This Day in Sports

Flyers’ 35-Game Unbeaten Streak Ends in Minnesota

October 13, 2025 8

Houston’s Rick Barry scored 19 points in a

October 17, 2025 9

1979 Heisman winner Charles White

December 8, 1979 9

March 26, 1979: Michigan State and Magic Johnson defeat Indiana State and Larry Bird in the Division I Basketball Championship final. The telecast on NBC attracts a rating of 24.1, the highest ever for the event.

March 26, 1979 10

College Player Wins

October 13, 2025 12

March 24, 1979: Herb Brooks claims the last of his three NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championships as coach at Minnesota less than one year before coaching the U.S. Olympic team to its “Miracle on Ice” in Lake Placid, New York.

March 24, 1979 9

Bradshaw, Steelers Make History With Third Title

October 13, 2025 11

Seattle’s Paul Silas played in his 1,123rd regular

October 17, 2025 8

Dec. 16, 1978: The first Division I-AA Football Championship is conducted in Wichita Falls, Texas.

December 16, 1978 8

1978 Heisman winner Billy Sims

December 7, 1978 8