Sports History Network May 16, 1976 – The Montreal Canadiens win game four to sweep the Stanley Cup Finals. Habs skaters; Guy Lafleur and Pete Mahovlich each have a goal and 2 assists as the Canadiens outlasted the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-3 to claim Lord Stanley’s Cup. This would start a run of four consecutive NHL Titles for the Montreal … Read more
May 15, 1953 – Legendary boxer Rocky Marciano stepped into the ring in defense of his world heavyweight title for the first time in Chicago Stadium. This real Rocky took on former Champ Jersey Joe Walcott and it was no competition for the belt holder. Marciano knocked Jersey Joe onto his keister, and the confused Walcott … Read more
May 14, 1913 – Washington Senator pitcher Walter Johnson, had his amazing MLB record of scoreless innings streak end at 56. Doc White who played for the Chicago Americans had set the previous record of 52-2/3 innings years earlier in 1904 and Coombs in 1910 with 53-1/3 innings while pitching for the Philadelphia Americans per the Clarion-Ledger Newspaper … Read more
May 13, 1905 – World heavyweight boxing champion James J. Jeffries retired undefeated after 7 title defenses. The Pugilistic Champion would return to the ring some five years later in 1910 only to be defeated by Jack Johnson. Jeffries was a champ beloved by the crowds. He was big and powerful, and this physical specimen appears to fans … Read more
Drafts have been going on now in professional sports leagues for decades and occasionally, there are some memorable moments. Some of those drafts are interesting for many different reasons. They may be suspenseful, like when we had to wait to find out whether Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf would be picked first in the 1998 … Read more