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June 27, 1984: The U.S. Supreme Court upholds a ruling that the NCAA Football Television Plan violates the Sherman Antitrust Act.

June 27, 1984 45

Pete Rose Collects 4000 hit

April 13, 1984 49

April 2, 1984: Georgetown’s John Thompson becomes the first African American to coach a team to a title in the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.

April 2, 1984 50

March 24, 1984: The Central Missouri men’s and women’s teams win the Division II Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, making Central Missouri the first school in any division to accomplish the dual feat in basketball.

March 24, 1984 56

March 15-17, 1984: Florida’s Tracy Caulkins wins four events at the Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships to extend her record career total to 12 individual titles. The same year, Texas wins the first of five straight team titles under coach Richard Quick, who then moves to Stanford and wins six more titles by 1998.

March 17, 1984 49

March 9-10, 1984: Arkansas wins the first of 12 straight Division I Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships team titles under coach John McDonnell. The team added another four consecutive titles from 1997 to 2000.

March 10, 1984 45

March 8-10, 1984: Kenyon wins the first of 17 straight Division III Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships team titles (16 under coach Jim Steen and one under Jon Howell). It added six more titles between 2002 and 2009.

March 10, 1984 45

David Stern Makes History

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Super Bowl XVIII Magic: Allen’s 191-Yard Showcase Leads Raiders to Blowout Victory

January 22, 1984 40

Jan. 9-11, 1984: Creation of the NCAA Presidents Commission is approved.

January 9, 1984 53
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