Mary Lou Retton and Jesse Owens both win Gold, Satchel Paige starts his first, and the NBA created - This DiSH for Aug. 3

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In 1984, Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman to win the women's gymnastics all-around gold medal.

In 1936, Jesse Owens won the 100m run and his first of four gold medals.

In 1948, Satchel Paige made his first start in Major League Baseball.

In 1979, Sam Snead became the oldest golfer to make a cut at a PGA tour event.

In 1949, the NBA was created with the merger of the BAA and the NBL.

In 1921, Kennesaw Mountain Landis handed down lifetime suspensions for 8 Chicago White Sox players for their involvement with the Black Sox World Series scandal of 1919.

In 1987, Minnesota pitcher Joe Niekro was caught with sandpaper and an emery board in his pocket to scuff baseballs with.

And in 1939, an attempt at a world record went horribly wrong.

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.

STEVE WHITE BIO

The host of 'This DiSH' is me, Steve White. I've spent most of my life behind a microphone. As a kid, I realized the power of the spoken word, hanging out with my dad while we talked to people around the world via ham radio. Later, I put that penchant for communication into practice and ventured into radio and TV.  I've worked for a few television stations in North Carolina doing sports reporting and anchoring before transitioning to voiceover in 2015.

'This Day in Sports History' evolved from a lifetime of watching, listening to, and going to ballgames, reading books, magazines, and newspaper articles about my favorite teams and sports heroes. It's not only a labor of love but a voyage of discovery, finding those forgotten tidbits or fascinating things I never knew. 

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