Sports History Network

April 5, 1927 – American champion swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller set a couple of records in the 100-meter freestyle as well as the 200-meter medley relay at the National A. A. U. Swim meet. Johnny swam the 100-meter in 51 and 2-5 seconds as a member of the Illinois Athletic Club. These two races pushed the IAC … Read more

April 4, 1937 – At what was just the 4th Masters Golf Tournament, or officially known as the Augusta National Invitation Tournament, history was made. Legendary linkster Byron Nelson won the first of his five major titles. The final scoreboard on Augusta number 18 listed Nelson as a winner by 2 strokes over Ralph Guldahl. Byron … Read more

April 3, 1962 – Legendary jockey Eddie Arcaro at the ripe old age of 46 years old, officially announced his retirement from horse racing as a rider. Arcaro in his brilliant career rode on 4779 victorious thoroughbreds, as his purses exceeded $30 million in his lucrative 30-year career. Jockeying some of the best horses in the world, Eddie … Read more

April 2, 1931 – This story is one of those juicy tidbits from history. A 17-year old young lady from Tennessee named Jackie Mitchell struck out two legendary New York Yankees in an exhibition baseball game at Engel Stadium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Star sluggers Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig went down on strikes with Miss Mitchell … Read more