1997 Event NC's Dean Smith winningest college basetball coach retires 1996 Event Lenny Wilkens, winningest coach in NBA, coaches his 1,000th victory 1995 Event Atlanta Hawks' Lenny Wilkens becomes NBA's winningest coach (939) 1993 Event Don Shula becomes winningest coach in NFL history 1992 Event Sparky Anderson ties Hughie Jennings as Detroit's winningest manager 1990 Event Bobby Knight becomes basketball's Big 10 winningest coach (229) 1988 Event Julie Krone becomes winningest female jockey (1205 victories) 1984 Event Scotty Bowman becomes NHL's all time winningest coach 1981 Event Bear Bryant wins his 315th game to out distance Alonzo Stagg and become college football's winningest coach 1965 Event Whitey Ford notches #232 to become Yankees winningest pitcher 1959 Event Milwaukee Braves Warren Spahn becomes winningest NL lefty 1930 Birthday Don Shula, winningest NFL coach for the Miami Dolphins 1919 Birthday Eddie Robinson, winningest college football coach, Grambling
