On This Day

The Ironman World Championship in Hawaii course record was set in 2017 by Patrick Lange of Germany, his winning time was 8 hrs 1 min 40 sec.

Quarterback Warren Moon passed for 369 yards as the Oilers beat Cincinnati, he became the first person to throw for over 20,000 yards in two different leagues.

Eighteen year-old Wayne Gretzky scores his first NHL goal in the Edmonton Oilers' 4-4 tie with the Canucks at Northlands Coliseum.

Center Dave Cowens made his debut for the Boston Celtics in New York, Cowens played 11 years in the NBA.

The first ABA game was played between the Oakland Oaks and the Anaheim Amigos, the game introduced the red, white and blue ball and used the 3-point field goal.

The Seattle SuperSonics got beaten 144-116 to the San Francisco Warriors at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena in Seattle's first NBA game.

13-time NBA All-Star, basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain passed away at his home in Bel-Air, California at the age of 63.

Earvin "Magic" Johnson debuted as a rookie on the Los Angeles Lakers, his opening night game he scored 26 points against the San Diego Clippers.

Boston Celtic Chris Ford scored the first three-point basket in NBA history with 3:48 left in the first quarter of a victory over the Houston Rockets at Boston Garden.

Pittsburgh Penguin Mario Lemieux scores a goal on his first shot in his NHL debut in a game against the Boston Bruins.