Sports History on 2nd of May

Born May 2, 1953, in Berkeley, California, was Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Forward Jamaal Wilkes. Wilkes played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins under legendary Coach John Wooden, winning two NCAA National Championships with the Wizard of Westwood. He was selected in the first round of the 1974 NBA draft by Golden State. Silk as he was known for his smooth playing style was a three-time NBA All-Star, and won four NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers.

Born May 2, 1887, in Millerton, New York, was Baseball Hall of Fame infielder Eddie Collins. Collins played for the Philadelphia A's and Chicago White Sox during his MLB career. Eddie was on the World Series Champion teams of 1910, 11, 13, 17, 29, 30; AL MVP 1914; 4 x AL stolen base leader.

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. 4 May 2, 1876 - Second baseman for the Chicago White Stockings, Ross Barnes hit the first home run in National League history...