IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- JULY 13, 1968–GARY PLAYER WINS THE BRITISH OPEN
It was fifty years ago today- July 13, 1968 Gary Player won his second British Open beating Bob Charles and Jack Nicklaus by two strokes. His four day scores […]
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IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- JULY 11, 1968- BALTIMORE ORIOLES HIRE EARL WEAVER AS MANAGER
It was fifty years ago today- July 11, 1968 the Baltimore Orioles fired their manager Hank Bauer and hired Earl Weaver to replace him. The 37 year old Weaver had […]
IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- JULY 9, 1968 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS TRADE MVP WILT CHAMBERLAIN TO L.A. LAKERS
It was fifty years ago today- July 9, 1968- the Philadelphia 76ers traded the great Wilt Chamberlain to the Los Angeles Lakers for three players- Archie Clark, Jerry Chambers and […]
IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- JULY 9, 1968 BASEBALL’S ALL-STAR GAME WON BY NATIONAL LEAGUE 1-0
It was fifty years ago today- July 9, 1968 one of baseball’s showcases- the Major League All-Star game took place at The Astrodome in Houston, Texas. 1968 has been […]
WIMBLEDON- HOW IT HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS [ARTICLE]
With Wimbledon going on came across this interesting article on how Wimbledon has changed since 1968- 50 years ago when the Open Era began. Up until that time you had […]
IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY- JULY 6, 1968– BILLIE JEAN KING WINS LADIES WIMBLEDON SINGLES TITLE
It was fifty years ago today- July 6, 1968- Billie Jean King beat Judy Tegart 9-7, 7-5 to win the Ladies Wimbledon Singles Championship. It was the third time King […]
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