Sixers Hall of Famer Allen Iverson (1996-2006, 2009-10) was born on this date, June 7th, in 1975, in Hampton, Virginia.  Did you know Iverson was not only an Associated Press High School Player of the Year in basketball, but also football?  Iverson was Bethel High School’s QB and also played RB, and kick returner. Oh, and did you know his middle name is Ezail?

On June 6^th, 2001, Sixers Allen Iverson scored 48 points in the Sixers only Finals win over the Los Angeles Lakers. In the waning moments of overtime, Iverson drained a step-back jumper over Los Angeles Lakers Tyronn Lue, and to punctuate the basket, Iverson “stepped over” the prone Lue. It was a memorable moment for the Sixers and will be forever known as “the Step Over.”

On June 6^th, 1967, a day after officially becoming an NHL team, the Flyers selected Bernie Parent with their 1^st expansion pick.

Bernie Parent was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1971 in a three-way deal with the Boston Bruins that landed the Flyers Rick MacLeish.  Parent was tutored under legendary goalie Jacques Plante while in Toronto.  In 1972-73, Parent was lured to the fledgling WHA by the Miami Screaming Eagles.  The Eagles never got off the ground, pardon the pun, so Parent ended up with the Philadelphia Blazers. During this time, Parent’s NHL rights were still owned by Toronto. The Flyers traded Doug Favell to Toronto for the rights to Bernie Parent and “00” became #1 and led the Flyers to their 1st Stanley Cup Championship.

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On June 6^th, 1966, Keith Allen was named 1^st head coach in Flyers team history.

On June 5^th, 1977 the Sixers fell to the Portland Trail Blazers 109-107 in game 6 of their NBA Finals series. The Sixers were up 2 games to 0 before losing the next four in a row. It was the Sixers’ 5^th NBA Finals appearance in franchise history.

On June 5^th, 1967 the NHL officially expanded from 6 to 12 teams adding the Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, California Seals, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Star and St. Louis Blues to begin play in October.

On June 5^th, 1977 the Sixers fell to the Portland Trail Blazers 109-107 in game 6 of their NBA Finals series. The Sixers were up 2 games to 0 before losing the next four in a row. It was the Sixers’ 5^th NBA Finals appearance in franchise history.