Thursday, March 7, 2019

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY- MARCH 7

1st NCAA Title Game

in 1939, Oregon defeated Ohio State 46-33 for the first NCAA Tournament title. The Ducks featured "The Tall Firs' front court centered by consensus All-American Urgel "Slim" Wintermute and final game-leading scorer John Dick, who later as a U.S. Navy Admiral commanded the aircraft carrier Saratoga. Buckeye Jimmy Hull was named the eight-team tournaments Final Four MVP.

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