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2009 Chuck Daly, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics, dies at 78 in Jupiter, Florida
2003 Joan Kroc, philanthropist/former baseball team owner, started Peace Institutes at several universities, dies at 75 2000 Elian Gonzalez is snatched by a SWAT team from his Florida relatives to return him to his father in Cuba 1998 USA Women's Hockey Team beats Canada for 1st Olympic Gold medal 1998 U.S. hockey team destroys their rooms at Olympic village in Japan 1997 SWAT team shoots John E Armstrong in Fla, freeing 2 young hostages 1997 New York Rangers are 1st NHL team to open with 4 straight ties 1997 1st all female (20 British women) team reaches North Pole 1996 1st ODI played in Kenya between home team and Sri Lanka 1996 2nd Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 16 -15 at Robert Jones Va 1996 Greg Pavlik one-hits Tigers making the Rangers 1st AL team to pitch back-to-back one-hitters since the Washington Senators in 1917 1996 Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season 1995 Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds) 1995 Indians set record of 30 game lead over 2nd place team 1995 Rockies are 1st team to make postseason before 7th year in existence 1995 Indians break 1902 Pirates record for largest lead over 2nd-place team (KC) (27 games) 1995 Cincinnati Reds becomes 1st team to clinch NL Central 1995 Art Modell's rep begins secrets talks to move team to Baltimore 1995 Fabio Casartelli, raced with Ariostea team in 1993, won Olympic gold medal in 1992 Summer Olympics road race, died during 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France, in a crash occurring on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet in the Pyrenees 1994 1st Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 20-12 at Robert Jones Va 1994 Cleveland Browns is 1st team in NFL to score a 2-point conversion 1994 Mariners play Red Sox as home team at Fenway, as Kingdome is repaired 1994 Colorado Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) 1st game 1994 1st roster of Silver Bullets, all-female pro baseball team, announced 1994 David Platt appointed captain of English football team 1994 Shreveport Pirates join CFL as 4th U.S. team 1994 Russian team beats ladies world record 4x800 m indoor (8:18.71) 1993 NFL announces new expansion team, Carolina Panthers in Charlotte 1993 Red Tom Browning decides to watch his team play at Wrigley Field from the roof of a building across Sheffield Ave, he is fined $500 1993 New expansion NHL team, owned by Disney, is named the Mighty Ducks 1993 Bobby Moore, English soccer team captain (World champs 1966), dies 1993 Sacramento Gold Miners admitted as CFL's 9th franchise (1st U.S. team) 1992 Ted Croker, RAF-pilot/sect English soccer team (sponsoring), dies 1992 Atlanta, becomes 1st U.S. team to win a World Series game out of US 1992 1st non-U.S. team to win a World Series Game; Toronto 5, Atlanta 4 1992 1st World Series with non-U.S. team, Toronto loses 3-1 to Braves 1992 Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win opener (7-2) 1992 U.S. Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57 1992 Colorado Rockies 1st minor league team's (Bend Oregon in Class A) game 1992 Erie Sailors (Florida Marlin farm team) 1st game beat Jamestown 6-5 in 13 1992 U.S. Olympic baseball team plays 1st exhibtion game, beat Venez 20-0 1992 New York Rangers win team record 50th game 1992 Lou Conaseca retires as coach of St. John's basketball team 1992 Indians set team record for long game lose to Red Sox (19 inn - 6 hours) 1991 Auburn men's basketball team was placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations and is not eligble for post-season play in 1991-92 1991 Toronto Blue Jays clinches AL East title and becomes 1st team to draw 4 million fans 1991 USA Basketball announces "Dream Team" for the 1992 Olympics 1991 U.S. women's gymnastics team win 1st World Championships medal (silver) 1991 Lillian Cucuzza wins name Florida baseball team contest (Marlins) 1991 Minnesota Twins win a team record 15 games in a row 1991 St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7 1991 NCAA bans University of Minnesota football team from postseason play in 1992 1991 North Carolina is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games 1991 North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition 1990 Buffalo Bills become 6th 1st place NFL team to lose on same weekend 1990 Reds are 1st NL team to clinch title, staying in 1st place all year 1990 Ken Griffey Sr &, Jr. are 1st father and son to play on same team each goes 1 for 4 for Seattle Mariners 1990 Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Jr. become 1st father and son to play on same team (Seattle Mariners), both single in 1st inning 1990 Minn Twins become 1st team to turn 2 triple plays in a game but lose to Boston Red Sox 1-0 1990 Dordrecht '90 soccer team forms in Dordrecht 1990 FC Swells soccer team forms in Swells 1990 New York Mets tie their team career high 11 game win streak 1990 Notre Dame becomes 1st team to sell its game to a major network (NBC) 1989 Houston becomes 1st major college team to gain 1000 yards in a game 1989 1st black owners (Betram Lee and Peter Bynoe) to own a major sports team, purchasing Denver Nuggets for $65m 1989 Calgary Flames become 1st NHL team to play in U.S.S.R., win 4-2 1989 Browns allow Pittsburgh only 53 net yards, a team defensive record 1989 Trumbull Conn, is 1st U.S. team since 1983 to win Little League WS 1989 Cleveland loses and drop to 21-22, this is the latest a sub .500 team is in 1st place (AL East) 1989 Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancelled an April reunion because of deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players 1988 Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum 1988 Oklahoma's College football team gets 3 year probation 1988 Japan beats MLB All-Star team 5-4 in Tokyo (Game 6 of 7) 1988 MLB All-Star team beats Japan 3-1 in Tokyo (Game 5 of 7) 1988 MLB All-Star team beat Japan 8-2 in Nishinomya, (Game 4 of 7) 1988 Beth Daniel wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship 1988 Netherlands soccer team wins European Cup (2-0 against U.S.S.R.) 1988 In Santa Barbara, California, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 miles in 75 hours 20 minutes 1987 Fukumi Tani wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship 1987 "A Team," last aired on NBC-TV after 4 years 1987 New Jersey Devils farm team Maine Mariners (AHL) move to Utica (Devils) NY 1987 U.S. Davis Cup team loses to Paraguay 1987 Midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose and Doug Somers for AWA World Tag Team 1987 Hart Foundation beat British Bulldogs for WWF tag team title 1986 Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Tigers and accuses owners of collusion against free agency 1986 Ayako Okamoto wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship 1986 Cleveland Browns' Gerald McNeil sets the team record for the longest punt return with an 84-yard run (and TD), Browns 24, Detroit 21 1986 Cleveland Browns becomes 1st team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay, Chicago 41, Browns 31 1986 Argentina becomes world champion soccer team (3-2 against W-Germany) 1986 Kathy Ormsby, a 21-year-old member of North Carolina State track team jumps off a bridge