16 January in Sports History

Celebrating the milestones in sports history made on January 16 throughout history, by remembering the athletes and the jersey numbers that they wore.

Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.

6 - 84 - 9 - 22 - 24 - 32 - 30 - 12 - 31 - 13

January 16, 1905 - Stanley Cup, Dey's Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators rout Dawson City (Yukon), 23-2 for 2-0 series sweep; most lopsided challenge playoff game in history. In the series, Frank McGee scored a remarkable 14 goals

January 16, 1952 - Stan Musial has the U.S. Standard Board give the okay on his salary to be raised to $85,000. The St Louis Cardinal Outfielder who wore the Number 6 on his uniform received the increase in pay of $35,000 after a new salary stabilization policy was announced. the government decided that the club's payroll and not the individual player would be the measuring stick in the regulated formula.

January 16, 1955 - 5th NFL Pro Bowl, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 26-19; MVP was Number 84, Billy Wilson, the San Francisco 49ers, wide receiver.

January 16, 1960 - Right wing Gordie Howe, of the Detroit Redwings, wearing the Number 9 on his sweater scored an assist and a goal to move into the top spot in the NHL's All-Time leader in scoring in his 888th game. His 947 career points slid him past Maurice Richard of Montreal.

January 16, 1962 - Bob Pettit, registered an NBA All-Star game record 27 rebounds as the West team defeated the East 150-130. Petit represented the St Louis Hawks that season and wore the Number 9.

January 16, 1963 - Bill Russell, who wore Number 6 with the Boston Celtics, was named the MVP of the NBA All-Star game. The East won the game 115-108.

January 16, 1965 - 4th AFL All Star Game, Jeppeson Stadium, Houston: Western Division beats Eastern Division, 38-14. There were two MVPs selected. Los Angeles Chargers Runningback, Number 22, Keith Lincoln, on offense; and on defense, Denver Broncos defensive back, Number 24, Willie Brown.

January 16, 1966 - The legendary Jim Brown sporting his famous Number 32 jersey, was selected as the MVP of the NFL Pro Bowl.

January 16, 1966 - Chicago Black Hawks' right wing Bobby Hull (Number 9) scored 4 goals (his 17th career hat trick) in a 6-5 loss to NY Rangers; becomes the first player in team history to score 300 goals

January 16, 1966 - Chicago is granted an NBA franchise to be called the Bulls; become the 3rd NBA franchise in the city, after the Chicago Stags (1946–50) and Chicago Packers/Zephyrs (now the Washington Wizards)

January 16, 1968 - 21st NHL All-Star Game, Maple Leaf Gardens: Toronto Maple Leafs beat All-Stars 4-3; MVP selected was Toronto Maple Leafs Goaltender, Number 30, Bruce Gamble.

January 16, 1972 - Super Bowl VI, Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA: Dallas Cowboys beat Miami Dolphins, 24-3; MVP selected was Dallas, QB, Number 12, Roger Staubach.

January 16, 1982 - Edmonton's rookie goaltender Grant Fuhr, Number 31 had his 23-game unbeaten streak end with a 7-1 Oilers' defeat in Toronto

January 16, 2019 - Records were set in bunches in the Golden State Warriors versus the New Orleans Pelicans. In the first quarter Golden State broke two franchise records;  in 1st quarter, record 10 three-point field goals on way to franchise best 51 points in the period. Golden State guard Stephen Curry (Number 30) became the first player in NBA history to hit eight or more three-point field goals in 3 consecutive games. Curry went 9-of- 17 from beyond the arc in the Warriors' 147-140 victory over New Orleans. These two teams combined for an NBA record of forty-three 3-pointer field goals. 

January 16, 2019 - Houston Rockets guard, Number 13, James Harden becomes first player to score 55+ points in back-to-back NBA games since Wilt Chamberlain (1962); scores 58 in 145-142 OT loss to Brooklyn; 18 straight games with 30+ points

A Very Special thanks to information obtained from the following brilliant internet sites: On This Day Sports, the Sports Reference's family of website databases & Stathead.com