The Time A Golfer Won The US Open While Suffering From Dysentery
The 1934 US Open was a prestigious but kind of strange golf tournament. The guy who won it, Olin Dutra, was sick as a dog the whole time.
In The 1920s There Was A Footrace From Los Angeles To New York
On this day in 1928, the start of the Trans-America Foot Race, aka the "Bunion Derby," in which about 200 runners in Los Angeles set out to run all the way to New York City.
The Canadiens And Maple Leafs Had A Brawl, And A Hockey Game Broke Out
Today in 1953, two NHL teams racked up a then-record 204 penalty minutes, in a game that’s officially 60 minutes long. Hockey is a rough sport. Plus a guitarist in Japan can play blues riffs with a cheerful little parakeet on his hand!
Two Football Teams Merged And Became The “Steagles”
When World War II put many pro athletes into military service, pro sports leagues had to get creative. That's how on this day in 1943, two pro football teams that normally competed against each other joined forces.
The Swimming Champion Who Became A Real-Life Superhero
Armenian finswimming champion Shavarsh Karapetyan saved at least 20 passengers trapped in a trolleybus that had gone into a lake. Has anybody done a biopic about this guy yet?
Alice Coachman Raised The Bar For Team USA
We don’t have the Olympic Games right now, but we can still mark a big Olympic moment that happened on this day in 1948: the day Alice Coachman became the first Black woman to win Olympic gold.
Satchel Paige Was So Good He Could Still Get Batters Out In His Late 50s
Leroy "Satchel" Paige was a star for decades, and once pitched three scoreless innings in the major leagues at age 59.
The Longest Tennis Match Ever Started 10 Years Ago Today
John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played for more than 11 hours over three days.
You Know Mack Robinson’s Brother, Now Get To Know Mack Robinson
On this day in 1912, the birth of the greatest athlete you might never have heard of - Olympic silver medalist and community advocate Mack Robinson.