Sports History Network May 23, 1922 – Boxer Gene Tunney suffered his only professional defeat in a 15-round unanimous decision against opponent Harry Greb. The fight which took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City may have been a catalyst for Tunney that propelled and motivated him to end up being the World Heavyweight Champion later in … Read more
George Halas, the founder and also coach of the Chicago Bears for many decades, is remembered for many reasons. He was an exceptional leader on the field who continually kept his club in contention for NFL honors and won several league titles himself. He is recalled as one of the founders of the National Football … Read more
The decade of the 1960s in the NBA belonged to the Boston Celtics. In every year of the decade besides 1967, the Celtics hoisted up the NBA championship trophy and had become a team of legend and legends led by center Bill Russell. Along with Russell, the likes of John Havlicek, Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn, … Read more
May 22, 1884 – Pitcher Hugh Daily struck out 13 hitters. That may not sound like an amazing headline but what if you were told that at the age of 13 Daily lost an arm? As a lad in 1861, he was shot through the left wrist with a loaded musket during what was described as … Read more
May 21, 1930 – This story is pretty incredible! New Yankees legend Babe Ruth hit three Home Runs in a single game against the Philadelphia Athletics. It gets even more interesting to learn that despite Ruth’s offensive explosion the Yanks blew a 6-0 lead in the 4th inning to go on to lose the game by a large … Read more