permanently paralyzing herself 1986 West German team swims world record 4x200 m freestyle (7:05.17) 1985 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Nichirei Cup Team Match Golf Tournament 1985 Fastest English Channel crossing by a relay team set (15h 30m) 1985 Samuel Frith, English co-founder of soccer team (Bradford City), dies 1985 Brooklyn College soccer team wins Nepal's invitational 1984 Browns set team records for most sacks (11) 1984 Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Nichirei Cup Team Match Golf Tournament 1984 Browns set a team record for allowing most sacks (11), Kansas City wins 10-6 1984 U.S. men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics 1984 Vitesse soccer team forms in Arnhem 1984 British ice dancing team, Torvill and Dean, become 1st skaters to receive 9 perfect 6.0s in world championships 1983 Denver Nugget coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advise team to let Blazers break their scoring record 1983 Chako Higuchi wins LPGA Sports Nippon Team Match Golf Tournament 1983 New Jersey Devils purchase AHL Maine Mariners as their farm team 1983 Houston is 1st NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out score them 17-0 and win 113-96 1982 Sandra Haynie/Kathy McMullen wins Portland Ping Team Golf Championship 1982 PEC Swells '82 soccer team forms in Swells 1982 Atlanta Braves become 1st team to win 1st 12 games of the season 1981 Browns set team records for most fumbles (9) and most turnovers (10) 1981 Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins Portland Ping Team Golf Champ 1981 NEC soccer team forms in Nijmegen 1981 FC Lisse, Dutch soccer team forms 1981 British team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest and fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles) 1981 Reds become last team to sign a free agent (Larry Biitner) 1980 Kathy Whitworth/Donna Caponi Young win Portland Ping Team Golf Champ 1980 Braves join every NL team with 1,000,000+ attendance for this season 1980 Kristin Lee, born in Bethesda, Maryland, rhythmic gymnast, U.S. team 1996 1980 USA Olympic hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal 1979 Nancy Lopez/JoAnn Washam wins Portland- Ping Team Golf Championship 1978 NHL Toronto Maple Leafs set own team record of 28 pts vs New York Islanders 1978 Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ping Team Golf Classic 1978 Dutch women hockey team wins world championship 1978 Dodgers become 1st major league team to draw 3 million fans 1978 Marco Sturm, Dingolfing GER, NHL forward, Sharks, Team Germany 1998 1978 MVV soccer team forms in Maastricht 1977 Hollis Stacy/Jerry Pate wins Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Championship 1977 Dusty Baker 30th home run joins teammates Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32), and Ron Cey (30) in make Dodgers 1st team to boast 4 30-home run hitters 1977 Joanne Carner/Judy Rankin wins LPGA National Team Golf Championship 1977 Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when manager Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound) 1977 FC Volendam soccer team forms in Volendam, Netherlands 1977 Jochen Hecht, Mannheim GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1977 Alexei Kariozhny, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1977 South Carolina Heerenveen soccer team forms in Heerenveen 1977 ADO The Hague soccer team forms 1977 Petr Devyatkin, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics 1977 Bryan Berard, NHL defenseman, Team USA 1998 Olympics, New York Islanders 1977 Aki-Petteri Berg, NHL defenseman, Team Finland, Kings, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1977 Alexei Morozov, NHL forward, Team Russia, Pittsburgh, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1977 Martin Hohenberger, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1976 Jo Ann Washam/Chi Chi Rodriguez wins Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Champ 1976 Petr Sykora, born in Pizen, Czech Republic, NHL forward, Team Czech Republic, New Jersey Devils 1976 Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years 1976 Markus Wieland, Tegernsee GER, hockey player, Team Germany 1998 1976 Mattias Ohlund, NHL goaltender, Vancouver Canucks, Team Sweden 1998 1976 Ger Unterluggauer, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1976 Lubomir Visnovsky, born in Topolcany, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1976 Rain out! Astrodome cancels game heavy rains make it difficult for visiting team and umpires to get through flooded streets to the stadium 1976 Markus Wieland, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1976 Erich Goldmann, born in Dingolfing GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1976 Laurent Gras, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1976 Lars Bruggemann, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1976 Dmitriy Dudarev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1976 Florian Keller, Munchen GER, hockey player, Team Germany, Rosenheim 1976 Radek Bonk, Koprivnice, Czechoslovakia, NHL center, Ottawa Senators, Team Czechoslovakia 1976 Richard Zednik, born in Bystrica, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Wash 1975 Vitaliy Yeremeyev, hockey goalie, Team Kazkhstan 1998 1975 Tsutsumi Otomo, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1975 Christobal Huet, hockey goalie, Team France 1998 1975 Jonathan Zwinkel, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1975 Christoph Brandner, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1975 Reinhard Davis, hockey goaltender, Team Austria 1998 1975 Alexander Serikow, born in Landshut, GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1975 Francois Rozenthal, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1975 Maurice Rozenthal, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1975 Christopher Yule, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1975 Gregory DuBois, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1975 Kimmo Timonen, hockey defenseman, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1975 Andrey Savenkov, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics 1975 Vaclav Prospal, NHL forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Philadelphia 1975 Leo Insam, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1975 Julian Dean, Waihi New Zealand, team pursuit cyclist 1996 Olympics 1974 Milwaukee Bucks lose their 11th straight NBA game (team record) 1974 Jaroslav Spacek, NHL defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Sweden 1974 Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yankees to win 3 straight series 1974 Miroslav Satan, born in Topolcany, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Edmonton 1974 Chris Pronger, NHL defenseman, Team Canada Olympics-1998, St. Louis 1974 Kenny Jonsson, Angelholm SW, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, New York Islander 1974 Mats Lindgren, NHL forward, Team Sweden, 1998 Olympics 1974 Sergei Yerkovich, hockey defenseman, Team Belarus 1998 1974 Longest team (6) trampoline bouncing marathon (1,248 hours (52 days)) 1974 Peter Pucher, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1974 Miro Simonovic, hockey goaltender, Team Slovakia 1998 1974 Andrei Mezin, NHL goaltender, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1974 6th time Phils get just 1 assist in