saint0917
February 20th, 2009, 06:08 AM
2/20/60:
The Auburn Tigers defeat the Kentucky Wildcats for the first time ever at home inside their cozy bandbox gymnasium, the Sports Arena. With four seconds left, Jimmy Fibbe of Auburn (oddly enough, a native of Lexington, Kentucky) steps to the line for two free throws with Auburn down one. He nails both foul shots and John Helmlinger blocks Kentucky’s last-gasp shot at the buzzer, ensuring a landmark 61-60 Auburn victory. Auburn’s undersized lineup, nicknamed “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” leads the nation in field goal percentage (52.1) and free throw percentage (77.2), wins its first SEC championship and finishes 19-3.
B I R T H D A Y S
Roger Penske b. 1937
Phil Esposito b. 1942
Charles Barkley b. 1963
Livan Hernandez b. 1975
Stephon Marbury b. 1977
The Auburn Tigers defeat the Kentucky Wildcats for the first time ever at home inside their cozy bandbox gymnasium, the Sports Arena. With four seconds left, Jimmy Fibbe of Auburn (oddly enough, a native of Lexington, Kentucky) steps to the line for two free throws with Auburn down one. He nails both foul shots and John Helmlinger blocks Kentucky’s last-gasp shot at the buzzer, ensuring a landmark 61-60 Auburn victory. Auburn’s undersized lineup, nicknamed “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” leads the nation in field goal percentage (52.1) and free throw percentage (77.2), wins its first SEC championship and finishes 19-3.
B I R T H D A Y S
Roger Penske b. 1937
Phil Esposito b. 1942
Charles Barkley b. 1963
Livan Hernandez b. 1975
Stephon Marbury b. 1977