2009 Miami betas NY Jets 30-25 despite only getting 104 total yards on offense vs. 378 for the Jets – Ted Ginn Jr. had kickoff returns for 100 and 101 yards, and Jason Taylor had a 48 yard fumble return for a TD
2001 NYY beat Atlanta in 12 innings 3-2 – 1st World Series game ever started in November
2000 Pat Riley wins his 1,000th NBA game as coach
1982 MLB owners decide to continue with Bowie Kuhn as commissioner
1978 Ron Guidry of NYY wins AL Cy Young – 25-3, 1.74 ERA, 9 shutouts
1971 Green Bay and Detroit play to a 14-14 tie as Green Bay manages 0 net yards in the air on only 5 pass attempts
1968 Denny McLain of Detroit is unanimous winner of AL Cy Young – 31-6, 1.96 ERA, 28 complete games
1966 Sandy Koufax wins Cy Young for 3rd time – 27-9, 1.73 ERA, 27 complete games, 317 strikeouts
1959 Jim Brown scores 5 TDs vs. Colts
1959 The 1st NHL goalie to wear a face mask – Jacques Plante
1950 Bob Cousy makes his NBA debut with the Boston Celtics
1950 The first black player in the NBA – Celtics Charles Cooper
1947 The great Man O’ War died at age 30
1946 The 1st NY Knicks basketball game – a 68-66 win
1938 Seabiscuit beat War Admiral in a match race at Pimlico
1924 The 1st U.S. NHL franchise is formed – Boston Bruins
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