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Thomas John Dempsey was an American professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Oilers and Buffalo Bills. On this date, he set the NFL record 63-yard FG as Saints beat the Lions 19-17.

After extensive talks between the NFL, the Browns, and officials of the two cities, Cleveland accepted a legal settlement that would keep the Browns legacy in Cleveland. ... Modell would in turn then be granted a new franchise (the 31st NFL franchise), for Baltimore.

Denny McLain is MLB's last 30-game winner. Denny McLain is the first pitcher to reach the magic number of 30 wins in a season in 34 years when the Detroit Tigers rally for a 5-4 victory over the Oakland A's. The 24-year-old right-hander also will be the last to accomplish the feat this century.

If you believe in Tom Brady Cinderella stories, then you want to believe that a a star was born on the day Jets fans were chanting for their quarterback, even on their way out of the stadium and into the parking lots. Because their quarterback had just thrown for 405 yards and three touchdowns. And caught a two-point conversion from Jamison Crowder. And led a 34-31 upset over the Bengals. NY Post...

Earl Francis Lloyd was an American professional basketball player and coach. He was the first African American player to play a game in the National Basketball Association. An All–American player at West Virginia State University, Lloyd helped lead West Virginia State to an undefeated season in 1948.

The Rumble in the Jungle was a historic heavyweight championship boxing match on October 30, 1974, at the 20th of May Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire, between undefeated world heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. The event had an attendance of 60,000 people.

Twins pitcher Jack Morris threw a 10-inning shutout in Game 7 as the Twins beat the Braves 1-0.

Seventy years have passed since Louis and Marciano squared off in Madison Square Garden, and the fact that a bejeweled belt was not on the line scarcely seems to matter now. Such changing-of-the-guard bouts stand as stark testimony that an era has expired and must give way to another, the same in the ring as it is in nature, where an old and proud lion eventually must yield as head of the pride to...

1986 — The New York Mets rallied for three runs with two outs in the 10th inning against the Boston Red Sox and pushed the World Series to a decisive seventh game. The tie-breaking run scored on Boston first baseman Bill Buckner’s error on Mookie Wilson’s slow grounder.

October 1981 when Rick Monday of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a home run off of Montreal Expos pitcher Steve Rogers in the ninth inning, giving the Dodgers a berth in the World Series.

Oct. 18, 1977, Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson smashed three home runs against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the World Series, helping the Yankees win 8-4 and clinch the series 4-2, all while earning himself the moniker "Mr. October."

n October 15, 1989, Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky breaks Gordie Howe's points record (1,850) in the final period of a game against the Edmonton Oilers. Gretzky's record-setting goal tied the game; in overtime he scored another, and the Kings won 5-4.

The Herschel Walker trade was the largest player trade in the history of the National Football League.[1] This deal on October 12, 1989, centered on sending running back Herschel Walker from the Dallas Cowboys to the Minnesota Vikings. Including Walker and a transaction involving the San Diego Chargers, the trade eventually involved 18 players and draft picks. At the time of the deal, the Cowboys...

Pivotal Game 6 matched rookie Gary Waslewski (2–2, 3.21) who had only pitched in 12 regular season games, versus one-year wonder Dick Hughes (16–6, 2.67) who pitched three seasons, winning only twice more in 1968 before retiring due to arm problems. Rico Petrocelli gave the Red Sox an early lead with a second inning blast over the Green Monster in left field. St. Louis came back with two runs in t...

George Brett hits a three-run homer off Goose Gossage into the third tier at Yankee Stadium to put the Royals up and send the Royals to the World Series

After an All-American career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1978–1981), Taylor was drafted by the Giants as the second overall selection in the 1981 NFL Draft. Although controversy surrounded the selection due to Taylor's contract demands, the two sides quickly resolved the issue. Taylor won several defensive awards after his rookie season. Taylor is both the first and current...

Jets comeback falls short as the Jets lose 27-20. Gang green 1-4. The offense only had 230 yards on the day. Zach Wilson goes 19-32 for 192 and a pick. Matt Ryan finished 33-45 for 342 yards and two TDs. The Falcons finished with 450 yards.

He led the Bears to a 15-1 season in 1985. The "46" defense invented by Buddy Ryan allowed Singletary to be unblocked on virtually every play. That season, he recorded 109 solo tackles (52 assists), 3 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumble recoveries, 1 forced fumble, and 10 defended passes. He won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year,[7] and led a defense that was ranked 1st overall (1st against the rus...

Both teams finished the strike-shortened 1995 season with 79 wins. The Seattle Mariners were making their postseason debut on the strength of an amazing divisional comeback. The New York Yankees made it to the postseason for the first time since losing in the 1981 World Series, and the only time with Don Mattingly on their roster, as the AL Wild Card. The series featured at least ten runs per game...

Larsen pitched the sixth perfect game in MLB history, doing so in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. It is the only no-hitter and perfect game in World Series history and is one of only two no-hitters in MLB postseason history (the other being Roy Halladay's in 2010). He won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award and Babe Ruth Award in recognition of his 1956 postseason.

The Curse of the Billy Goat was a sports-related curse that was supposedly placed on the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in 1945, by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis. The curse lasted 71 years, from 1945 to 2016. During game 4 of the 1945 World Series at Wrigley Field, Sianis’ pet goat, named Murphy, was bothering other fans, and so the pair were asked to leave the stadium...

Jordan was just 30 years old when he announced his decision to retire on Oct. 6, 1993. At the time, Jordan said he had lost the desire to play basketball after a series of grueling seasons and the mounting toll of his celebrity status

On this day in sports: October 5, 1921 the World Series featuring National League Champs New York Giants versus the American League Champs New York Yankees was broadcast via radio for the first time ever. The game, held at the New York Polo Grounds IV, was won by the Yankees who later lost the series 5 games to 3 to the Giants. In 1921 technology was a little pre-historic and the game was only abl...

In 1987, the NFL used "scabs" to play NFL games. In all, the scabs played 3 games, while one game was missed. Doug Williams led Washington to the Super Bowl that season, becoming the first African-American QB win a Super Bowl.

The Dodgers win their first World Series by knocking-off their heated rivals, the NY Yankees, in seven games