Jim Thorpe made his professional baseball debut for Rocky Mount of the ECL in 1909, but this move would later lead him to forfeit his Olympic gold medals. In 1938, Jimmie Foxx of the Boston Red Sox set an MLB record by being walked six times in a single game.
In 1970, Brian Piccolo, a Bears running back, passed away from cancer. Five years later, in 1975, the Milwaukee Bucks traded Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to the Lakers. In 1981, the Chicago Tribune purchased the Cubs from the Wrigley Chewing Gum Company for $20.5 million.
Willie Banks broke the world record in the triple jump with a leap of 58 feet, 11.5 inches at the USA championships held in Indianapolis in 1985. In 1991, Otis Nixon of the Montreal Expos set an MLB record by recording six stolen bases in one game.
Michael Jordan made history in 1993 by becoming the first player in NBA finals history to score 50 or more points in a game since 1969, with 55 points against Phoenix. In 1995, Salt Lake City was awarded the Winter Olympics for
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