On This Date
On this Date 1917 - HOF Ernie Shore No-Hits Senators
By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program
06/23/2021, 5:00am EDT
Shore proceeded to retire the next 26 batters in a row...
June 23, 1917 - On this day in history in the NCSHOF, Ernie Shore of the Boston Red Sox entered the game against the Washington Senators after the first batter had been walked by starting pitcher Babe Ruth. Ruth was then ejected when he got in a physical confrontation with the umpire, the base runner was caught stealing and Shore proceeded to retire the next 26 batters in a row as the Red Sox won 4-0. He was inducted into the NCSHOF in 1979.
On this Date 1922 - HOF Bob Gantt Born
By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program
06/22/2021, 5:00am EDT
Gantt was a multi-sport star on some powerful Durham...
June 22, 1922 - On this day in history, outstanding athlete Bob Gantt was born. Gantt was a multi-sport star on some powerful Durham High School teams, including a basketball team that won 69 straight, and then went to Duke where he was an outstanding end on the football team. He joined the NCSHOF in 1978.
On this Date 1927 - HOF Sam Ranzino Born
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/21/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1971 - HOF Rodney Rogers Born in Durham
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/20/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2006 - Carolina Hurricanes and Captain Rod Brind'Amour Win Stanley Cup
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/19/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1937 - HOF Wray Carlton Born in Wallace
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/18/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1982 - HOF David Thompson Traded to Seattle
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/17/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1951 - HOF Clayton Heafner Finishes 2nd in US Open
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/16/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1892 - HOF Wallace Wade Born
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program and Johnny Moore, NCSHOF Board of Director 06/15/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1955 - Billy Ray Barnes and Wake Forest in CWS
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/14/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1951 - HOF Clyde King Pitches Dodgers to Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/13/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1976 - HOF Kathy McMillan Sets National Record
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Associate Director 06/12/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1988 - HOF Rod Brind'Amour Selected in First Round of NHL Draft
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/11/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1935 - HOF John Baker Born in Raleigh
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/10/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1974 - HOF Tommy Helms Leads Astros to Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/09/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1976 - HOF John Lucas Number One NBA Pick
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/08/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1937 - HOF Burgess Whitehead Leads Giants to Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/07/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1984 - HOF M. L. Carr and Celtics Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/06/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1961 - HOF Smoky Burgess and Pirates Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/05/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1968 - HOF Eddie Biedenbach Drafted by Lakers
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/04/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2009 - Remembering HOF Marge Burns
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/03/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1989 - Remembering HOF Smith Barrier
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/02/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2006 - Remembering HOF Hugh Morton
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 06/01/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1949 - HOF Johnny Palmer Finishes 2nd in PGA
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/31/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1960 - HOF Smoky Burgess and Pirates Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/30/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1989 - Remembering HOF Bob Waters
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/29/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1932 - HOF Wes Ferrell Pitches Cleveland to Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/28/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1971 - HOF Tommy Helms Has Big Day for Reds
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/27/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1938 - HOF Claude "Hoot" Gibson Born
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Associate Director 05/26/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1969 - Remembering HOF Jack McDowall
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/25/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1970 - HOF Gaylord Perry Pitches Giants to Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/24/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1924 - HOF Clyde King Born in Goldsboro
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/23/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1946 - Enos Slaughter Has Big Day for Cardinals
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/22/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1923 - HOF Clarence "Bighouse" Gaines was Born
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Associate Director 05/21/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1951 - HOF Clyde King and Brooklyn Dodgers Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/20/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1942 - HOF Fred "Curly" Neal Born in Greensboro
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/19/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2016 - HOF Paul Simson wins NC Golf Championship
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/18/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1961 - HOF Smoky Burgess Leads Pirates to Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/17/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1997 - Remembering HOF Horace "Bones" McKinney
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/16/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1928 - HOF Gene Hooks Born
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/15/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1981 - HOF Cedric Maxwell Leads Celtics to Championship
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/14/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1992 - HOF Brad Daugherty Leads Cavaliers to Playoff Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/13/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1949 - HOF Don McCauley Born
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/12/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1966 - HOF Lou Hudson Drafted by Hawks
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/11/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2012 - HOF Wilt Browning Inducted into HOF
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/10/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1990 - HOF Michael Jordan Leads Bulls to Playoff Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/09/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1968 - HOF Catfish Hunter Pitches Perfect Game
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/08/2021, 5:00am EDT
Sad News - HOF Bobby Vaughan Passes Away
- By Malcolm Shields - The Daily Advance 05/07/2021, 8:15am EDT
On this Date 1983 - Remembering HOF Estelle Lawson Page
