On This Day in Sport for October 31
Events in Sport
- 1888 Scottish vet John Boyd Dunlop patents pneumatic bicycle tyre
- 1900 AL President Ban Johnson writes to NL President Nick Young seeking peace
- 1907 Calgary City Rugby Football Club's 1st game defeating Strathcona Rugby Foot-ball Club 15-0 at Calgary
- 1908 IV Summer (Modern) Olympic Games close in London
- 1921 Federation Sportive Feminine International forms (1st woman track & field association)
- 1943 Washington Redskin Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs Bkln (48-10)
- 1950 The Big Cat, Earl Lloyd becomes the first African-American to play a game in the NBA, scoring 6 points on debut for the Washington Capitols
- 1967 SF Giants Mike McCormick wins NL Cy Young Award
- More Events in Sport
Anthony Wilding
Hobart "Hobie" Alter
George Halas
Willie McCoveyDivorces in Sport
- 1976 NBA legend Larry Bird (19) divorces highschool sweetheart Janet Condra only 11 months after getting married
- 2011 Socialite and model Kim Kardashian (31) divorces basketball player Kris Humphries (26) due to irreconcilable differences only 72 days after getting married
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
October in Sport History
Black Power Salute
Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the podium at 1968 Olympics
October 16, 1968Prince of Wales Gallops Out of Horseracing After Scandal
Once regarded as the ‘first gentleman of Europe’, the lifestyle of a former Prince of Wales caused revulsion, starting with a horseracing scandal on this day.
October 20, 1791
