Today In Sports History 5/25

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

Baseball

• In 1935 Babe Ruth plays his last major league appearance and hits his last 3 home runs in Pittsburgh.

Basketball

• In 1970 for the 3rd ABA Championship the Indiana Pacers beat the LA Stars to take the series 4 games to 2.

Boxing

• In 1965 Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston in first round in a heavyweight boxing title rematch.

Football

• In 1939 Carl Storck becomes the 2nd NFL president.

Golf

• In 1948 professional golfer Ben Hogan wins the PGA’s 30th Championship.

Hockey

• In 1994 Mark Messier scores a natural hat trick for the New York Rangers in game 6 of the NHL Eastern Conference Finals.

Olympics

• In 1900 Retired London fire master Eyre Massey Shaw at age 70 reputedly becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics for sailing.

Track And Field

• In 1935 Track and field athlete Jesse Owens equals or breaks 4 world records in 45 minutes at a Big Ten meet. The event would be remembered as “the greatest 45 minutes ever in sports”.