1875 – Harvard and Yale play in the first college football game to feature the team wearing uniforms. 1964 – Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks becomes the first player in NBA history to score 20,000 career points. 1982 – The University of Alabama football team loses...

1892 – William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first professional football player after he receives $500 to play for the Alleghany Athletic Association in a game against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. 1920 – Kennesaw Mountain Landis is elected to become the first...

1944 – The New York Rangers end its league record 25 game winless streak with a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. 1946 – The New York Knicks play its first basketball game in Madison Square Garden. They would lose to the Chicago Stags, 78-68. 1981 – Dodgers...