Double OT NBA Game 7 Thriller, Kobe Bryant's Final Game Heroics, and Tiger Woods Wins His First Masters - This DiSH for April 13

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In 1957, the Boston Celtics got great games out of rookies Tommie Heinsohn and Bill Russell to beat the St. Louis Hawks to win their first of their 18 NBA World Championships.

In 2016, LA Laker Kobe Bryant scored 61 points in his final NBA game.

In 1997, Tiger Woods won his first Masters and his first major golf tournament .

In 1986, 46-year old Jack Nicklaus became the oldest to win the Masters

In 2014, Masters marker Jeff Knox was paired with Rory McIlroy and the amateur beat him heads up with a 2 under par 70 to Rory's 71.

In 2009, former Detroit Tiger Mark Fidrych died in a tragic farming accident. He was 54.

In 1978, the New York Yankees and the Curtiss Candy Company released the 'Reggie' chocolate bar.

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