This Day in Sports

1959 Heisman winner Billy Cannon

December 7, 1959 48

Nov. 28, 1959: The first National Collegiate Soccer Championship is played at UConn; Saint Louis wins the first of 10 championships between 1959 and 1973.

November 28, 1959 50

AFL Expansion Breakthrough: New England Patriots Franchise Officially Formed

November 16, 1959 43

Nellie Fox wins the 1959 American League MVP Award

November 12, 1959 38

Historic Performance: Jim Brown’s Five-Touchdown Outburst Stuns Baltimore

November 1, 1959 51

Aug. 27, 1959: Ownership of the National Collegiate Athletic Bureau is authorized.

August 27, 1959 48

Bill Russell Sets Record

October 13, 2025 50

Historic Finish: Ameche’s Sudden-Death Score Lifts Colts Over Giants in ’58 Classic

December 28, 1958 48

1958 Heisman winner Pete Dawkins

December 6, 1958 51

Nov. 15, 1958: The first College Division Cross Country Championships are conducted at Wheaton College (Illinois).

November 15, 1958 58