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Villanova shocked Georgetown to win the Title, Mike Bossy scored his 50th, and Alan Kulwicki died in a plane crash - This DiSH for April 1

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In 1985, 8 seed Villanova beat Georgetown to win the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. As an 8 seed are still the lowest seed to win it all. In 1978, New York Islander's rookie Mike Bossy scored his 50th goal of the season, becoming the first rookie to reach that plateau. In 2007, Morgan Pressel won the LPGA's Kraft Nabisco Championship at the age of 18 years, 313 days, becoming the youngest woman to win an LPGA event and the youngest (men or women) to win a Major Golf Tournament. In 1996, MLB umpire John McSherry died after collapsing on the field. In 1993, NASCAR driver Alan Kulwicki died in a private plane crash on his way to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500.

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