Today In Sports History 8/17

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

Baseball

• In 1920 NY Yankees cancel game with Cleveland Indians in memory of Ray Chapman who died on the same day

Boxing

• In 1987 Mohammad Ali elected to “Ring” magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame

Golf

• In 1969 at the PGA Championship, Ray Floyd wins first of his 4 major titles by 1 stroke from South African Gary Player

Miscellaneous

• In 1989 at the 32nd Walker Cup, Britain-Ireland, 12½-11½

NFL

• In 1951 in the 18th NFL Chicago All-Star Game, Cleveland 33, All-Stars 0

Olympics

• In 2008, four years after winning Olympic silver in the rowing quad sculls in Athens, Briton Rebecca Romero becomes only the second woman to earn medals in 2 different sports at the summer Games when she wins the pursuit track cycling gold in Beijing