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Michael Jordan's 'Flu Game', the worst Motorsports Tragedy, and Michael Chang the Youngest to win the French - This DiSH for June 11
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This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1997, Michael Jordan played though a bout of food poisoning to lift the Chicago Bulls over Utah in game five of the NBA Finals.
In 1955, a wreck during the 24 Hours of LeMans killed a driver and 83 spectators.
In 1984, the Marques, a ship racing in the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race was hit by a rogue wave. 19 of the 28 on board drowned.
In 1989, 17-year old Michael Chang became the youngest to win the French Open. That would be eclipsed the following year by a 16-year old Monica Seles.
THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUND
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.
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