Maryland basketball star Len Bias, the No. 1 draft choice of the Boston
Celtics, dies of a cocaine overdose. Ted Turner's Goodwill Games debut in Moscow. Greg LeMond becomes the
first American to win the Tour de France.
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June 19, 1986
Len Bias dies of drug overdose
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Maryland forward Len Bias, the Atlantic Coast Conference player of the
year, is taken by the Boston Celtics with the second selection of the National Basketball
Association draft. But just two days later, he collapses and dies in a university dorm
room. Traces of cocaine are found in his urine, and the resulting investigation leads to
charges against three people who admit using the drug with Bias on the day of his death
and eventually prompts the resignation of Maryland coach Lefty Driesell.
 1.4M QuickTime Movie - 26 sec.
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July 4, 1986
Goodwill Games debut in Moscow
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The Goodwill Games, an international sports competition conceived
and financed by U.S. broadcasting leader Ted Turner, get under
way in Moscow. Soviet athletes dominate the 70-nation competition,
winning 241 medals, including 118 golds. The U.S. finishes with 42 golds
and 142 medals overall in the most extensive competition with the Soviet
Union since the 1976 Olympics.
1.4M QuickTime Movie - 25 sec.
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July 27, 1986
Greg LeMond wins his first Tour de France
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Skier-turned-cyclist Greg LeMond becomes the first American
to win the Tour de France, beating defending champion
Edouard Hinault by more than three minutes. After wounds
from a hunting accident force him to sit out most of the
1987 racing season, LeMond wins the race again in 1989 and
1990. He retires in 1994 after being diagnosed with a rare
muscular disease.
1.9M QuickTime Movie - 34 sec.
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