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Bob Cousy dribbling for the Celtics

On This Date: The Celtics Pull Bob Cousy's Name Out of a Hat, and Hate It (Oct. 5, 1950)

On Oct. 5, 1950, three NBA owners drew the names of 3 Chicago Stags out of a hat. The Celtics got the one they didn't want: Bob Cousy. Six titles later, nobody was complaining.

Jim Brown in his No. 32 Browns jersey

On This Date: Jim Brown Carries 37 Times in the Rain at Soldier Field, a Browns Record (Oct. 4, 1959)

On Oct. 4, 1959, in a steady rain at Soldier Field, Jim Brown carried 37 times for 147 yards and 2 touchdowns, a Browns record, while 92,394 watched the first West Coast World Series game 2,000 miles away.

Billie Jean King in a paper crown reading $100,000, laughing, at a 1971 press conference.

On This Date: Billie Jean King Becomes the First Woman to Earn $100,000 in a Year (Oct. 3, 1971)

On Oct. 3, 1971, Billie Jean King beat Rosie Casals in Phoenix and became the first woman athlete to earn $100,000 in a year. The $1 contracts that started it, the Nixon call, and the pay gap that remained.

Bob Feller in his windup on the mound

On This Date: Bob Feller Strikes Out a Record 18 Tigers, and Loses (Oct. 2, 1938)

On Oct. 2, 1938, 19-year-old Bob Feller struck out a record 18 Tigers and lost 4-1, while Hank Greenberg's chase of Babe Ruth's 60 ended in the same doubleheader, called for darkness.

Four members of the 1933 New York Giants

On This Date: The Giants Beat the Packers Without Making a First Down (Oct. 1, 1933)

On Oct. 1, 1933, the Giants beat the Packers 10-7 in Milwaukee with 66 yards, 1 completion and 0 first downs. Why the Packers were there, how the Giants scored, and the 1942 game where they did it again.

A TV camera on the sideline at Randall's Island for the Fordham-Waynesburg telecast.

On This Date: Fordham vs. Waynesburg, the First Football Game Ever on TV (Sept. 30, 1939)

On Sept. 30, 1939, NBC televised Fordham vs. Waynesburg, the first football game ever on TV. Fordham won 34-7, but little Waynesburg scored the first touchdown.

On This Date: Babe Ruth Hits No. 60, and 5 Things You Didn't Know About the 1927 Yankees (Sept. 30, 1927)

On This Date: Babe Ruth Hits No. 60, and 5 Things You Didn't Know About the 1927 Yankees (Sept. 30, 1927)

Sept. 30, 1927: Babe Ruth hit No. 60 as the Yankees won their 109th game. Plus 5 things you didn't know about the greatest team ever.