1949 – Jackie Robinson wins the NL MVP Award. 1949 – EC Roosevelt finishes an undefeated football season by beating SB Riley 32-6. 1966 – Dodgers great Sandy Koufax announces his retirement due to an elbow injury. 1970 – Joe Frazier knocks out Bob Foster in the second...
1926 – The Chicago Blackhawks play in the first game in franchise history, beating the Toronto St. Patricks 4-1. 1940 – The Green Bay Packers are the first NFL team to travel by plane to a game. 1953 – The St. Louis Browns officially move to Baltimore and become the...
1926 – The New York Rangers play in the franchise’s first ever game, defeating the Montreal Maroons 1-0. 1929 – USC and Notre Dame play a football game in front of 112,912 people at Solider Field in Chicago. The Fighting Irish win 13-12. 1945 – The EC Roosevelt Rough...
1960 – Lakers guard Elgin Baylor scores 71 points in a game against the Knicks. 1970 – The expansion Cincinnati Bengals, under coach Paul Brown, beat Brown’s old team, the Cleveland Browns. Brown calls it his “greatest victory”. 1972 – Dick Allen of the White Sox is...
1943 – Bears quarterback Sid Luckman throws seven touchdowns in a game against the Giants, setting an NFL record. 1947 – The EC Roosevelt football team wins their 31st consecutive game, beating SB Washington 15-0. 1964 – Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings becomes...
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...
