SPORTS HISTORY'S BLOG

On this day in 1962, the Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants 16-7 in the NFL championship game inside Yankee Stadium. The Packers were led by Jim Taylor and Ray Nitschke and helped this…

On this day in 2007, Tom Brady sets a then-NFL record, throwing his 50th TD pass, and the New England Patriots become the first team in NFL history to finish the regular season 16-0. The Patriots…

On this day in 2008, the Detroit Lions finished the season 0-16 with a 31-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers. This was the first time in National Football League history that a team went…

On this day in 1981, Wayne Gretzky became the fastest NHL player to get 100 points in history. He did it in only 38 games, and would finish the season by becoming the only player to…

On this day in 1951, the 1st coast-to-coast televised football game was aired. The game was the NFL Championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cleveland Browns. The Browns came into the game a 6…

On this day in 1990, Paul Coffey became the second NHL defenceman to record 1000 points, doing so in a record-breaking 770 games. He ended his career with 1531 points. Coffey was inducted into the Hockey Hall…

On this day in 1959, Tom Landry accepted the coaching job with the Dallas Cowboys. Landry is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in NFL history. During his career, he invented the now popular 4–3 defense,…

On this day in 1966, the NBA awarded Seattle a franchise for the 1967-68 season. The team would be named the Seattle Supersonics. The Supersonic were in Seattle until 2008, when the team relocated to Oklahoma City,…

On this day in 1980, "Raging Bull" was released to theaters. The movie was directed by Martin Scorsese and starred Robert De Niro as boxer Jake LaMotta. The movie is based off of LaMotta's biographical…

On this day in 1972, the Miami Dolphins became the 1st undefeated team in NFL history with a 14-0 record. The team was led by coach Don Shula and consisted of big time players like…