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In 1995, Cal Ripken played in his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking the record set by Lou Gehrig. In 1976, LA Dodger catcher Steve Yaeger nearly died after a bat shard impaled his neck. In 1975, Martina Navratilova defected to the US after playing at the US Open. In 1978, Adolf Dassler, the maker of Adidas...
In 1972, 8 members of Black September, an offshoot of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, invaded the Israeli Olympic living quarters. Eleven Israeli athletes, coaches, and support staff along with one police officer were killed before it ended. In 1906, the first legal forward pass was thrown in a football game. In 1994, Jerry Rice scored...
In 1991, the ‘asterisk’ (that never really existed) was removed from Roger Maris’ record for home runs in a single season. There was a notation but never an asterisk. In 1983, Greg LeMond became the first American to win the World Championships. In 1993, New York Yankee pitcher Jim Abbott pitched a no-hitter. Abbott was...
In 1977, Sadaharu Oh hit career home run #756. In 1975, LA Dodger Steve Garvey started his National League record streak of playing in 1,207 consecutive games. In 1970, Chicago Cub Billy Williams ended his then National League record of consecutive games played at 1,117. In 1906, Battling Nelson fought Joe Gans in the desert...
In 1972, Chicago Cub pitcher Milt Pappas came up one pitch shy of a perfect game, walking the 27th man he faced. In 1995, Northwestern upset Notre Dame 17-15. In 1972, Dave ‘the Throttle’ Wottle came from worst to first to win the Gold Medal in the 800m. In 1977, Reneé Richards became the first...
In 2007, Appalachian State beat Michigan 34-32. In 1984, Mississippi Valley State’s Jerry Rice caught 17 passes for 294 yards and 5 TDs in an 86-0 win over Kentucky State. In 1964, Masanori Murakami became the first Japanese player to play Major League Baseball. In 1985, Bill Elliott won the Southern 500, winning the Winston...
In 1905, Ty Cobb made his major league debut with the Detroit Tigers. He doubled in his first at-bat. In 2003, Katie Knida kicked two PATs for the New Mexico Lobos in a 72-8 win over the Texas State Bobcats. In 1904, the Olympic marathon turned from ridiculous to farce quickly. Nobody died, but a...
In 1974, Lou Brock stole his 893rd base to pass Ty Cobb’s record of 892 … but there’s some ambiguity. In 1974, Moses Malone signed with the Utah Stars of the ABA to become the first player to jump directly from high school to the Pros. In 1925, Babe Ruth was suspended by Yankees manager...
In 1994, 18-year old Tiger Woods beat Trip Kuehne to win his first of three US Amateur titles. In 1955, the LA Rams and New York Giants played the first overtime game. It would be 19 years before the NFL would adopt sudden death OT. In 1988, LA Dodger manager Tommy Lasorda attacked the Phillie...
In 1972, Baltimore Colts Defensive End Bubba Smith blew out his knee in the fourth quarter of a pre-season game. He missed the 1972 season and was never the same player. In 1997, Arsenal’s Dennis Bergkamp scored what many believe to be the greatest Hat Trick in EPL history. In 1977, Texas Rangers hitters Toby...