1994 Track and Field Year in Review Highlights
A turbulent year with record-breaking sprints and distance marks, naming Haile Gebrselassie, Noureddine Morceli, Moses Kiptanui, Sergei Bubka and Carl Lewis among those setting world standards. Controversies include multiple doping positives, notable retirements, and a wide list of athletes who died or faced health battles, with Boston and New York marathons producing dramatic moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oruy
Carl Lewis
Lausanne
Switzerland
Burrell
Britain
Linford
Algeria
Monte Carlo
Monaco
Moses Kiptanui
Marceli
Hechtel
Belgium
Sergei Bubka
Ukraine
Sestriere
Italy
Santa Monica
Mike Marsh
Floyd Heard
Sonia O'Sullivan
Ireland
A Leone
Ric Horace Dove-Edwin
Christie
Dave- Edwin
Victoria
Dave-Edwin
Ben Johnson
Paul Edwards
Solomon Variso
Sofia Bozhanova
Bulgaria
James Shelton
Tim Williams
United States
Robert Foster
Jamaica
Irma Belova
Sergei Kiranosov
Natalya Voronova
Russia
Galina Astafei-Stavariu
Romania
Qu Qinping
China
Martin Bremer
Germany
Uderne Eknevong
Nigeria
Adam Okeko
Norway
Danny Harris
Edwin Moses
International Amateur Athletic Federation
LAAF
Harris
Wilma Rudolph
Fred Lebow
New York City
Sir Arthur Porritt
Helen Stephens
Ira Murchison
U.S
Ivan Fuqua
Unusual 1994 years end in sports and crime saga
A year in review recalls the Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers battling to a 3-2 final in Game 7 to end a 54 year Stanley Cup drought. It also recalls the O J Simpson car chase on a California freeway with a nationwide live audience and his subsequent arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Madison Square Garden
Vancouver
New York Rangers
Rangers
Canucks
Hall
O.J. Simpson
Orange County
Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Geldman
National
World Tour plans loom over PGA Tour season end
Finchem replaces Beman as PGA Tour commissioner amid a scandal with John Daly and a looming eight-event world tour. Norman leads the new venture with Fox rights valued at 25 million dollars first year. Eight events worldwide with 3 million purses target top Sony World rankings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zveller
Deane Beman
Tim Finchem
John Daly
Firestone
Akron
Ohio
Finchem
Norman
United States
U.S
Notable sports figures pass in May and June years ago
A sequence of obituaries lists athletes and sports figures including Ayrton Senna, Charles Werner, Harry O’Boyle, Steve Wood, Jim Finks, Ralph Brickner, Easy Goer, Marguerite Norris, Paul Feliciano, Dave Albritton, George Fisher, George Gregory Jr., Jimmy Mix, Francis Lund, Robbie Stanley, Julius Boros, Jack Krol, Jack Stroud, Howard Snyder, Vernon Biggs, Jim Brock, Simon Prior, Joseph Dobson, and Macy Throneberry with ages and brief career notes, spanning Formula One, NCAA championships, NFL leadership, horse racing, baseball, track and field, and golf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itay
Charles
Chic
Werner
Penn State
Nittany Lions
Hinors
Big Ten
Illinois Athletic Club
Harry O’boyie
Knute Rockus
Nowe Dame
NFL
Steve Wood
Lingfield Park
Jim Finks
New Orleans Saints
Ralph Brickner
Boston Red Sox
Brickner
Red Sox
Easy Goer
Secretariat
Sunday Silence
Marguerite Norris
Detroit Red Wings
NHL
Norris
Red Wings
Paul Feliciano
Feliciano
Fairmount Park
Collinsville
Dave Albritton
Ohio State
Jesse Owens
Siiver
Albritton
George Fisher
Fisher
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
George Gregory Jr
Jimmy Mix
Texas Motorplex
Ennis
Texas
Francis “Pug” Lund
University of Minnesot
Nalonally
Robbie Stanley
Winchester Eind Speedway
Julius Boros
U.S
St. Louis
San Diego
Kral
Louisville Redbirds
Jack Stroud
New York Giants
Stroud
Giants
Howard Snyder
Northfield Park
Ohio
Snyder
Mr Dependable
Passion For Grey
Dune
Vernon Biggs
New York Jets
Jim Brock
Brock
Britain
Simon Prior
Berlin
Joseph Dobson
Dobson
Creve
Loston
Chicago White Ox
Trivia questions pulled from Associated Press briefs
