This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network – The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport’s Yesteryear.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1934, the New York Giants switched footwear to gain an advantage over the Chicago Bears on a frozen field.
In 1977, Kermit Washington punched Rudy Tomjanovich during a game.
In 2001, George O’Leary was hired to coach Notre Dame’s football team. Things deteriorated quickly after that.
In 1935, Jay Berwanger won the first Heisman Trophy.
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.