Sports History on 27th of April

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. 3 - 4 - 5 - 32 - 12 - 11 - 30 April 27, 1926 -  Mel Ott, who during his career wore Numbers 3, 4 and 5 (but not until 19...

Born April 27, 1916, in Roxboro, NC, was Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Enos Slaughter. Slaughter played wearing the number 9 on the St. Louis Cardinals (1938-42 and again after military service 1946-53) for 13 seasons as he batted 0.3 for his career, had an On Base percentage of 0.453, with 169 career Home Runs. Many would refer to him by his nickname of Country. He was Inducted as Player to the Hall of Fame in 1985 voted in by the Veteran's Committee.

Born April 27, 1952, in Detroit, Michigan, was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Guard George Gervin. Gervin played in both the American Basketball Association for the Virginia Squires; and in the and in the National Basketball Association San Antonio Spurs, and Chicago Bulls. The "Iceman" averaged 14 or more points per game in all 14 of his ABA and NBA seasons, and finished with an NBA career average of 26.2 points per game. In 1996, Gervin was named as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.