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On this Date 1935 - Wes Ferrell Pitches Red Sox to Victory

By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 07/22/2019, 5:00am EDT

Wes Ferrell took the mound for the Boston Red Sox and fired a complete game 2-1 victory...

On this Date 1951 - HOF Willie Burden Born in Raleigh

By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 07/21/2019, 5:00am EDT

Willie Burden was born in Raleigh. The Atlantic Coast Conference football Player of the year in 1973 while at N.C. State...

On this Date 1914 - HOF Clayton Heafner Born in Charlotte

By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 07/20/2019, 5:00am EDT

Clayton Heafner was born in Charlotte. An outstanding PGA golfer who won several tournaments...

On this Date 1924 - HOF Dave Harris Born

By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 07/19/2019, 5:00am EDT

Dave Harris was born in Trap Hill, NC. An outstanding athlete at Statesville High and then at Wake Forest...

On this Date 1920 - HOF Jack Coombs Makes Final MLB Appearance

By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 07/18/2019, 5:00am EDT

Jack Coombs made his final appearance in major league baseball for the Detroit Tigers. Coombs wound up with a 2.78...

Carla Overbeck - July HOF Member of the Month

By Helen Ross and Rick Strunk 07/17/2019, 7:15pm EDT

She also was captain of the United States team that defeated China 5-4...

On this Date 1955 - HOF Roger Craig Debuts with Brooklyn Dodgers

By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 07/17/2019, 5:00am EDT

Roger Craig made his major league pitching debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers. A Durham native...

On this Date 1936 - HOF Johnny Allen Pitches Shutout for Indians

By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 07/16/2019, 5:00am EDT

Johnny Allen went the distance on the mound for the Cleveland Indians, tossing a five-hit shutout...

On this Date 1951 - HOF Billy Goodman Leads Red Sox to Win

By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 07/15/2019, 5:00am EDT

Billy Goodman of the Boston Red Sox reached base five times in the second game of a doubleheader...

On this Date 1935 - HOF Burgess Whitehead Leads Cardinals

By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 07/14/2019, 5:00am EDT

Burgess Whitehead of the St. Louis Cardinals had three hits in seven trips to the plate in a doubleheader...

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