This Sports Break covers the Top Sports History Events for April 9. Events, milestone performances, and Hall of Fame birthdays are remembered and saluted.

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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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