Sports Fact of the Day 1/31/2007

1/31/1978:
Pistol Pete Maravich suffers a strained ligament in his right knee in the closing moments of the New Orleans' ninth straight victory, 114-95 over Buffalo. Trying to make one of his crowd-pleasing, court-length passes between his legs, Maravich slips on a wet spot on the floor and must be helped to the dressing room by his teammates. He'll need surgery to repair the damage and will play only two more seasons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Maravich
http://cache.nba.com/media/history/maravich_350.jpg

Birthdays:
Jackie Robinson b. 1919
Hank Aguirre b. 1931
Ernie Banks b. 1931
Camille "the Eel" Henry b. 1933
Nolan Ryan b. 1947