Sports History on 1st of April

Born April 1, 1939 in Blaine, Ohio, was Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, Phil Niekro. Phil Niekro pitched wearing the Number 35 on the Milwaukee Braves (1964-65), Atlanta Braves (1966-83 and 1987), New York Yankees (1984-85), Cleveland Indians (1986-87), and Toronto Blue Jays (1987) for 24 seasons. He appeared in five All-Star games, won the ERA title, and was awarded five Gold Gloves over the course of his career.

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. 1 - 7 - 9 - 17 - 4 - 99 April 1, 1920 - Jack Darragh, scored a hat-trick as Ottawa Senators  of the NHL defeated th...