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EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1990, Philadelphia Eagles Head Coach Buddy Ryan makes a bold prediction prior to the MNF game against Washington.
In 1892, ‘Pudge’ Heffelfinger became the first professional football player.
In 1920, Kennesaw Mountain Landis was installed as the first commissioner of Major League Baseball.
In 1985, Philadelphia Flyers’ goalie Pelle Lindbergh was removed from life support after a fiery crash two days earlier.
And in 1988, Esa Tikkanen scored two shorthanded goals in 12 seconds.
THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUND
Relive 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.