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Notable selections in the 1987 NFL Draft

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1-1: Vinny Testaverde - Colts (Miami)

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1-8: Jerome Brown - Eagles (Miami)

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1-9: Rod Woodson - Buccaneers (Purdue)

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1-10: Shawn Knight - Steelers (BYU)

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1-11: Chris Miller - Falcons (Oregon)

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1-19: Roger Vick - Jets (Texas A&M)

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1-24: Jim Harbaugh - Bears (Michigan)

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2-7: Christian Okoye - Chiefs (Azusa Pacific)

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4-14: Rich Gannon - Patriots (Delaware)
 
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1987 In Sports History


January 2: Pacers coach Jack Ramsey wins his 800th career game in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers
January 25: The Cleveland Browns win their first ever Super Bowl, beating the Giants 28 - 22 in overtime
January 28: Jim Neidhart is arrested for assaulting a flight attendant
February 15: Bill Elliott wins the Daytona 500
February 24: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores his 36,000th career point in a game against the Suns
February 26: Michael Jordan scores 58 points in a single game, the most out of any Bulls player in history
March 29: Hulk Hogan body slams Andre the Giant in the main event of WrestleMania III
March 31: Indiana guard Keith Smart hits the game winner against Syracuse to make the Hoosiers national champions
April 3: The NASCAR Speed Qualifying record is set by Bill Elliot, going over 212 MPH around the banks of Talladega Super Speedway
April 5: Wayne Gretzky wins his 7th straight NHL scoring title
April 6: Dodgers GM Al Campanis sparks a racial controversy after saying black people aren't equipped to be in baseball management
April 19: The Clippers finish their season with an abysmal 12-70 record
April 28: NBA announces plans for teams from Charlotte, Miami, Minneapolis and Orlando to enter the league by the end of the decade
May 6: Mario Andretti sets one-lap speed record at Indy at 218 MPH
May 31: Edmonton beats Philadelphia in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals, wining their 3rd title and cementing their dynasty
June 2: Ken Griffey Jr. is selected first overall by the Mariners in the MLB Draft
June 14: Lakers beat the Celtics to win the NBA Finals
July 14: MLB renames their Rookie of the Year award to honor Jackie Robinson
August 2: Michael Andretti runs fastest Indy car race in history, winning the Marlboro 500 at Michigan International Speedway
August 9: The Los Angeles Rams beat the Dallas Cowboys 28-27 in London for an NFL Exhibition game
September 13: Buccaneers QB Steve Young throws a franchise record 5 touchdowns in the season opener against Atlanta
September 20: Bears RB Walter Payton scores his NFL record 107th rushing touchdown
September 27: Unable to reach an agreement, the NFLPA goes on strike for 24 days, all week 3 games are cancelled as a result
October 25: The Minnesota Twins win their first MLB championship
November 18: Len Bias makes his long anticipated NBA debut, scoring 22 points and 4 assists in a win over the Celtics
November 22: Dale Earnhardt wins his 3rd NASCAR Cup Series Championship
November 26: The first ever Survivor Series goes head to head with 1987's Starrcade event
 
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TOP SOVIET STAR DEFECTING TO THE NBA?
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- Sports Illustrated; October 12, 1988

"It has been widely reported that a missing person report has been issued by Soviet Embassy for Zalgiris center Arvydas Sabonis, with belief that the Lithuanian star might have defected to America. A key contributor to the USSR's gold medal at the past month's Olympic games, Sabonis was selected by Blazers in the 1986 Draft but was denied permission to play in the US by Soviet Authorities. The Blazers have refused to comment on these rumors."
 
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1988 In Sports History


January 16: The St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL are announced to be moving to Phoenix
January 29: Detroit Pistons draw a then record NBA regular season crowd of 61,983 fans to the Pontiac Silverdome, they would lose to the Celtics 128-102
January 31: 49ers win their 3rd Super Bowl title in 7 years, defeating the Cleveland Browns 30-13
February 6: In a stunning upset, Andre the Giant would end Hulk Hogan's 4+ year reign with the WWF Championship, before seemingly selling the title to Ted DiBiase
February 14: Bobby Allison wins the 30th annual Daytona 500 over his son Davey Allison
February 23: Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights at Wrigley Field
March 24: Chargers QB Dan Fouts retires after 15 seasons
April 24: The 1988 NFL Draft occurs in New York City, Auburn LB Aundray Bruce would go first overall to the Atlanta Falcons
May 1: Michael Jordan becomes the first player to score 50+ points in consecutive playoff games
May 2: MLB suspends Cincinnati Reds manger Pete Rose for punching an umpire
May 26: Oilers sweep Bruins to win their 7th Stanley Cup Finals
June 21: In a series that would goes down to the wire, the Los Angeles Lakers would edge out the Pistons to win the NBA Finals
June 23: The 1988 NBA expansion draft begins
July 31: Miami Dolphins beat San Francisco 49ers, 27-21 in the American Bowl at London's Wembley Stadium
August 29: DiBiase retains the WWF Championship over Hogan in the main event of the first ever SummerSlam
September 30: The USSR beat Yugoslavia in the finals of the 1988 Men's Olympic Basketball Finals
October 12: Reports start spreading of Zalgiris star Arvydas Sabonis has gone missing, with rumors circulating of him having defected to America to play for the Trail Blazers
October 30: Aryton Senna wins his first F1 Championship at Suzuka Circut
November 5: The Hornets and Heat play their first ever NBA games
November 13: After over a month of uncertainty, Blazers GM Jon Spoelstra confirms that Sabonis has been training in the US for a potential NBA debut
November 20: Bill Elliot wins the 1988 Winston Cup Series Championship
December 31: Bears beat Eagles in the Fog Bowl to earn a trip to the NFC Championship
 
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