October 12, 1994
The day of the Legend
Tyler Johnson
Wednesday, Oct 12, 1994, 01:15 PM
Central Kansas Medical Center, Broadway Avenue, Great Bend, KS
Statistics
Sports
Regretfully, this day in history was the day basketball phenom Wilt Chamberlain passed away in 1999. Wilt is still the only person to score 100 points by himself. He also holds other NBA records. He died from congestive heart failure.
History
Christopher Columbus landed in the present day Bahamas on October 12, 1492. He was the first person to "discover" america. He went down in history as one of the greatest exploreers ever.
Sports
Regretfully, this day is also the day that well known basketball coach Frank McGuire passed away at the age of 80. Frank McGuire is well known for popularizing the game of basketball in the South after creating a pipeline that brought big city high school starts to the college of North Carolina. He passed away on October 12, 1994 in his home in Columbia, South Carolina.