Sports History 1865 - The billiard ball was patented by John Wesley Hyatt. 1964 - NBC-TV aired the opening ceremonies of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. It was the first live color TV program to be transmitted to the U.S. by satellite. 1977 - Joe Namath played the last game of his National Football League (NFL) career. 1979 - Mark Messier made his NHL debut with the Edmonton Oilers. 1987 - Tom McClean finished rowing across the Atlantic Ocean. It set the record at 54 days and 18 hours. 1987 - Doug Jarvis ended his streak of 984 straight games in the NHL. The streak started on October 8, 1975. 2011 - Nelson Cruz (Texas Rangers) hit the first-ever postseason walk-off grand slam to give the Rangers a 7-3 win. The win gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead in the ALCS over the Detroit Tigers. |