Local Football Schedule - 10/30  Concord at South Bend Adams - 6:00North Newton at West Central - 6:30Winimac at North Judson - 6:30Laville at Knox - 6:30Benton Central at Andrean - 6:30Bishop Noll at Twin Lakes - 6:30Goshen at Laporte - 6:30Lake Central at Harrison - 6:30Penn at Valparaiso - 6:30Portage at Elkhart - 6:30Wheeler at Rensselaer Central - 7:00Lowell at Morton - 7:00Hobart…

1954 – The 24 second shot clock is used in pro basketball for the first time, in a game between Boston and Rochester. 1966 – Johnny Unitas becomes the NFL’s leader in career passing yards, breaking YA Tittle’s record. 1973 – Mets pitcher Tom Seaver becomes the first Cy Young Award winner in baseball history that didn’t win 20 games. 1974 – Nolan Ryan,…

1942 – Branch Rickey is named President and GM of the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1949 – The White Sox trade for Nellie Fox. Fox would go on to play for the Sox until 1963, making the All-Star team 12 times, winning the MVP in 1959 and would end up being inducted into the Hall of Fame. 1960 – Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay,…

1924 – The White Sox and New York Giants play in an exhibition game in Dublin, Ireland. Fewer than 20 people attend. 1950 – University of Nevada punter Pat Brody sets an NCAA record by booting a 99 yard punt. 1962 – New York Giants quarterback YA Tittle throws for seven touchdowns in a game against Washington. 1973 – Lakers center Elmore Smith sets…

1938 – At old Gleason Field, Gary Froebel shuts out a Gary Wallace 25-0. The Blue Devils did not allow the Hornets quarterback – future pro football hall of fame coach Hank Stram (Kansas City Chiefs), to matriculate the ball downfield. 1949 – On their way to a perfect season, East Chicago Roosevelt whipsWhiting 49-0 and would eventually be voted the state champion –…

1963 – Gordie Howe scores career goal #544, tying Maurice “Rocket” Richard for the most in NHL history. 1973 – The University of Alabama sets an NCAA football record with 823 yards of total offense as part of a 77-6 win over Virginia Tech. The Crimson Tide ran for 743 yards during the game with four rushers (Jim Taylor, Wilbur Jackson, Calvin Culliver, and…

1863 – The Football Association is formed, creating the sport of soccer.  1950 – Branch Rickey resigns as president of the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1951 – Joe Louis loses his final fight, falling to Rocky Marciano via TKO in the eighth round. Louis’ career ends with a 66-3 record to go along with 52 knockouts. 1960 – The American League approves the Washington Senators move…

1930 - Whiting losses to Hammond High 6-0 - the first of three straight 6-0 losses for the Oilers to close out the first campaign of the Great Depression. 1955 - Gary Lew Wallace tops Gary Roosevelt 12-6 at tiny Tolleston Field on the city\'s west side. 1974 - Led by running back Mark Traveline, Gary Wallace improves to 7-1 with a 41-0 win…

1968 – The US men’s basketball team beats Yugoslavia 65-50 to win the gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics. 1973 – The Cubs trade Fergie Jenkins to the Rangers for Bill Madlock and Vic Harris. 1973 – The Giants trade slugger Willie McCovey to the Padres. 1990 – Evander Holyfield knocks out Buster Douglas in a bout in Las Vegas to win the…

1914 – The Gary high school football team, made up of players from Froebel and Emerson, travel to Chicago where they lose to Hyde Park High 21-0.1936 – Hammond Catholic (now Bishop Noll) beats Griffith 18-2.1947 – The Roosevelt Roughriders, who would go on to a 9-0 season, shutout out the Whiting Oilers 13-0.1947 – The Gary Emerson Golden Tornado shuts out Columbus 32-0…