This Day in Sports

Cousy, Pettit, Saperstein Enter Basketball Hall of Fame

October 13, 2025 15

Jan. 13, 1971: Freshman eligibility in all championships except University Division basketball and postseason football is approved.

January 13, 1971 8

1970 Heisman winner Jim Plunkett

December 9, 1970 10

June 18, 1970: Southern California wins the first of five straight Division I Baseball Championship titles under coach Rod Dedeaux (who coached the Trojans to a total of 10 titles between 1958 and 1978).

June 18, 1970 12

Knicks top Lakers even after Jerry West Buzzer Beater

April 29, 1970 6

April 24-25, 1970: UCLA wins the first National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championship, claiming the first of its 19 titles between 1970 and 2006 under coach Al Scates.

April 25, 1970 9

Stom Seaver ties strikeout mark with 19

April 22, 1970 7

Maurice Stokes dies at 36

April 6, 1970 8

March 1979: The first two-year agreement with ESPN is signed to televise selected championships. Programming begins Sept. 7.

March 30, 1970 11

Bob Lanier Scores

March 25, 1970 10