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EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1904, the Olympic marathon is a marvel in that anybody finished and a wonder that it ever made it back into the Olympics afterward.
In 1991, long jumper Mike Powell topped Bob Beamon’s seemingly impossible mark.
In 2003, Katie Knida became the first female to play in a college football game.
And on this day in 1917, William ‘Pop’ Gates was born.
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.