March 15th, 1869- the Cincinnati Baseball Club, led by center fielder Harry Wright, became the first all-professional baseball team. Known for their vibrantly colored red socks, the team was dubbed the Cincinnati Red Stockings.
March 15, 1997, 20 years ago today, Dean Smith earns career victory 877, breaking Adolph Rupp's NCAA Division I record of 876 in a 73-56 win over Colorado in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Winston-Salem.
March 15, 1969, Charlie Scott hits the game-winning jumper at the buzzer to beat Lefty Driesell's Davidson Wildcats, 87-85, to win the NCAA East Regional and advance the Tar Heels to a third consecutive Final Four.