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On This Day in Sports History

 

To start we go back to 1923 when future Hall of Famer pitcher Walter Johnson becomes the first pitcher in baseball history to reach the 3,000 strike out milestone. The longtime Washington Senator would finish his career with 3,508 career strike outs en route to being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 as a member of the first class. In most circles Walter Johnson is considered to be the best pitcher in history next to Cy Young. 


Fast forward to this day in 1963, in what was the second meeting between Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson the results were the same when Sonny KOs Floyd in round 1 at the Convention Center, Las Vegas to retain the world heavyweight boxing title. Prior to the ascension of Cassius Clay the boxing world had Sonny Liston at the head of the table. 


It was on this day in 1994 when OJ Simpson would enter the plea of "Not Guilty" in the upcoming murder trail of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. The trail would begin early the following year and become the most publicized case of the modern age. Prior to the trail OJ had been one of the most celebrated running backs in the NFL and spokesman for Hertz rent a car. 


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