks "Miracle Braves" of 1914 as greatest sports upset 1949 Event - "Red Barber's Clubhouse" sports show premieres on CBS (later NBC) TV 1947 Birthday - Cheryl Tiegs, born in Minnesota, model, Sports Illustrated 1946 Event - 1st TV sports spectacular - Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn 1946 Birthday - David Hill, Australian TV-reporter/owner, Fox Sports 1940 Birthday - Joan Haanappel, figure skater/sports reporter 1940 Birthday - Herve Filion, sulky driver, 1969 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame 1939 Birthday - Jackie Stewart, Scotland, driver/sports announcer, 27 Grand Prix 1939 Event - 1st sports telecast-Columbia vs Princeton-college baseball 1936 Birthday - John Madden, NFL coach for the Oakland Raiders/sports commentator, CBS, FOX 1934 Birthday - Gary Davidson, U.S. sports league founder, ABA, WHA, WFL 1933 Event - Pennsylvania voters overturn blue law, by permitting Sunday sports 1933 Event - Antwerp Sports arena opens 1931 Birthday - Dickie Jeeps, English rugby international/chairman Sports Council 1931 Birthday - Ruud van den Hende, sports reporter 1931 Birthday - Roone Arledge, born in Forest Hills, New York, head of sports broadcasting, ABC 1931 Birthday - Raymond Miquel, chairman, Scottish Sports Council 1931 Event - British House of Commons agrees for sports play on Sunday 1931 Birthday - Bill Gilbert, born in Washington D.C., sports author, They Also Served, Big E 1928 Birthday - Anthony C B Chapman, England, sports car builder/autoracer, Formula 1 1927 Birthday - George Plimpton, New York City, sports writer, Paper Lion 1926 Birthday - Bowie Kuhn, born in Maryland, lawyer, sports administrator, fifth commissioner of Major League Baseball 1926 Birthday - Bill Flemming, sportscaster, ABC's Wide World of Sports 1926 Birthday - David Coleman, sports commentator 1925 Birthday - Richard Jacobs, philanthropist/sports owner, Cleveland Indians 1923 Birthday - Alan Weeks, sports commentator 1922 Birthday - Jim Rodger, sports writer 1921 Birthday - Jim McKay, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, sportscaster, ABC's Wide World of Sports 1920 Birthday - Peter West, British sports commentator 1916 Birthday - Michael Burke, sports executive, New York Yankees, New York Knicks 1913 Birthday - Leo van der Kar, masseur/businessman/founder, Sports funds 1912 Birthday - Roy McKelvie, soldier/sports writer 1908 Death - Henry Chadwick, sports reporter (baseball), dies at 85 1908 Birthday - Walter L "Red" Barber, Mississippi, sports announcer, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Yankees 1907 Birthday - Barend Barendse, Dutch sports reporter 1907 Birthday - E. W. Swanton, author and sports commentator 1906 Birthday - Bob Considine, sports columnist, Bob Feller Story 1905 Birthday - Walter Brown, sports organizer, NBA 1904 Event - 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them 1901 Birthday - Arthur Rex Alston, sports commentator 1898 Birthday - Allison Danzig, sports writer, Tennis Pictorial History 1883 Event - New York Athletic Club hires Bob Rogers as 1st American pro sports trainer 1850 Birthday - Albert Spaulding, baseball player/founded Spaulding sports company |
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