Sports history for March 21

Friday, March 21, 1997 | 11:59 a.m.

1941 - Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon in the 13th round at Olympia Stadium in Detroit to retain his world heavyweight title.

1953 - Syracuse and Boston play a quadruple overtime playoff game and rookie Bob Cousy sets an NBA record with 50 points to lead the Celtics to a 111-105 victory over the Nationals. Cousy scores 30 points from the foul line.

1959 - California edges West Virginia 71-70 for the NCAA championship. Jerry West scores 28 points for West Virginia.

1964 - UCLA caps a 30-0 season with a 98-83 victory over Duke in the NCAA championship game.

1970 - Curtis Rowe scores 19 points and Sidney Wicks adds 17 points and grabs 18 rebounds to lead UCLA to an 80-69 victory over Jacksonville for its fourth consecutive NCAA basketball championship.

1973 - Frank Mahovlich scores his 500th goal as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2.

1984 - Glenn Anderson of Edmonton scores his 50th goal of the season as the Oilers beat the Hartford Whalers 5-3 to become the first NHL team to have three 50-goal scorers in one season.