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Fifty-one years ago this week - Apr. 8, 1974 - Atlanta slugger Hank Aaron claimed Babe Ruth's career home run crown when he belted his record-setting 715th round-tripper off Al Downing in the Braves' season opener at Atlanta Stadium. Aaron would ultimately hit 755 career home runs and remained the career leader for 33 years, until Barry Bonds surpassed him in 2007.
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ILLINI HISTORY - Born on Apr. 9, 1883 was Elwood Brown. One-hundred-twenty years ago - Jan. 20, 1906 - athletics director George Huff appointed the 22-year-old Wheaton College coach and Chicago YMCA employee as the University of Illinois’ first men’s basketball coach. In his only season, the Illini compiled a 6-8 record. Afterwards, Brown returned to Chicago to take over as the YMCA’s Physical Education Director. Just three weeks short of his 41st birthday, Brown died of complications from a heart attack in March of 1924.
SPARTAN HISTORY - On Apr. 7, 2007, Coach Rick Comley's underdog Spartan hockey team shocked Boston College, 3-1, to win Michigan State's third NCAA Hockey Championship. Justin Abdelkader scored the game-winner with just 18.9 seconds remaining in regulation.
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