Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.
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March 22, 1958 - Elgin Baylor, Number 22 of Seattle University helps his Cinderella team to knock off powerful favorite Kansas State 73-51 in the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament final four game. Baylor scored 23 points and hauled down 22 rebounds in the victory.
March 22, 1969 - Lew Alcindor Number 33, of UCLA is voted as the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player. UCLA overwhelms Purdue 92-72. It is the third year in a row for the great center to win the award and a three-peat for the Bruins to win the National Championship game. Alcindor would later change his name for religious reasons to become Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
March 22, 1972 - Speaking of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, he on this day in history won the prestigious NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the season for his performance wearing the Number 33 of the Milwaukee Bucks.
March 22, 1979 - The National Hockey League franchises voted to accept four of the former World Hockey Association teams. The Edmonton Oilers, Winnepeg Jets, Nordiques & Hartford Whalers all are absorbed into the NHL as a result.
March 22, 1984 - Bryan Trottier, Number 19 of the New York Islanders ties an NHL record when he scored 5 seconds into a game against the Boston Bruins. The two teams ended up in a 3-all tie at the completion of the game.
