North Carolina beat Wilt and the Kansas Jayhawks, Game Fixing Accusations leveled against Bear Bryant, and Gretzky eclipsed Gordie - This DiSH for March 23
This Day in Sports History · Thrive Sweet Productions
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Show Notes
In 1957, the North Carolina Tar Heels finished a perfect 32-0 after beating Kansas to win the National Title.
In 1962, a shocking exposé by The Saturday Evening Post was released with accusations leveled against Alabama Head Football Coach Bear Bryant and Georgia's Athletics Director Wally Butts colluding to fix a game.
In 1994, Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scored career goal 802, passing his childhood idol Gordie Howe and becoming the all-time leading scorer in the NHL at that point.