The Sports History and Birthdays of Hall of Fame Players continue on Jersey Dispatch as we celebrate this April 5 with some great items. Historical items from the NBA, NHL, MLB, and NFL fill our memories today.

You can learn more about the history of the games and athletes of April 5 at Jersey Dispatch and Pigskin Dispatch.

We want to thank the following sources for their brilliant work that may have given us inspiration and information in today's episode.

OnThisDay.com

80sBaseball.com

Vintage Hockey Jerseys website

NBA.com

NFL.com

MLB.com

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