Sports on Independence Day You can look at any day on the calendar and find a significant sporting event that occurred on that date. Someone was born, someone died or someone bowled a 300 between their legs. However, the fourth of July represents quite possibly the biggest upset of time. The little no-name country most people had never even seen, the 16-seed that would not go away, the diaper dandy declared its’ independence of the perennial powerhouse and heavy Vegas favorite, England. For you World Cup fans, no this isn’t a tale of late game heroics of Tim Howard knocking away a Wayne Rooney breakaway shot from 20 yards. This was a sports comparison to the Revolutionary War. The greatest upset in US history. Here are a few top sports moments of July 4th • George Steinbrenner was born (1930) • Lou Gehrig gives his farewell speech at Yankee Stadium (1939) • Mickey Mantle hits his 300th homer (1960) • Nolan Ryan becomes the 4th player in MLB history with 3,000 strikeouts (1980) • The bad-boy of tennis, Jonny McEnroe, wins his first of three straight Wimbledon titles (1981) • The King of NASCAR Richard Petty wins his 200th race at Daytona (1984) • Hank Stram passes away (2005) • Steve “Air” McNair passed away (2009) My top 4 for the 4th: 1. Lou Gehrig’s Luckiest Man speech 2. Nolan Ryan K’s 3K 3. Richard Petty claims his throne 4. Stram passes Facebook Twitter/X Email Post navigation Mike Tramp (White Lion) Interview Ranking All 32 Starting NFL QB’s Heading into 2014
