The Heysel Stadium Disaster - This Day in Sports History May 29

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYIn 1985, 39 people died and 580 more were injured before the European Cup Final match between Liverpool and Juventus held at Belgium's Heysel Stadium. In 1997, John Stockton hit the big shot to propel the Utah Jazz to their first NBA Finals. In 1995, Rik Smits hits the game winner to lift Indiana over Orlando in the Eastern Conference Finals. 11 points were scored in the final 13.3 seconds. In 1976, Joe Niekro hit a home run off his brother Phil in a 4-3 win for the Houston Astros over the Atlanta Braves. It was Joe's first and only home run of his 22-year career. THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUNDRelive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.