Sports History
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This Day In Sports History (May 28th) – Larry Bird
It was on this day in 1986 that Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird was named the regular season Most Valuable Player. Bird joined Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to win the award in three consecutive years. 1985-86 was one of the best seasons in Larry Bird’s historic career. He averaged 25.8 [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 9th) – Satchel Paige
It was on this day in 1971 that Satchel Paige became the first player from the Negro Leagues to be elected into the Baseball Hall Of Fame. Paige was unanimously chosen to be the first Negro Leaguer in the Hall due to his pitching dominance of the 30’s and 40’s. Paige was a superstar and [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 8th) – Spud Webb
Today marks the premiere edition of what will be a new daily post on Total Pro Sports. “On This Day In Sports History” will provide our readers with some interesting information regarding some of the events that have occurred on said day in sports. Let us begin as we step into our time machines and [...]
