Today in Sports, February 8 - Spud Webb, 5-foot-7, wins NBA Slam Dunk competition, shortest player ever to win Feb. 8 1936 — Jay Berwanger, University of Chicago halfback and Heisman Trophy winner, is ...
1936 — Jay Berwanger, University of Chicago halfback and Heisman Trophy winner, is the first player ever selected in the NFL Draft. The Philadelphia Eagles make the pick and eventually trade his ...
1950 — Man o’ War is selected the greatest horse of the half century by The Associated Press. Man o’ War, as a 2- and 3-year-old, is a winner in 20 of 21 races and holds five track records. 1960 — ...