game; no other team did it twice 1974 Dieter Kalt, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1974 Soccer team Veendam forms 1974 Shin Yahata, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1974 Vladimir Zavyalov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1974 Sergei Stas, NHL defenseman, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1974 Libor Prochazka, hockey defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Dutch women hockey team becomes world champion 1974 Tuomas Gronman, NHL defenseman, Team Finland, Pittsburgh, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Anthony Mortas, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1974 Vitaly Tregubov, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1974 Juha Lind, NHL forward, Team Finland, Dallas, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Hiroyuki Miura, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1973 Mirko Ludemann, Weiwasser GER, NHL defenseman, Team Germany, Colorado 1973 Frantisek Kaberle, hockey defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Alexei Yashin, NHL forward, Team Russia, Ottawa, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Robert Petrovicky, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Dallas 1973 Alexey Trochshinskiy, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1973 Jochen Molling, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1973 Kimmo Rinatnen, hockey forward, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial) 1973 Milan Hnilicka, hockey goaltender, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Ville Peltonen, Vantaa FIN, NHL forward, Team Finland, San Jose 1973 Markus Brunner, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1973 Stefano Margoni, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1973 Johan Hedberg, Nacka SWE, hockey goalie, Team Sweden, Olympics-1998 1973 Ville Peltonen, hockey forward, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Yutaka Kawaguchi, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1973 David Moravec, hockey forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Igor Nikitin, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1973 Igor Murin, born in Trencin, Czechoslovakia, hockey goaltender, Team Slovakia 1998 1973 UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record) 1973 Tatsuki Katayama, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1973 Richard Aimonetto, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1973 Robert Dunn, Glenn Cove, New York, team handball left wing 1996 Olympics 1972 Jan Caloun, hockey forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1972 Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (14-0-0) 1972 Stanislav Jasecko, Spisska Nova Ves, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1972 Stanislav Jasecko, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1972 Petteri Nummelin, Turku FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland 1972 Indians set a team record for lowest team batting avg .234 1972 Jorgen Jonsson, hockey forward, Team Sweden 1998 1972 Andreas Pusnik, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1972 Martin Straka, Pizen, Czech Republic, NHL forward, Team Czech Republic, Florida 1972 Roland Ramoser, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1972 Pierre Allard, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1972 Michael Thornberry, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, team handball circle, 1996 Olympics 1972 Hank Aaron hits 660th and 661st home runs for Braves, record for 1 team 1972 Jozef Stumpel, NHL forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998, Los Angeles Kings 1972 Michael Lampert, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1972 Fabrice L'Henry, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1972 Ryan Fujita, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1972 Jozef Stumpel, born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Boston 1972 Otakar Vejvoda, Kladno, Czech Republic, hockey forward, Team Czech Republic 1972 Marko Kiprusoff, Turku FIN, NHL defenseman, Team Finland, Montreal 1972 Cheryl Abplanalp, Bryn Mawr Penn, team handball wing 1996 Olympics 1972 Viktor Ujcik, born in Jihlava, Czech Republic, hockey, Team Czech Republic 1972 Martin Brodeur, Montreal, NHL goalie, New Jersey Devils, Team Canada 1972 Mario Schaden, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1972 Jan Benda, Reet Belgium, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1972 Kunihiko Sakurai, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1972 Charlie Haas, born in Houston, Texas, Charles Doyle 'Charlie' Haas II, professional wrestler, wrestles for World Wrestling Entertainment, previously teamed with brother, Russ, on independent circuit, winning JAPW Tag Team Championship 1972 Ryan Kuwabara, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1972 Boris Mironov, born in Moscow, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2002 Olympics 1972 Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for 1st time in 225 games (Boston U) 1972 Craig Johnson, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings and 1994 Olympic Team 1972 Karl DeWolf, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1972 Andrey Pchelyakov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1972 Lubomir Rybovic, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1972 Vladimir Vujtek, NHL forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Tampa Bay 1972 Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Los Angeles Kings 1972 Ivan Droppa, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1971 Bryan Smolinski, born in Toledo, Ohio, NHL forward, Team USA, Pitts Penguins 1971 Petr Nedved, born in Libercec, Czechoslovakia, NHL center, Team Czechoslovakia, Pitts Penguins 1971 U.S. table tennis team arrived in China 1971 Sergei Berezin, Voskrensensk Rus, NHL forward, Team Russia, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Pavol Rybar, hockey goaltender, Team Slovakia 1998 1971 Claus Dalpiaz, hockey goaltender, Team Austria 1998 1971 Jan Pardavy, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1971 Pavel Patera, Kladno, Czech Republic, hockey forward, Team Czech Republic, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg's doctor's office 1971 Joseph Fitzgerald, born in Brooklyn, New York, team handball center back 1996 Olympics 1971 New York Giant football team announces they're leaving Bronx for New Jersey in 1975 1971 Makoto Kawahira, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1971 Deventer Soccer team Go Ahead Eagles forms 1971 Daniel Kunce, Sumperk GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1971 Adam Foote, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, Colorado Avalanche, Team Canada 1971 Oleg Antonenko, hockey forward, Team Belarus, Olympics-1998 1971 Groningen soccer team forms in Groningen 1971 Drahomir Kadlec, Pribham, Czech Republic, hockey defenseman, Team Czech Republic 1971 Jonas Berqvist, Angelhorn SWE, hockey forward, Team Sweden, 1998 Olympics 1971 Frederik Nilsson, born in Stockholm, Sweden, IHL forward, Team Sweden, Kansas City, IHL, 1971 U.S. table tennis team arrives in China PR 1971 Pavel Bure, NHL forward, Team Russia, Vancouver, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Dave DeGraaf, born in Lansing, Michigan, team handball circle 1996 Olympics 