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...
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...
1959 – Wilt Chamberlain makes his NBA debut with the Philadelphia Warriors. 1988 – NHL great Mike Bossy announces his retirement. 1989 – Game #3 of the World Series is finally played after being delayed by a week due to an earthquake. 1992 – The Toronto Blue Jays beat...
Local Football Schedule - 10/23 West Central at Culver - 6:00Winimac at South Central - 6:30North Judson at Triton - 6:30Twin Lakes at River Forest - 6:30North Newton at Bowman - 7:00Whiting at Knox - 7:00Rensselaer Central at Lake Station - 7:00Boone Grove at Wheeler...
1939 – A pro football game is aired on television for the first time as NBC broadcasts Brooklyn’s win over Philadelphia. 1961 – Erich Barnes of the New York Giants ties an NFL record by returning an interception 102 yards for a touchdown. 1966 – NHL legend Bobby Orr...
1930 – Whiting losses to Hammond High 6-0 – the first of three straight 6-0 losses for...