A set of trivia prompts and quiz items referencing major sports and news events. Topics include the Kentucky Derby Indy 500 PGA Tour commissioner Rangers vs Devils playoff goal in overtime Wimbledon upset Conn Smythe Trophy Open playoff winner Ernie Els and the O J Simpson white Ford Bronco police chase case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicole Simpson
Steffi Graf
Ernie Els
O.J. Simpson
Los Angeles
Leetch Leads Rangers to Cup and Smythe Historic feat
Brian Leetch captained the New York Rangers to their first Stanley Cup in 54 years and led playoff scoring with 11 goals and 34 points while earning the first American Warrenn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Semyon Fedorov won Hart and Selke trophies, the first Russian to win Hart, ending a Gordie Howe career reference. George Foreman staged a comeback, reclaiming IBF and WBA heavyweight titles at age 45 with a KO of Michael Moorer, twenty years after losing to Muhammad Ali.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Leetch
New York Rangers
Sarge Fedorov
George Foreman
IBF
WBA
Michael Moorer
Muhammad Ali
Go for Gin and notable sports figures listed
A compact listing mentions Go for Gin with figures including Al Unser Jr Tim Fincher Stephane Matteau and others. It also names Ronald Goldman Lori McNeil New York Rangers defenseman Brian Lestch Loren Roberts Colin Montgomerie and former Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Al Gowlings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Unser Jr
Tim Fincher
Stephane Matteau
Ronald Goldman
New York Rangers
Brian Lestch
Loren Roberts
Colin Montgomerie
Buffalo Bills
al Gowlings
Fragmentary notice from Utica church event
Partial OCR shows a Saint John location in Utica at 738 pm with references to St John and Fredendan. Details incomplete, but indicates a church related time and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's
Fredendan
Saint. John
Allatic
Cape Breton
Adirondack
Scenme Fredericton
Saint Banghamton
Srompence
Rochester
Bruins Dominate Americans In 6-0 Shutout
Providence goalie Scott Bailey stopped all 38 Rochester shots, lifting the Bruins to a 6-0 victory in AHL action. Jeff Serowik and Fred Knipscheer each scored twice as Providence pulled away with three second-period goals and remained unbeaten in their trek through the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Bailey
Providence Bruins
Rochester Americans
Providence
Bailey
Rochester
Markus Ketterer
Americans
Jeff Serowik
Fred Knipscheer
Bruins
Serowik
Prince Edward Island
St. John's
Michel Picard
AHIL
Jason Zent
Darrin Rumble
Senators
Brandon Convery
Labbe
Canadiens
Flames
Fredericton
New Brunswick
Saint John
Scott Fraser
Valeri Bure
Craig Darby
Also Mentioned on This Page
THE
Bud Houser
Houser
Don Lash
Fred Walt
Ralph Hill
Paul Bienz
Marie Dollinger
Herbert Schade
Vilmos Vanu
Hungary
Simon Robert Naali
Tanzania
Sanner
Honolulu
Steve Scott
Kate Schmidt
Paul Berry
Mark Conover
Thomas Robert Naal
Simon Robert
Merlene Olttey
Colin Jackson
Leonid Volushin
Inna Lasovskaya
Eamonn Coghlann
Jackson
Mike Powell
Cuba
Javier Sotomayor
Benjamin Paredes
RTO Ce
Hal Rock
Associated Press
Stephen King
al Cowlings
Brentwood
BKB
Pes Yyrea
Lee Trevino
Dave Stockton
Ray Floyd
Heth Daniels
Laura Davies
Ware
Davies
Palmer
Arnie
Ayrton Senna
Brazdl
Senna
McLaren
Macy Throneberry
New York Mets
Throneberry
Hart
Gordie Howe
Pegelge
Lori McNeil
Ey Ganonston
Utica
Eck
Ersi Perigd
Lense
Tookey
Pragtes
Keretn
Hesing
Boucher
Roc
Secird
Bodrarder
Pareibarns
Mager
Seow
Prycreas
Teva
Sovidege
Enineneer
Boccardix
Ptgworcs
Setrmin
TEST
Zro'sk
Dubs
Hghstrickong
Naxobe
Pro
Ada WA
Sas
peat-Rocrester
Providence Wine Prey
Onorturi'es
Rocres
Provilece Saqv
Bears
Hershey
Ken Gernander
Binghamton
Darcy Werenka
Neil Little
Phil Crowe
Hitler
Tracy Egland
Corey Hirsch
Gernandez
Hirsch
Heshey
Gaz
Saat
Dobie
Egland
Imscorsuch
Her
I Norris
Srzth
Nerstrom
Sena
Bing
Norstrom
Gernander
Él Pen Bles
Dunconen
Wrresw
Lamers
Het Trespaing
Sarda
Hottg
Meier
Sinstroomg
Foren
Triopris
Rougrung
Wet
A Gossies—Borgtanmion
Maple Leafs
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Jean Francois Labbe
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!