1971 Jiri Vykoukai, born in Olomouc, Czech Republic, hockey player, Team Czech Republic, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Jiro Nihei, hockey goaltender, Team Japan 1998 1971 Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record) 1971 Torsten Kienass, Berlin GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1971 Mats Sundin, Bromma SWE, NHL center, Team Sweden, Toronto Maple Leafs 1971 Roman Cechmanek, NHL goaltender, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Tommy Salo, Surahammar SWE, NHL goalie, Team Sweden, New York Islanders 1971 Takeshi Yamanaka, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1971 Doug Weight, Warren, Michigan, NHL center, Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98 1971 Branislav Janos, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1971 Stephane Barin, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1971 Bobby Holik, Jihlava, Czech, Republic, NHL left wing, New Jersey Devils, Team Czechoslovakian Republic 1970 Marian Smerciak, born in Martin, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1970 Dino Felicetti, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1970 Robert Lang, Teplice, Czech Republic, NHL forward, Team Czech Republic, Los Angeles 1970 George Van Os, Jr., born in Houston, Texas, team handball left back, 1996 Olympics 1970 Rene Pucher, born in Presov, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1970 Dawn Marple, born in Salem, Ohio, team handball wing/back 1996 Olympics 1970 Oleg Kryazhev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1970 Plane carrying Wichita State University football team crashes killing 30 1970 Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Buffalo, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1970 Wolfgang Kromp, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1970 Igor Korolev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHLer, Team Russia, Winnipeg 1970 Rod Brind'amour, Ottawa, NHL center, Philadelphia Flyers, Team Canada 98 1970 Gerald Ressman, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1970 Sergei Zubov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Pittsburgh 1970 Dusty Imoo, hockey goaltender, Team Japan 1998 1970 Fabio Casartelli, born in Como, Italy, raced with Ariostea team in 1993, won Olympic gold medal in 1992 Summer Olympics road race 1970 FC Utrecht soccer team forms in Utrecht 1970 Roman Kontsek, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1970 Mike Modano, born in Livonia, Michigan, NHL forward, Team USA, Dallas Stars 1970 Carl Everett, born in Tampa, Florida, baseball player, outfielder, played for Florida Marlins, Major League Baseball team, played for New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, 2005 World Series Champion 1970 Roman Turek, Strakonice, Czech Republic, hockey goalie, Team Czech Republic, 1998 Olympics 1970 Niklas Andersson, Kungalv SWE, NHL forward, Team Sweden, New York Islanders 1970 Giuseppe Busillo, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1970 Arnaud Briand, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1970 Nicklas Lidstrom, Vasteras SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Detroit 1970 Reds clout 7 home runs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 home runs, 6 for one team and 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records 1970 Vladimir Antipin, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1970 Patrick Brugnoli, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1970 Olaf Kolzig, born in Johannesburg SAF, NHL goalie, Team Germany, Washington 1970 Derek D. Brown, born in Washington D.C., team handball right wing 1996 Olympics 1970 Erlan Sagymbayev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics 1970 Evgeniy Koreshkov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics 1970 Jacksonville is 1st college basketball team to avg 100+ pts per game 1970 Lisa Eagen, Harlan Iowa, team handball wing/back court 1996 Olympics 1970 Jan Varholik, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1970 Mika Stromberg, Helsinki FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland 1970 Leo Stefan, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1970 Patrick Pilloni, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1970 Leo Stefan, Chelyabinsk RUS, hockey forward, Team Germany 1970 Richard Smehlik, Ostrava, Czech Republic, NHL defenseman, Team Czech Republic, Buffalo 1970 John Lennon pays 1,344 pounds fine for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland 1970 Keith Carney, Providence, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, Team U.S. 1970 Chris Bartolone, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1970 Jeremy Roenick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, NHL center, Team USA, Blackhawks, Coyotes 1970 Frank "Cliff" Mannon, Amarillo, Texas, team handball 1996 Olympics 1970 Aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1970 Vadim Glovatskiy, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1969 Martin Ulrich, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1969 Norm Krumpschmd, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1969 Rob Blake, Simcoe Ont, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Los Angeles Kings 1969 Denny Fercho, Ventura California, team handball circle 1996 Olympics 1969 Rob Zamuner, NHL forward, Tampa Bay Lightning, Team Canada 1998 1969 Pavel Kamentsev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1969 John Leclair, St. Albans VT, NHL forward, Team USA, Philadelphia 1969 Laura Brown, born in America, golfer, member, LPGA Tour 1994 - 1997, coach Daytona Beach College women's golf team 1969 Patric Kjellberg, hockey forward, Team Sweden Olympics-1998 1969 Ari Sulander, hockey goaltender, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1969 Jean-Chris. Filippin, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1969 Takayuki Kobori, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1969 Kai Nurminen, Turku FIN, hockey forward, Team Finland 1969 Igor Larionov, Voskresensk Russia, NHL forward, Team Russia, Detroit 1969 Thomas Brandl, Bad Tolz GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1969 Herb Hohenberger, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1969 Kristen Danihy, Lawton Oklahoma, team handball circle/wing 1996 Olympics 1969 Reemt Pyka, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1969 Reemt Pyka, Bremerhaven GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1968 Jozef Dano, born in Skalica, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1968 Jiri Dopita, Sumperk, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Czech, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1968 Jiri Veber, Kladno, Czech Republic, hockey, Team Czech Republic 1968 Steven Penn, Brevard, North Carolina, team handball center back 1996 Olympics 1968 Lubomir Sekeras, born in Liptovsky, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1968 Vlast Plavucha, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1968 U.S. pro soccer 14 teams merged into 1 all star team 1968 Aleksandr Koreshkov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1968 Francois Gravel, hockey goaltender, Team France 1998 1968 Valeri Zelepukin, NHL forward, New Jersey Devils, Team Russia, Silver Medal1998 Olympics 1968 Michael Puschacher, hockey goalie, Team Austria 1998 1968 Konstantin