Today In Sports History 5/3

Our past has shaped the present by many things in history including sports, here is how sports marked our history today.

Baseball

• In 1936 NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits

Miscellaneous

• In 1910 Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States is renamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

NBA

• In 1970 in the 24th NBA Championship, the New York Knicks beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3

NHL

• In 1983 at the NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final, Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Black Hawks 4 games to 0

NFL

• In 1977 at the NFL Draft, Ricky Bell from USC is the first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers