On This Day In Sports History (Official Thread)

[brodybuck21]

Ryan was probably the most dominant pitcher of the modern era. People simply didn't get hits off of him in the 70s and early 80s. You either struck out or you walked. How he never won a Cy Young award in his career is a mystery. Had he gotten even average run support for the majority of his career I think he could have approached 400 wins. No one is ever going to come close to Cy Young's 511.

Just to add to this, in 1987 Ryan lost 16 games but led league in ERA, ERA+, SO, FIP, hits per 9, SO per 9, SO to BB ratio...absolutely ridiculous stats

 

[ScriptOhio]

From Buckeye to National Hero

More than 75 years after he raced at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens is still seen as a national hero, having become the first person ever to win four gold medals at one time in Olympic track history. With his victories at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games, his fame was quickly established. These feats soon became legendary, however, because they were accomplished in front of Germany’s Nazi dictator, Adolf Hitler, who was loudly proclaiming to the world the superiority of the Aryan race. Almost overnight, Owens, an African American who had grown up in Cleveland, Ohio and studied at The Ohio State University, became an international celebrity for putting a chink in Hitler’s propaganda machine. Owens was only 22 when he became an Olympic hero, and he never again competed as an amateur athlete. He spent the rest of his life in a variety of ways: running several businesses, raising a family, promoting the Olympics, and volunteering his time as an advocate for children. Still, he always will be remembered for his celebrated triumphs – both on and off the track – at the 1936 Olympic Games.

 

[Dryden]

At this moment 41 years ago today, America found out John Lennon was dead while watching Monday Night Football.

 

[DubCoffman62]

At this moment 41 years ago today, America found out John Lennon was dead while watching Monday Night Football.

I remember when this happened, I was in 6th grade and my teacher, Mr Wayand, a Ward Cleaver clone told us that John Lennon was a drug addict, a womanizer and a communist and was definitely going to hell.