Shafranov, hockey forward, Team Kazkhstan 1998 1968 Dawn Allinger, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, team handball back court, 1996 Olympics 1968 Shinichi Iwasaki, hockey goaltender, Team Japan 1998 1968 Vassili Pankov, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1968 Viktor Karatchoun, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1968 Alex Andrievski, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1968 Jennifer Horton, Dover, New Jersey, team handball goalie, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1968 Miroslav Mosner, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1968 Andreas Lupzig, Straubing GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1968 Stefan Figliuzzi, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1968 Christian Perthaler, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1968 Lyle Odelein, Quill Lake Sask, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Montreal 1968 Fortuna Sittard soccer team forms in Sittard 1968 Hiroshi Matsuura, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1968 Tami Lyn Jameson, born in Minneapolis, team handball goalie, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1968 Toni Lee Jameson, Minneapolis, team handball back court 1996 Olympics 1968 Janne Ojanen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward, Team Finland 1968 Chad Biafore, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1968 Jurgen Rumrich, born in Miesbach GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1968 Joseph Ouellet, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1968 Brian Leetch, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, NHL defenseman, Team USA, New York Rangers 1968 Bob Nardella, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1968 Lubomir Kolnik, Skalica CZ, hockey forward, Team Slovakia, Espoo 1968 Andrey Sokolov, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1968 Laurie Fellner, born in Appleton, Wisconsin, team handball goalie, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1968 Michael Rosati, hockey goaltender, Team Italy 1998 1968 Vlastimil Plavucha, Banska Bystrica CZ, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1967 Karol Rusznyak, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1967 Dominic Lavoie, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1967 Markus Ketterer, Helsinki FIN, hockey goalie, Team Finland 1967 1st time an AFL team beats an NFL team, Broncos beats Detroit 13-7 1967 Clifford Ann Creed/Margie Masters wins Yankee Ladies' Team Golf Champ 1967 Alex Galtcheniouk, hockey forward, Team Belarus, Olympics-1998 1967 Helmond Sport soccer team forms 1967 Akihito Sugisawa, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1967 Mikhail Borodulin, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 1967 Mario Chitarroni, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1967 Igor Zemlyanoy, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1967 Lawrence Rucchin, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1967 Foundation Arizona soccer team forms in Alkmaar 1967 Curtis Joseph, born in Keswick, Ontario, NHL goalie, Team Canada, Edmonton Oilers 1967 Klaus Merk, born in Augsburg GER, hockey goaltender, Team Germany 1998 1967 Takayuki Miura, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1967 Frantisek Kaberle, Brno, Czech Republic, hockey forward, Team Czech Republic 1967 Mario Brunetta, hockey goaltender, Team Italy 1998 1967 Gregory Caccia, Bayshore, New York, team handball right back 1996 Olympics 1967 Ulf Dahlen, Ostersund SWE, NHL forward, Team Sweden, San Jose 1967 Guy Hebert, Troy, NHL goalie, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Team USA 98 1966 Patricia Neder, Wauykesha WI, team handball right wing, Olympic-92, 96 1966 Bill Ranford, Brandon Man, NHL goalie, Team Canada, Boston 1966 Phillipe Bozon, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1966 Chryssandra Hines, Bristol Conn, team handball wing 1996 Olympics 1966 Gerhard Puschnik, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1966 Shawn Chambers, Royal Oaks, Michigan, NHL defenseman, Team USA, New Jersey Devils 1966 Mike Richter, Abington, Pennsylvania, NHL goalie, New York Rangers, Team USA 1998 1966 Igor Kravchuk, Ufa Russia, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, St. Louis 1966 Joe Nieuwendyk, NHL forward, Dallas Stars, Team Canada 1998 1966 Kevin Hatcher, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL defenseman, Team USA, Dallas, Pitts 1966 Simon Wheeldon, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1966 Shayne Corson, NHL forward, Team Canada, 1998 Olympics, Montreal 1966 Daniel Nowak, Schwennigen GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1966 VVV soccer team forms in Venlo 1966 Doug Bodger, born in Chemainus BC, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, San Jose 1966 Mark Schmocker, born in Interlaken, Switzerland, U.S. team handball goalie 1996 Olympics 1966 Serge Poudrier, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1966 Stanislav Medrik, born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1966 Thomas Fitzgerald, born in Brooklyn, New York, team handball left wing 1996 Olympics 1966 Serge Djelloul, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1966 Brad Bergen, Pennsylvania Sask, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1966 Jan Varholik, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1966 Matthew Ryan, Port Jefferson, New York, team handball circle 1996 Olympics 1966 Wisc State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W. Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisconsin an expansion team for 1966 1966 Michael De Angelis, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1966 Christian Pouget, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1966 Mika Nieminen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1965 David Delfino, hockey goaltender, Team Italy 1998 1965 Peter Draisaitl, born in Karvina, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1965 Matt Kabayama, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1965 Robert Oberrrauch, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1965 Mikhail Shtalenkov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL goalie, Team Russia, Anaheim 1965 Lucio Topatigh, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1965 Once-Hertogenbosch soccer team FC de Bosch forms 1965 John Keller, Jr., Toledo Ohio, team handball back court 1996 Olympics 1965 Roger Dube, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1965 Maurizio Mansi, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1965 Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron (1954 - 1965) pass Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig hitting 772 home runs while playing together on the same team 1965 Yugi Iga, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1965 Claude Lemieux, Buckingham Que, NHL forward, Team Canada, Colorado 1965 FC Twente '65 Enschede soccer team forms in Enschede 1965 Edward Hartman, born in Skalica, Czechoslovakia, hockey goalie, Team Slovakia 1965 Beau Allred, born in Mesa, Arizona, Dale Le Beau Allred, baseball player, outfielder, played for the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball team for three seasons from 1989 - 1991 1965 Jammo Myllys, Savonlinna FIN, hockey goalie, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1965 