Sports History Network May 6, 1954 – Great Britain’s distance-runner, Roger Bannister became the first person to record a run of a sub-4 minute mile. According to reports, Bannister ran the mile at Iffley Road Track in Oxford at a time of 3:59:4. For comparison, the current world record for one mile is 3:43.13, set by Hicham El Guerrouj … Read more
We’ve lost another great one. Tony Esposito passed away on August 10, 2021 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 78 years old. He was a Hall of Fame goaltender who spent 15 years of his 16-year National Hockey League career with the Chicago Black Hawks. He started off with the Montreal Canadiens … Read more
May 5, 1863 – From the sports realm of the boxing ring. It was on this date that Irish boxer Joe Coburn Knocked Out, an American fighter Mike McCoole in the 67th round in Charlestown, Maryland. This was Coburn’s in his first defense of the Heavyweight Championship of America. The bare-knuckled fight lasted one hour and eight minutes and was one of … Read more
This week I bring Tim Hanlon on the show to take us back in the DeLorean to many moments in the football history of leagues that are now “defunct.” I found Tim way back in 2019 when Upton Bell first reached out to me for my “first interview opportunity.” I had to perform some research, … Read more
May 4, 1969 – The Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first official baseball game. In the contest, they produced a victory against the Great Western Base Ball Club, by the very interesting score of 45-9. According to a story on Cincinnati.com, the Cincinnati Reds baseball franchise officially started its existence on March 15, 1869. The original moniker … Read more