TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1907 13th US Golf Open: Alec Ross shoots a 302 at Philadelphia Cricket Club. 1907 47th British Open: Arnaud Massy shoots a 312 at Royal Liverpool Golf Club. 1932 Jack Sharkey beats Max Schmeling in 15 for heavyweight boxing title 1939 NY Yankees announce Lou Gehrig’s retirement after doctors reveal he has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a disease to which his name will be forever attached. 1964 UEFA European Championship: Spain defeats Soviet Union 2-1 in Madrid. 1965 65th US Open: Gary Player shoots 282 at Bellerive CC, in St Louis. 1969 John Pennel pole vaults world record 5.45 m. 1970 70th US Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 281 at Hazeltine National, in Minnesota. 1970 FIFA World Cup: Brazil beats Italy, 4-1 to win 9th World Cup in Mexico City. 1971 71st US Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 280 at Merion GC, in Ardmore PA. 1971 Cleveland Indians Ken Harrelson retires from baseball to play pro golf. 1981 81st US Open: David Graham shoots 273 at Merion GC, in Ardmore Pa. 1986 Bo Jackson, Heisman Trophy winner, signs with the Kansas City Royals. 1987 87th US Open: Scott Simpson shoots a 277 at Olympic Club, in San Francisco. 1988 42nd NBA Championship: Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons in seven games. 1990 At Yankee Stadium rally, Nelson Mandela dons a New York Yankee baseball cap and proclaims, “I am a Yankee!” 1991 NY Islanders Denis Potvin and Mike Bossy, elected to Hockey Hall of Fame. 1992 92nd US Open: Tom Kite shoots a 285 at Pebble Beach. 1997 35th NHL draft Boston picks centre Joe Thornton first overall. 1998 98th US Open: Lee Janzen shoots a 280 at Olympic Club, in San Francisco. 2002 Lennox Lewis retains boxing’s WBC world Heavyweight crown with an eight round knockout over Mike Tyson. 2012 Miami Heat win the 2012 NBA Finals after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games. 2015 115th US Open: Jordan Spieth shoots a 275 at Chambers Bay, Washington. At 21, he becomes the youngest winner since 1923.