Tuesday, November 01, 2011

TODAY IN HISTORY

NOVEMBER 1
1913:Knute Rockne and quarterback Gus Dorais lead the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to a 35-13 victory over Army at West Point. The unexpected win is largely thanks to a newly developed play — the forward pass. Rockne will go on to become one of the most successful coaches in college football history.

1938: In a match race heard by an estimated 40 million radio listeners, underdog racehorse Seabiscuit crosses the finish line four lengths ahead of Triple Crown winner War Admiral at the Pimlico Special in Baltimore, winning an event billed as the "Match of the Century."

1950: Charles "Chuck" Cooper, the first African American player drafted by the National Basketball Association, makes his debut with the Boston Celtics, scoring 9 points in a loss to the Fort Wayne Pistons.

1959: After being hit in the face by a hockey puck one too many times, goalkeeper Jacques Plante of the Montreal Canadiens dons a resin and fiberglass face mask, inspiring other goalies in the National Hockey League to follow suit.

1994: The Chicago Bulls retire Michael Jordan's No. 23 jersey, which will hang on public display in Chicago's United Center. A sculpture of Jordan outside of the arena pays further homage to the basketball star, with the inscription, "The best there ever was. The best there ever will be."
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