Phillies hurler Aaron Nola was born on this date in 1993, 141 days before the team he would eventually pitch for fell to the Toronto Blue Jays in game 6 of the 1993 World Series.
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Sixers great Billy Cunningham was born on this date in 1943. Cunningham won an NBA Championship with the Sixers as both a player and a coach. As a coach, Cunningham owns the 2nd highest winning pct in Sixers franchise history (.698). Alex Hannum, his coach for the Sixers 1967 NBA Championship is top with (.798).
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Billy Cunningham – Sixers/F (1965-72, 1974-76 as a player 1977-85 as a coach) Billy Cunningham did it all during his NBA career. Player, coach, commentator, owner… there really was nothing he could not do. As a player, the Kangaroo Kid was a four-time NBA All Star, a three-time 1st team ALL NBA, a 2nd team ALL NBA, All-Rookie 1st team, and an NBA champion in 1967. He was also named to the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. As a Head Coach with the Sixers, he went to the NBA Finals three times and won the NBA Championship in 1983. His .698 winning percentage is third highest all-time. Cunningham made four All Star game appearances as coach, and his Sixers never missed the postseason. Cunningham is the fastest NBA coach to 300 wins and 400 wins. The Sixers retired his #32, and he entered the Sixers Hall of Fame in 1986. The Kangaroo Kid was also inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1986.
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On June 3rd, 1993, Flyers Eric Desjardins (then with Montreal Canadiens) became the 1st NHL defenseman to score a hat trick in the Stanley Cup Finals
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On June 2nd, 2002, Phillies pitcher Robert Person hit a Grand Slam in the 1st inning and a 3-run homer in the 5th inning of an 18-3 Phillies home win over the Montreal Expos. Person nearly had a second Grand Slam but the ball was just foul. Person had two homers and 7 RBIs for the day and recorded his 1st win of the season. Those two homers were his only two hits of the season, and his last two hits with the Phillies.
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Did you know… The Sixers have had two of the three tallest NBA players ever. 7’7” Manute Bol (1990-94) and 7’6” Shawn Bradley (1993-95). The two towers played together for 4 games in 1994. 7’7” Gheorghe Muresan (1993-2000) a former Washington Bullet and New Jersey Net, was the other tallest.
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Did you know… During the 1992-93 season, the Flyers had their only father-son combo. Bill Dineen was the team’s Head Coach, and his son Kevin Dineen was 4th on the team in scoring. It’s also the only season in Flyers history where the team had no captain. The following season Terry Simpson took over as Head Coach, and Kevin Dineen was named the team’s 10th captain.
