TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JANUARY 2

1989  Notre Dame beats West Virginia for college football championship 34-21 – Notre Dame’s first title in 11 years

1987  Penn State upsets Miami 14-10 – both teams were 11-0 and Miami was ranked #1 and Penn State #2 – Miami’s Vinny Testaverde threw 5 interceptions

1985  UNLV wins 142-140 in triple OT as Jerry Tarkanian  gets his 600^th coaching win

1984  Miami beats Nebraska in the Orange Bowl for the national championship

1982  Chargers beat Dolphins 41-38 in OT – San Diego had 564 total yards and Miami had 472

1977  Ted Turner is suspended by MLB for one year for tampering

1966  Green Bay beats Cleveland 23-12 for the NFL championship – Jim Brown held to 50 yards – Paul Hornung (105) and Jim Taylor (96) do the running for the Packers

1965  NY Jets sign Joe Namath for $400,000

1943  Kentucky basketball team begins a 130 game home winning streak – ends in 1955