Steve Yzerman, Cranbrook BC, NHL forward, Team Canada, Detroit 1965 Denis Perez, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1965 Jayson Meyer, Regina Saskatchewan, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1965 Braves propose to pay 5 cents from each ticket to bring a new team to Milwaukee 1965 NL adopts emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster 1965 Kim Clarke, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, team handball back court, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1965 Atsuo Kudo, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1965 Georg Franz, Straubing GER, hockey forward, Team Germany, Landshut 1965 Jergus Baca, born in Liptovsky Mikulas, Czechoslovakia, IHL defenseman, Team Slovakia 98 1964 Petr Briza, Prague, Czech Republic, hockey goalie, Team Czech Republic 1964 Darrick Heath, Hempstead, New York, team handball left back 1996 Olympics 1964 Jean-Phil LeMoine, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1964 Tomas Sandstrom, NHL forward, Anaheim, Team Sweden 1998 1964 Toshiyuki Sakai, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1964 Giuseppe Giannini, Rome, Italy, soccer player, Rome A Team 1964 Jimmy Arias, Buffalo, New York, tennis player, U.S. Davis Cup team 1964 Cambuur Leeuwarden BVO soccer team forms in Leeuwarden 1964 Mark MacKay, Brandon GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1964 Pat Verbeek, Sarnia Ont, NHL forward, Team Canada, New York Rangers 1964 Buster Mathis defeats Joe Fraizer to qualify for U.S. Olympic team 1964 Scott Stevens, Kitchener, NHL defenseman, New Jersey Devils, Team Canada 1964 Ulf Samuelsson, born in Fagersta SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, New York Rangers 1964 Raimo Helminen, born in Tampere, Finland, hockey forward, Team Finland, 1998 Olympic Bronze 1964 Phil Housley, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, NHL defenseman, New Jersey Devils, Team USA 1998 Olympics 1964 Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., announces a baseball team is moving there 1964 Christian Ruuttu, Lappeenranta FIN, hockey forward, Team Finland 1964 Oto Hascak, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1964 Sharon Cain, born in San Antonio, Texas, team handball center back 1996 Olympics 1963 Timo Jutila, Tampere FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland 1963 Carol Peterka, Little Falls, Minnesota, team handball back court, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1963 Michael Heidt, Calgary Alberta, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1963 Michael Heidt, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1963 Jaromir Dragan, born in Liptovsky, Czechoslovakia, hockey goalie, Team Slovakia 1998 1963 John Vanbiesbrouck, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL goalie, Team USA, Florida 1963 Telstar soccer team forms in Ijmuiden 1963 Al MacInnis, Inverness NS, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, St. Louis 1963 Kari Takko, Uusikaupunki FIN, hockey goalie, Team Finland 1963 Josef Heiss, Garmisch GER, hockey goaltender, Team Germany 1998 1963 Dannette Leininger, born in Kailua, Hawaii, team handball wing, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1963 Vladimir Ruzicka, hockey forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1963 Thomas Searle, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1963 Benoit Doucet, born in Montreal, Quebec, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1963 Hannu Virta, born in Turku FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland 1963 Ron Francis, Sault Ste Marie, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Team Canada 1963 Richard Nasheim, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1963 Yaro Dachniwsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, team handball goalie 1996 Olympics 1962 Gaetano Orlando, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1962 Laura Coenen, Neenah Wisconsin, team handball goalie, Olympic-1988, 92, 96 1962 Igor Dorokhin, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics, 1962 Engelbert Linder, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1962 Martin Pavlu, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1962 Roda JC soccer team reforms in Kerkrade 1962 Dieter Hegen, born in Kaufbeuren GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1962 Evguenni Rochtchin, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1962 Jukka Tammi, hockey goaltender, Team Finland 1998 Olympics Bronze 1962 Steve Tsujiura, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1962 Chris Chelios, Chicago, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, Team USA 1961 Joel Otto, Elk River, Minnesota, NHL center, Philadelphia Flyers, Team USA Olympics-1998 1961 Ian Rush, born in St. Asaph, Wales, soccer player, footballer, striker, played with Liverpool FC, Welsh national football team 1961 Benaud rips through England team for Aussie win at Old Trafford 1961 Expansion Washington Senators are 30-30, latest date an expansion team will be at .500, Washington will lose their next 10 games 1961 Entire U.S. figure skating team of 18, dies in Belgian Sabena 707 crash 1960 Raymond Bourque, Montreal, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Boston 1960 Mickey Vernon is hired as 1st manager of new Washington team 1960 Chartered C46 carrying California State's football team crashes, kills 16 1960 Robert Pukalovic, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1960 Disaster on U.S.S.R. (Baikonoer) launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin and team (165 die-unconfirmed); U.S.S.R. claims killed in plane crash 1960 16 California Poly football team members die in plane crash in Toledo 1960 Leora "Sam" Jones, born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, U.S. team handball player 1992 Olympics 1960 Ian Hislop, born in Mumbles, Wales, writer, editor, Private Eye magazine, broadcaster, radio, television, team captain on BBC's 'Have I Got News for You' 1960 Fidel Castro ends Havana's International League team, Sugar Kings move to NJ 1960 Steve Lyons, born in Tacoma, Washington, Stephen John Lyons, nicknamed 'Psycho', baseball player, outfielder, third baseman, television sportscaster, played with Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball team, known for oddities, such as playing hangman and tic-tac-toe with his spikes 1960 Michael Whitaker, born in England, equestrian rider, showjumper, award-winner, won team Silver medal in 1984 Olympic Games, team Gold medal in 1985 European Championships 1960 U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team beats U.S.S.R. 3-2 en route to gold medal 1959 Clark Griffith of Senators says team will not move the franchise 1959 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature a New York team (LA vs Chic) 1959 William Shea announces he plans to have a baseball team in New York City in 1961 1959 Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green) 1959 Pascal Barre, France, sprint relay team 1980 Olympics bronze 1959 Dale Reid, born in Ladybank Scotland, LPGA golfer, European Solheim Cup team 1959 Eliot Teltscher, born in California, tennis player, U.S. Davis Cup team 1958 Larisa Karlova, U.S.S.R., team handball player, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics 1958 Viacheslav Fetisov, born in