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1965

Amos Alonzo Stagg Sets Record

March 17, 1965 47

March 12-13, 1965: The first National Collegiate Indoor Track Championships are conducted in Detroit.

March 13, 1965 37

Jan. 12, 1965: The NCAA adopts the 1.600 rule for initial academic eligibility, which meant incoming student-athletes had to have a high school GPA and test scores that predicted they would have at least a 1.6 GPA in college.

January 12, 1965 43
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