Sports History on 4th of April

Born April 4, 1963 in Toronto , Ontario, was Hockey Hall of Fame Center, Dale Hawerchuk. This legend was an NHL All-Star skater and winner of the 1981-82 Calder Award. His career spanned 16-seasons as he was found on the NHL rosters of the Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, St Louis Blues, and Philadelphia Flyers. Hawerchuk was responsible for scoring 518 goals and dishing out 891 assists in his time in the League.

Born April 4, 1924, in Princeton, Indiana, was Baseball Hall of Fame First Baseman Gil Hodges.  Hodges played the positions of  First Base, Catcher, Left Field, Third Base, Right Field, Center Field, and Second Base wearing the number 14 on the Brooklyn Dodgers (1947-57), Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-61), and the New York Mets (1962-63) for 18 seasons as he batted 0.273 for his career, had an On Base percentage of 0.487, with 370 career Home Runs, and 3 Gold Glove Awarded Seasons.

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. 44 - 43 - 25 - 99 April 4, 1974 - A great moment in sports here. Hank Aaron, Number 44 of the Atlanta Braves tied B...

Born April 4, 1975, in Evansville, Indiana, is a Baseball Hall of Fame Third Baseman Scott Rolen. Rolen played wearing the Number 6 and later Number 17 on the Philadelphia Phillies. Rolen also spent six with the St. Louis Cardinals (Number 27), four with the Cincinnati Reds, and two with the Toronto Blue Jays. Scott batted 0.281 for his career, had an On Base percentage of 0.49, with 316 career Home Runs, and 8 Gold Glove Awarded Seasons.