Moscow, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Detroit 1958 7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash 1958 In basketball Oscar Robertson (Cin) scores 56, Seton Hall team 54 1957 Giants purchase Class-A Phoenix team 1957 Hansi Muller, born in Stuttgart, Germany, athlete, footballer, played for German national football team 1957 Frick overrules and names Stan Musial, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron to team 1957 Flevo Boys soccer team forms in Emmeloord 1956 Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, NBC News, team up 1956 Hans-Georg Beyer, born in East Germany, team handball player, 1980 Olympics gold 1956 Gerry Cooney, heavyweight boxer, U.S. Olympics team 1980 1956 Broekster Boys soccer team forms in Damwoude 1956 Tatyana Kochergina, born in U.S.S.R., team handball, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics 1955 Bruno Zarrillo, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1955 Lubov Odinokova, U.S.S.R., team handball, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics 1955 Cindy Olavarri, born in Pleasant Hills, California, cyclist, 7-Eleven team 1955 Brooklyn Bulletin ask Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums" 1954 Fordham University scraps football team for financial reasons 1954 Lorraine Bracco, Brooklyn, actress, Someone to Watch Over Me, Dream Team 1954 Bennekom soccer team forms in Bennekom 1954 Indians becomes 1st Cleveland team to win 100 games in a season 1954 1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers) 1954 Phil Neale, born in Scunthorpe, England, cricketer, coach, team manager, played for Worcestershire, played football for Lincoln City, Scunthorpe United, 1989 Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1954 Soccer team The County froms in Doetinchem 1953 Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team 1953 Yankees become 1st team to win 5 consecutive championship 1953 Steve Lubbers, cricketer, captain of Dutch World Cup team 1996 1953 DSB soccer team forms in Eindhoven 1952 6th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 1-1 at Detroit 1952 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 1952 Ron Necciai of Pitts Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach base 1952 1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly New York Yankees 1951 Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan) 1951 5th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 2-2 at Toronto 1950 Cleveland Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Philadelphia 13-7) 1950 Radu Voina, born in Romania, team handball, Olympic-silver/2 bronze-1972, 76, 80 1950 Single day 16 team home run record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12) 1950 Cathy Sherk, born in Bancroft, Ontario, professional golfer, achieved No. 1 World ranking by Golf Digest, 1978, earned silver medal with Canadian team at 1978 World Amateur Golf Team Championships, joined LPGA tour, inducted into Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, 1995 1950 Adrian Cosma, born in Romania, team handball 1976 Olympics silver 1949 Steve Busby, born in Burbank, California, baseball player, sportscaster, starting pitcher, played for Major League Baseball team Kansas City Royals 1949 Wendy Pritchard, Australian women's field hockey team manager 1996 Olympics 1949 Air crash at Turijn (whole Torino-soccer team survives) 1949 Walter and John Huston become 1st father-and-son team to win 1949 Team Canada beats Denmark 47-0 in hockey 1948 4 Duluth Minnesota Dukes (St. Louis Cardinals Class C farm team) die in crash 1948 Drachtster Boys soccer team forms in Drachten 1948 Bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team vs. Western Australia 1947 Soccer team GVVV forms in Veenendaal 1947 Valleivogels soccer team forms in Scherpenzeel 1946 English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2 1946 Marken soccer team forms 1946 Spijkenisse soccer team forms in Spijkenisse 1946 Sinaida Turchina, U.S.S.R., team handball 1976 Olympics gold 1946 Ludmila Poradnik, U.S.S.R., team handball, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics 1945 SVBO soccer team forms in Barger-Oosterveld 1945 Heerjansdam soccer team forms 1945 Sons of Elburger Soccer team forms in Elburg 1945 Venray soccer team forms 1944 Rodney Marsh, born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, athlete, footballer, striker, player for Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, coached the New York United team in the American Soccer League 1944 Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts 1944 Achilles Veen soccer team forms in Veen 1943 Phils owner William D. Cox is permanently banned from baseball for having bet on his own team 1943 New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series 1943 Andy Roxburgh, manager soccer team, Scotland 1942 NY Americans NHL team folded 1942 Deurne soccer team forms 1942 military all star team (including Bob Feller) losts to AL all stars 5-0 1942 Lynn Davies, born in Nantymoel, Wales, 'Lynn the Leap', long jumper, captain, Britain's Olympic long jump team 1964, won Olympic gold medal 1940 Joe Gibbs, born in Enka, North Carolina, football coach, owner, NASCAR Championship team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached Washington Redskins for 12 seasons, producing 8 playoff appearances, 4 NFC Championship titles, 3 Superbowl Titles 1940 Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane 1940 RKC soccer team forms in Waalwijk 1940 Urk soccer team forms 1940 Yuriy Klimov, U.S.S.R., team handball 1976 Olympics gold 1940 Batman Comics, mobsters rubbed out a circus highwire team known as the Flying Graysons, leaving their son Dick (Robin) an orphan 1940 Soccer team HZVV forms in Hoogeveen 1939 ACV soccer team forms in Axes 1939 Katwijk soccer team forms 1938 English soccer team beats Nazi-Germany, 6-3 1938 Lindenheuvel soccer team forms 1937 Roger Penske, born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, owner, Penske Racing, auto racing team, the Penske Corporation, corporate director, General Electric 1935 Great Britain boxers beat U.S. team in 1st International Golden Gloves 1934 Yomiuri Giants, Japan's 1st professional baseball team forms 1934 NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team) 1934 All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails to Hawaii and Japan 1934 AFC '34 soccer team forms in Alkmaar 1934 Soccer team Blue White '34 forms 1933 Soccer team STEVO forms in Geesteren 1933 Soccer team DVS '33 forms 1933 NFL divides into (2) 5 team divisions 1933 Dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal 1933 Noordwijk soccer team forms 1932 Mickey Stewart, manager, England Cricket Team 1932 Harry Sinden, NHL player and coach, Team Canada 1932 Lou Gehrig plays 1,103rd successive game in a New York uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland) 1932 Ijsselmeervogels soccer team forms in Spakenburg 1932 Lunteren soccer team forms in Lunteren 1932 Kozakken Boys soccer team forms in Werkendam forms 1932 De Bataven soccer team forms in Gendt 1932 U.S. bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold) 1931 Spakenburg soccer team forms 1931 France announces they can't afford to send a team to 1932 LA olympics 1931 Rozenburg soccer team forms in Rozenburg 1931 Spring training site of New York Yankees in St. Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager 1931 1st woman to purchase a baseball team Lucille Thomas purchases Topeka franchise in the Western League 1930 South Carolina Genemuiden soccer team forms 1930 Soccer team WHC forms 1930 1st International bridge match is held in London. U.S. team defeats England 1930 Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics 1930 SHO soccer team forms in Old Beijerland 1930 VVGZ soccer team forms in Zwijndrecht 1930 Alphense Boys soccer team forms in Alphen on Rhine 1930 Babberich-H soccer team forms 1930 Ronsburgse Boys soccer team forms 1930 Capelle soccer team forms 1929 Chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town 1929 Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Michigan) 1929 Al Davis, born in Brocton, Massachusetts, NFL team owner, Los Angeles Raiders 1929 New York Yankees become 1st team to wear uniform numbers 1928 Wim van Heumen, coach of Dutch field hockey team 1928 Ray Barbuti saves U.S. team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec) 1928 Rotterdam soccer team Black White '28 forms 1928 Top-Oss soccer team forms in Oss 1928 Canadian hockey team wins 3rd consecutive gold medal 1927 Don Revie, English soccer coach, Leeds, National team 1927 WVO soccer team forms in Oosterhout 1927 VVOG soccer team forms in Harderwijk 1927 Panningen soccer team forms in Panningen 1927 ARC soccer team forms in Alphen on the Rhine 1926 Soccer team DOS Struggle forms 1926 Baronie soccer team forms in Breda, Netherlands 1926 Geldrop soccer team forms 1926 Halsteren Soccer team forms in Halsteren 1926 Barendrecht soccer team forms 1925 Yakov Rylskly, U.S.S.R., sabre team 1956 Olympics bronze 1925 BV Emmen soccer team forms 1924 New York Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series 1924 Soccer team VSV Tonido forms in Voorburg 1923 1st Black pro Basketball team, "Renaissance," organizes 1922 Female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team 1922 Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands: 1-2 1922 Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0 1921 Peter Pocklington, NHL team owner, Edmonton Oiler 1921 HSC '21 soccer team forms in Haaksbergen 1921 Australia Cricket team complete 5-0 drubbing of England 1921 Soccer team GVAV of Groningen Netherlands forms 1920 Soccer team Quick '20 forms 1920 Papendrecht soccer team forms 1920 Heerenveen soccer team forms 1920 De Zweef soccer team forms in Nijverdal 1920 RKSV Volendam soccer team forms in Volendam 1920 Edward Bennett Williams, lawyer/team owner, Redskins, Baltimore Orioles 1920 Soccer team ADO '20 forms in Heemskerk 1920 LONGA soccer team forms in Tilburg 1920 Soccer team Quick Boys forms 1919 Treffers soccer team forms in Groesbeek 1919 Scheveningen soccer team forms in Scheveningen 1919 Appingedam soccer team forms 1919 FVC soccer team forms 1919 NL President John Heydler dismisses charges that Hal Chase bet against his team and threw games in collusion with gamblers 1919 Dutch Soccer team OSV forms 1918 Excelsior Maassluis soccer team forms in Maassluis 1918 Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen 1918 Soccer team SON OF Meerssen forms 1918 Charles O Finley, baseball team owner for the Oakland A's 1917 EHC soccer team forms in Hoensbroek, Netherlands 1917 George Mann, captain English cricket team 1917 Utrecht soccer team Holland forms 1917 Leeuwen soccer team forms 1917 Stanley Cup: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1 - Seattle is 1st U.S. team to win Stanley Cup 1914 Roda JC soccer team forms in Kerkrade 1914 UVS Soccer team forms in Lead 1913 Netherlands soccer team's 1st victory over England 1912 Hamilton Alerts suspended by ORFU for refusing to field a full team in a replay of a protested game 1912 Jack Kent Cooke, NFL team owner for the Washington Redskins 1912 Soccer team NAC (Noad Advendo Combination) forms in Breda 1912 RBC soccer team forms in Roosendaal 1912 Dan Reeves, NFL team owner, Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams 1912 Stormvogels soccer team forms in Ijmuiden 1912 Amsterdam-North soccer team DWV forms 1912 VSV soccer team forms in Ijmuiden 1911 Yankees set team record 12 errors in a double header 1910 Soccer team KFC forms in Alkmaar 1910 PEC soccer team forms in Zwolle 1910 South Carolina Enschede soccer team forms in Enschede 1910 DHC soccer team forms in Delft, Netherlands 1909 EVV Eindhoven soccer team forms 1908 Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team 1908 Feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam 1908 Wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert, Netherlands 1905 Hague soccer team ADO froms 1904 Dawson City hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in Stanley Cup on Jan 13 1905 1904 Soccer team Rheden forms 1904 1st athletic letters given (University of Chicago football team) 1904 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them 1903 Walter O'Malley, baseball team owner, Dodgers 1903 AVC Heracles (South Carolina Heracles '74) soccer team forms in Almelo 1903 VVV '03 Soccer team forms in Venlo 1902 Soccer team Go Ahead forms in Deventer 1902 Utrecht soccer team UVV forms 1902 Excelsior soccer team forms in Rotterdam 1902 Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive home runs in same inning 1902 Blue-White United soccer team of Amsterdam forms 1902 Soccer team MVV '02 forms in Maastricht 1901 Art Rooney, NFL team owner for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1900 Roermond soccer team forms in Roermond 1900 Ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam 1900 SCNEC soccer team forms 1899 1st 2-man team 6-day bicycle race in U.S. begins, MSG, New York City 1899 Walter Camp publishes his 1st All-American football team in Collier's 1898 Dutch soccer team Receiver forms 1898 Jimmy Conzelman, NFL quarterback/coach/team owner, Chicago 1897 George Preston Marshall, NFL team owner for the Washington Redskins 1897 Indian, fans start calling the team Indians (in 1915 becomes official) 1896 Willem II soccer team forms in Tilburg 1895 Amsterdam's AFC soccer team forms 1894 1st midwestern football team to play on west coast, University of Chicago defeats Stanford 24-4 at Palo Alto, California in football 1894 Soccer team Achilles '94 forms in Axes 1894 Soccer team Veendam 1894 forms 1892 Entire Hong Kong national cricket team, die in shipwreck off Taiwan 1892 Vitesse 1892 soccer team forms in Arnhem 1892 Oliver Hardy, Harlem, Georgia, comedy team member, Laurel and Hardy 1890 Newswriter George Whitney Calhoun names Green Bay team Packers 1889 Soccer team HFC Haarlem forms 1888 Soccer team Sparta forms in Rotterdam 1887 Soccer team Be Quick forms in Hairs Groningen 1885 Montreal and Britannia Football Clubs (QRFU) defeat Ontario Combined Team (ORFU) 3-0 in CRFU Championship game 1883 England team presented with ashes of a bail after Sydney Test 1879 NL owners meeting in Buffalo adopt reserve clause, giving each team exclusive rights to their players 1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings, 1st pro BB team, begin 8-mo tour of Midwest and East 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings become the 1st pro baseball team 1855 James Galvin, pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884 1845 1st baseball team is organized 1845 1st baseball team, New York Knickerbockers organize, adopt rule code |
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