Sports Fact of the Day 3/25/2007

3/25/1929:
As Jackie Fields battles Jack Thompson in a welterweight bout at the Chicago Coliseum, a section of unsecured folding chairs collapses and the ensuing chaos results in one death and hospitalization for more than 100 fans. The lights also go out in the arena, a situation not likely to engender an atmosphere of calm among the spectators only a few weeks removed from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Al Capone's Chicago. When order is restored, Fields wins the 10-rounder by decision. Four months from now, he'll dethrone Joe Dundee to become world welterweight champion.

Birthdays:
Howard Cosell b. 1920
Ken Wregget b. 1964
Avery Johnson b. 1965
Tom Glavine b. 1966
Bob Sura b. 1973