In 1980, newly hired LSU football coach Bo Rein died in a plane accident.

In 1982, San Francisco's Joe Montana found Dwight Clark in the back of the endzone for the winning touchdown to beat the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Championship.

In 1982, Cincinnati beat the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship game. The temperature at game time was minus 9 but with a sustained wind of 27 miles per hour, it made it feel like -59. It became known as the Freezer Bowl.

In 2004, Carolina Panthers QB Jake Delhomme found Steve Smith for the game winning touchdown against the St. Louis Rams.

In 1982, John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors nearly came to blows in their tennis match.

In 1989, Wayne Gretzky assisted four goals as his LA Kings beat his former team, the Edmonton Oilers 5-4, and in the process, passed Gordie Howe on the NHL’s all-time points list.