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/07/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1982 - HOF Gaylord Perry Wins 300th Game
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/06/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1967 - HOF Tommy Helms and Reds Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/05/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1964 - HOF Jeff Mullins Selected in First Round of Draft
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/04/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2015 - HOF Herb Appenzeller Receives State Award
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/03/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1956 - HOF Dee Hardison Born in Jacksonville NC
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/02/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1960 - HOF Smoky Burgess Leads Pirates to Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 05/01/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1934 - HOF Burgess Whitehead Debuts with Cardinals
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/30/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1963 - HOF Francis Rogallo Files Patents for Hang Glider
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/29/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1993 - Remembering HOF Coach Jim Valvano
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/28/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1974 - HOF Tony Waldrop Wins Penn Relays
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/27/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1979 - HOF Simon Terrell Building Dedicated
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/26/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1933 - HOF Floyd "Pep" Young Makes Debut with Pirates
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/25/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2015 - HOF Al Buehler Teaches Final Class at Duke
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/24/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2012 - Remembering HOF Leroy Walker
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/23/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1902 - HOF Eddie Cameron Born
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program and Johnny Moore, NCSHOF Board of Director 04/22/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2009 - HOF AJ Carr Finishes Career at N & O
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/21/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2011 - HOF Woody Durham Announces Retirement
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/20/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1986 - HOF Michael Jordan Scores 63 in NBA Playoffs
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/20/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1932 - HOF Johnny Allen Begins MLB Career
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/19/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1938 - HOF Taft Wright Begins MLB Career
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/18/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1990 - HOF Michael Jordan Leads Bulls Over Celtics
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/17/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1987 - HOF Michael Jordan Scores 61
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/16/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1957 - Remembering HOF Jack Coombs
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/15/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2002 - Remembering HOF Buck Baker
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/14/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1916 - HOF Ernie Shore and Red Sox Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/13/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1939 - HOF Glenn Bass Born in Wilson
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/12/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1974 - Trot Nixon Born
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Associate Director 04/11/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1976 - HOF Raymond Floyd Wins Masters
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/10/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1978 - HOF David Thompson Scores 73 for Nuggets
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/09/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1908 - HOF Dugan Aycock Born in Charlotte
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/08/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2006 - Remembering HOF Jim Clack
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/07/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1923 - HOF Herb Thomas Born
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/06/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2000 - Remembering HOF Lee Petty
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/05/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2005 - HOF Roy Williams Guides Heels to National Championship
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/04/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1983 - HOF Jim Valvano and Wolfpack Win National Championship
- By NC DNCR 04/04/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1994 - HOF Charlotte Smith and Heels Win National Championship
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/03/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1942 - HOF Terry Holland Born in Clinton
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/02/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1974 - HOF Terry Holland Named Virginia Coach
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 04/01/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2016 - Remembering HOF Tom Butters
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 03/31/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1990 - HOF Michael Jordan Scores 49
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 03/30/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1982 - HOF Michael Jordan Hits Shot
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 03/29/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2010 - Remembering HOF Jack Jensen
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 03/28/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1947 - HOF Doug Wilkerson Born
- By NCSHOF Staff 03/27/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1957 - HOF Bones McKinney Named Wake Forest Basketball Coach
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 03/26/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2017 - Remembering HOF Eckie Jordan
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 03/25/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1992 - HOF Brad Daugherty Leads Cavaliers to Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 03/24/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1957 - HOF Lennie Rosenbluth Leads Heels to National Championship
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 03/23/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1989 - HOF Michael Jordan Leads Bulls to Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 03/22/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 2004 - HOF Antawn Jamison Leads Dallas to Win
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 03/21/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1918 - HOF Belus Smawley Born
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 03/20/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1994 - HOF Chasity Melvin Leads Lakewood HS to State Championship
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 03/19/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1942 - HOF Jeff Mullins Born
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 03/18/2021, 5:00am EDT
On this Date 1978 - HOF David Thompson Scores 40 for Nuggets
- By Rick Strunk - NCSHOF Director of Student-Athlete Program 03/17/2021, 5:00am EDT
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