Sports Fact of the Day 3/12/2007

Labour Day (Vic Australia)

3/12/1955:
Bill Russell and the University of San Francisco Dons escape an upset waiting to happen by winning the NCAA West regional, 57-56, over Oregon State on the Beavers' home court in Corvallis. Not usually a big scorer, Russell has 29 points against his towering rival, 7'5" Swede Halbrook, who counters with only 18. USF will win the national title this year and next, peeling off 60 straight wins-a record surpassed only by UCLA (1971-74) in the succeeding half-century.

Birthdays:
Bronco Horvath b. 1930
Johnny Rutherford b. 1938
Darryl Strawberry b. 1962
Steve Finley b. 1965
Raul Mondesi b. 1971