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What happened in history on this day: March 28?
On March 28 in ...
- 1891 - First world weightlifting championship held.
- 1922 - Stanley Cup: Toronto Saint Patricks (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), three games to 2.
- 1939 - Renaissance Big 5 win first pro basketball championship.
- 1942 - 4th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Dartmouth 53-38.
- 1944 - 6th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Utah defeats Dartmouth 42-40.
- 1950 - 12th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: City College of New York beats Bradley 71-68; CCNY becomes first to win NCAA and National Invitation Basketball in same year.
- 1952 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright.
- 1952 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button.
- 1953 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright.
- 1953 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins.
- 1954 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open.
- 1955 - New Zealand cricket all out for 26 versus England at Eden Park.
- 1957 - First American National Curling Championship is held.
- 1962 - Devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives West Indies cricket victory over India.
- 1963 - AFL's New York Titans become the New York Jets.
- 1965 - Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA All State Ladies' Golf Invitational.
- 1972 - Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game.
- 1975 - Washington Capitals win first game on road after 37 straight road losses also sets own team record with 17 straight losses.
- 1977 - 39th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Marquette beats North Carolina 67-59.
- 1981 - Christa Rothenburger skates ladies world record 500 metre (40.18 seconds).
- 1981 - Gabi Schönbrunn skates ladies world record 3 km (4:01.70).
- 1981 - Viv Richards scores century in the first Test at his home in Antigua.
- 1981 - Yevgeni Kulikov skates world record 500 metre (36.91 seconds).
- 1982 - First NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Louisiana Tech beats Cheney 76-62.
- 1982 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open.
- 1985 - Sports Illustrated's April 1st edition tricks the nation as author George Plimpton weaves a fictitious tale of Sidd Finch, a Met rookie phenom who throws 168 mph fastball. Staged photographs and quotes from Mets in real life help to give the story a realistic edge.
- 1989 - New Zealand wins America's Cup over Stars and Stripes, in a New York court.
- 1990 - Bengal beats Delhi in rained-out cricket Ranji Trophy final on quotient.
- 1990 - U.S. President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
- 1992 - Ann Transon runs female world record 50km (3:05:01).
- 1992 - PBA National Championship Won by Eric Forkel.
- 1993 - 22nd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Helen Alfredsson.
- 1995 - Queensland beats South Australia to win first ever cricket Sheffield Shield.
- 1999 - 18th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Purdue beats Duke 62-45 in San Jose California.
- 2007 - Former Major League Baseball pitcher Ugueth Urbina is sentenced to 14 years in prison.
- 2009 - Three Canadian figure skaters (Barbara Underhill, Paul Martini, and Brian Orser) are inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, in a ceremony at the world figure skating championships in Los Angeles, California.
Births of sports figures on March 28
- 1899 - Birth of August Anheuser Busch Junior; brewing magnate and baseball executive (dies 1989).
- 1906 - Birth of Joseph Wright in Canada; oarsman (Olympics-gold-1928).
- 1915 - Birth of Raymond Emery; cricket player (New Zealand Test batsman versus West Indies 1952).
- 1919 - Birth of Tom Brooks; cricket player (New South Wales fast bowler of the 1930s, later Test umpire).
- 1926 - Birth of Polly Umrigar; cricket player (Indian batsman and captain).
- 1940 - Birth of J Michael Plumb in Islip, New York, USA; equestrian (Olympics-2 gold/4 silver-1976,1984).
- 1940 - Birth of Kevin Loughery; NBA star/coach (Baltimore, Philadelphia).
- 1944 - Birth of Rick Barry in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA; basketball player (San Francisco Warriors/1966 NBA rookie of the year).
- 1949 - Birth of Ronnie Ray Smith; 4 X 100 metre relay runner (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1949 - Birth of Shafiq Ahmed; cricket player (Pakistani batsman during the 1970s).
- 1956 - Birth of Asoka De Silva; cricket leg-spinner (Sri Lanka in ten Tests 1985-91).
- 1956 - Birth of Evelin Jahl in the German Democratic Republic; discus thrower (Olympics-2 gold-1976).
- 1956 - Birth of T A Sekar; Indian cricket pace-bowler (two Tests 1982-83 little impact).
- 1957 - Birth of Harvey Glance in Phoenix City, Alabama, USA; 4x100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1958 - Birth of Bart Wayne Conner in Morton Grove, Illinois, USA; gymnast (Olympics-2 gold-1984).
- 1959 - Birth of Petra Delhees in Jauch, Switzerland; tennis star.
- 1961 - Birth of Byron Scott; NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies).
- 1963 - Birth of Therese Washtock in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; three day equestrian (Olympics-1996).
- 1965 - Birth of Jeff Beukeboom in Ajax, Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (New York Rangers).
- 1966 - Birth of Jason Garrett; NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1966 - Birth of Nathalie Herreman in France; tennis star.
- 1966 - Birth of Serge Djelloul; hockey defenseman (Team France 1998).
- 1967 - Birth of David Lang; NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1967 - Birth of Ed[ward] Grose in Juneau, Alaska, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Shawn Boskie in Hawthorne, Nevada, USA; pitcher (California Angels).
- 1968 - Birth of Chad Biafore; hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998).
- 1968 - Birth of Dennis Postlewait in Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA; Nike golfer (1994 Wichita Open).
- 1968 - Birth of Nasser Hussain; cricket player (Essex and England batsman).
- 1968 - Birth of Teee Williams in Los Angeles, California, USA; volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-bronze-1992, 1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Craig Paquette in Long Beach, California, USA; infielder (Kansas City Royals).
- 1969 - Birth of Earnest Stewart; soccer player (Willem II).
- 1969 - Birth of Elliot Perry; NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Milwaukee Bucks).
- 1969 - Birth of Scottie Graham; NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1970 - Birth of James Johnson; NFL/WLAF running back (Tampa Buccaneers, Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1970 - Birth of Jason B Gailes in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA; rower (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Shawn Price; NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills).
- 1971 - Birth of Damien Marsh; Australian 100 metre/200 metre swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Wesley Person; NBA guard (Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cavaliers).
- 1972 - Birth of Derek West; offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1972 - Birth of Jonathan Edwards in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; doubles luger (Olympics-1994).
- 1972 - Birth of Keith Tkachuk in Melrose, Massachusetts, USA; NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, USA).
- 1972 - Birth of Michael Smith; NBA forward (Sacramento Kings).
- 1972 - Birth of Mike Morton; linebacker (Oakland Raiders).
- 1972 - Birth of Shannon Mitchell; NFL tight end (San Diego Chargers).
- 1973 - Birth of Andrew Whittall; cricket player (cousin of Guy Zimbabwe off-spinner 1996).
- 1974 - Birth of K C Jones; NFL center (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1975 - Birth of Atta-ur-Rehman; cricket player (Pakistani quickie, debut vs England 1992 age 17).
Deaths of sports figures on March 28
- 1891 - Dick Pilling cricket player ("Prince of Wicketkeepers", England 1881-88), dies.
- 1931 - Death of Ban Johnson at age 67, American baseball executive (founded American League) (born 1864).
- 1953 - James Francis Thorpe, decathlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at age 64.
- 1958 - Chuck Klein, Philadelphia Phillies' homerun hitter, dies at age 53.
- 1959 - James Neblett, cricket player (one Test West Indies versus England 1935), dies.
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