Today In Sports History 4/17

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

Baseball

• In 1869 the first pro baseball games-Cincinnati Reds 24, Cincinnati Amateurs 15

Boxing

• In 1939 Joe Louis KOs Jack Roper in 1 round for heavyweight boxing title

Golf

• In 1994 at the PGA Seniors’ Championship Lee Trevino beats Jim Colbert by 1 stroke for his second title in the event

Miscellaneous

• In 1875 modern Snooker invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain, a bored British officer in Jabalpur, India

NBA

• In 1987 Julius Erving becomes 3rd NBA (and ABA) player to score 30,000 points

NFL

• In 1933 Chicago Bears win their first NFL Game beating New York Giants 23-21

NHL

• In 1983 NY Islanders tie NHL record with 3 shorthanded playoff goals versus NY Rangers

Olympics

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