- 1953 Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins term "Pencil neck geek"
Event of Interest
1956 Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing
Rocky Marciano
- 1961 NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio
- 1973 KC Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0
- 1975 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic
- 1980 Barbara Barrow wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
- 1981 1st female soccer official is hired by NASL
- 1982 NFL Draft: University of Texas defensive end Kenneth Sims first pick by New England Patriots
Baseball Record
1983 Nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3,509), passing Walter Johnson
Nolan Ryan
Walter Johnson
- 1984 Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers, 8-4, in 19 innings
- 1990 Villanova's women set a 6,000 m relay world record of 17:18:10
- 1992 NY Mets trade David Cone to Toronto Blue Jays for Jeff Kent
- 1994 7th longest NHL game at 125 min 43 sec: Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 1-0 on a goal by Dave Hannan
- 1994 Graeme Obree bicycles world record time (52,713 km)
- 1994 Twins righty Scott Erickson no-hits Brewers 6-0
Golf Tournament
1997 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Championship
Nancy Lopez