Today In Sports History 5/5

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

Baseball

• In 1925 Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6, 16 total bases

Boxing

• In 1863 Joe Coburn KOs Mike McCoole for US boxing title in 63rd round

Miscellaneous

• In 1935 Jesse Owens of US sets long jump record at 26′ 8½”

NBA

• In 1969 Milwaukee Bucks sign #1 NBA Draft pick, star UCLA center Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)

NHL

• In 1966 in the Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Canadiens earn back-to-back titles by beating the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in OT for a 4-2 series victory