This day in NY sports history: Sept. 3, 1978
THIS DAY IN
NY SPORTS HISTORY
Sunday, Sept. 7, 1953
Connolly wins first women's Grand Slam
Maureen Connolly completed the first women's Grand Slam in tennis. Connolly defeated Doris Hart, 6-2, 6-4, to win the U.S. Open title at Forest Hills, her third straight U.S. Open title. She won the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon earlier in the year. One year later, she was injured riding a horse after winning Wimbledon for the third straight year and ended her tennis career at age 19. She died from stomach cancer in 1969 at the age of 34.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 4: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Nassau Conference II football matchup between Calhoun at Carey, plus the comeback story of New Hyde Park's Gabriel Peter, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.
