The Rifleman Breaks the Backboard, a non-kicker kicks a Field Goal, and George Foreman beats Moorer - This DiSH for Nov. 5

This Day in Sports History

This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In 1946, Boston Celtic and future TV star Chuck Connors became the first professional basketball player to break a backboard.

In 2023, Dare Ogunbowale kicked a 29-yard field goal to become the first non-kicker to kick a field goal in an NFL game since 2002.

In 2000, Arizona Cardinal Aeneas Williams returned a fumble 104 yards for a TD, tying a 26 year old NFL record.

In 1976, the Oakland A's traded manager Chuck Tanner to the Pittsburgh Pirates for catcher Manny Sanguillen.

And in 1994, George Foreman won the heavyweight title when he beat the undefeated and much younger Michael Moorer.

THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUND

Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.

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