Sports History Network The 2021-22 season has been a somewhat eventful one for one Brad Marchand. As of the night of February 8, 2022, Marchand had scored 21 goals and added 28 assists for 49 points in 39 games. Back in November of 2021, he had been suspended for three games for slew-footing Oliver Ekman-Larsson of the Vancouver … Read more
April 29, 1961 – It was the beginning of the “Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat,” as ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” made its historic debut. This iconic program generally shown on the network on Saturday afternoon exposed Americans to athletic events in some cases we had never witnessed before. Skiing, boxing, bowling, Rattlesnake … Read more
April 28, 1887 – Auto racing has its humble beginnings. French toymaker and engineer, Georges Bouton won what many consider to be the world’s very first car race. Bouton’s steam-powered quadricycle. Georges was not only the winner but the only competitor in the “test run” that was organized by French newspaper Le Velocipede. Bouton and fellow French countryman … Read more
April 27, 1983 – Houston Astros ace Nolan Ryan became the MLB leader in strikeouts with the 3,509th of his career. The Astros were visiting the Montreal Expos and Ryan retired 5 of their batters on strikes. The 55-year-old record, one of the most revered in baseball of Washington Senators legend Walter Johnson was tied when Nolan sat … Read more
April 26, 1966 – The legendary Red Auerbach retired as the Boston Celtic’s head coach. Auerbach was reportedly hired by Celtics owner Walter Brown just before the 1950-51 NBA season. The Celts were struggling on the court as well as financially and Brown told a group of reporters that he basically lacked knowledge of basketball and … Read more