Aug. 5
1921 — Radio station KDKA and announcer Harold Arlin provide the first broadcast of a major league game as the Pirates beat the Phillies 8-5 at Pittsburgh.
1936 — At the Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his third of four gold medals, winning the 200-meter race in an Olympic-record 20.7 seconds.
1954 — The first election for the Boxing Hall of Fame is held. Twenty-four fighters are elected, with the most noteworthy from the modern era Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis and Henry Armstrong. Fifteen are selected from the pioneer era including John L. Sullivan, Gentleman Jim Corbett and Jack Johnson.
1967 — The Denver Broncos beat the Detroit Lions, 13-7, in a preseason game, for the first AFL victory over an NFL team.
1984 — American Joan Benoit wins the first Olympic marathon for women in 2:24:52, finishing 400 meters ahead of Norway’s Grete Waitz.
1991 — Sergei Bubka becomes the first to clear 20 feet outdoors in the pole vault, breaking his own world record by a half-inch at the Galan track meet in Malmo, Sweden.
1997 — Michael Johnson wins his third straight 400-meter title at the world championships in Athens, Greece, capturing the gold medal in 44.12 seconds.
2005 — Jason Gore shoots a 12-under 59 in the second round of the Nationwide Tour’s Cox Classic in Omaha, Nebraska.
2006 — Warren Moon becomes the first black quarterback to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio; joined by Troy Aikman, John Madden, Rayfield Wright, Harry Carson and Reggie White.
2007 — Tom Glavine earns his 300th victory in an 8-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs.
2007 — Lorena Ochoa wins the Women’s British Open — the first women’s professional tournament played at venerable St. Andrews — for her first major title.
2012 — Jamaica’s Usain Bolt claims consecutive gold medals in the marquee track and field event at the Summer Games in London. Only about fifth-fastest of the eight runners to the halfway mark, Bolt erases that deficit and overtakes a star-studded field to win the 100-meter dash final in 9.63 seconds, an Olympic record that lets him join Carl Lewis as the only men to win the event twice.
2012 — Britain’s Andy Murray cruises past Roger Federer 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 in the Olympic tennis singles final at Wimbledon. Serena and Venus Williams win the doubles title, as Serena becomes tennis’ first double-gold medalist at an Olympics since Venus won singles and doubles at the 2000 Sydney Games. Ben Ainslie earns another gold medal in the Finn class to become the most successful sailor in Olympic history.
2013 — Alex Rodriguez is suspended through 2014 (211 games) and All-Stars Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta and Everth Cabrera are banned 50 games apiece when Major League Baseball disciplines 13 players in a drug case.
2014 — The San Antonio Spurs hire WNBA star Becky Hammon as an assistant coach, making her the first woman to join an NBA coaching staff.
2017 — Justin Gatlin spoils Usain Bolt’s farewell beating him in the 100 meters at the world track championships in London. Bolt gets off to a slow start and Gatlin holds him off at the line in 9.92 seconds. American sprinter Christian Coleman takes silver in 9.94 seconds and Bolt took bronze in 9.95.
2018 — The Springfield Lasers win their first World TeamTennis title edging the Philadelphia Freedoms 19-18. The Lasers were 0-5 in WTT championship finals and winless in three meetings with the Freedoms during the 2018 regular season.
2018 — Georgia Hall of England catches p*rnanong Phatlum in a final-round duel at Royal Lytham & St. Annes to win the Women’s British Open for her first major title.
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FAQs
Warren Moon, who made seven playoff appearances, was the first black quarterback elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. During his NFL career (1984–2000), he was the first black quarterback on four different teams. The 2023–2024 playoffs featured six starting black quarterbacks, the most in NFL history.
When did Warren Moon get inducted into the Hall of Fame? ›
After his years in Houston, Moon went on to play with the Minnesota Vikings, Seattle Seahawks, and Kansas City Chiefs. In 2006, Moon was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Did Warren Moon ever win a Super Bowl? ›
Warren Moon is statistically one of the best quarterbacks ever, but he is rarely talked about ... likely because he never won a Super Bowl. Throughout Moon's 17 seasons, he played for four different teams, threw for just under 50,000 passing yards, and tossed 291 touchdowns.
Who drafted the first black QB? ›
First African American quarterback in the NFL - Willie Thrower (Michigan State), Chicago Bears 1953.
How many black QB are in the Hall of Fame? ›
Despite the careers of Doug Williams, Randall Cunningham, Steve McNair, Donovan McNabb and Michael Vick, Warren Moon remains the only Black QB in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Who was the first black American inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame? ›
Emlen Lewis Tunnell (March 29, 1924 – July 23, 1975), nicknamed "the Gremlin", was an American football player and coach. He was the first African-American to play for the New York Giants and also the first to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Who was the first person ever inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame? ›
The first class of enshrinees included 11 former players (Red Grange, Don Hutson, Dutch Clark, Bronko Nagurski, Mel Hein, Pete Henry, Cal Hubbard, Sammy Baugh, Johnny McNally, Ernie Nevers and Jim Thorpe), 1 founder/owner/coach (George Halas), and 5 owners/executives (Curly Lambeau, Bert Bell, Joe Carr, Tim Mara and ...
How many current NFL quarterbacks are black? ›
On the opening day of the 2023-2024 National Football League season, a historic record was set. For the first time in the history of the NFL, 14 Black quarterbacks took the snap on week 1.
Who was the first Hall of Famer ever? ›
The inaugural Hall of Fame election results were announced in the media on Feb. 2, 1936, and featured Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner as the Class of 1936.
What QB has never lost a Super Bowl? ›
Zeke Bratkowski didn't lose in Super Bowls in his career.
| NAME | L | YDS |
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| Zeke Bratkowski | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Starr | 0 | 452 |
| Joe Namath | 0 | 206 |
| Babe Parilli | 0 | 0 |
24 more rows1. Dan Marino. Marino is the best quarterback to never win a Super Bowl, only having one opportunity to win the championship in a 1984 season in which he obliterated the single-season records for yards (5,084) and passing touchdowns (48).
What NFL QB legend never got a Super Bowl ring? ›
Dan Marino
Best chance: Marino led the Dolphins to the big game in his just second season. It was an MVP year for Marino, who threw for then NFL records of 5,084 yards and 48 touchdowns.
Who was the first black QB MVP? ›
With Tennessee trailing 23-16 on the final play of regulation, McNair threw a 9-yard pass to wide receiver Kevin Dyson, who was tackled by Rams linebacker Mike Jones one yard shy of the end zone as time expired. In 2003, McNair became the first Black quarterback to win the Associated Press NFL MVP Award.
Which NFL team has never started a black QB? ›
The Giants were the last team never to field a black starting quarterback during an NFL season. Though progress has evidently been made, a 2015 study showed that black quarterbacks were still twice as likely to be benched as their white counterparts.
Who was the first black man in the Hall of Fame? ›
Forty-three years ago today, Feb. 5, 1972, the Hall of Fame enshrined its first African American member, Bob Douglas. It was 13 years after the Hall of Fame opened in 1959 that Douglas became the first black man honored there.
How many black players are in the NFL Hall of Fame? ›
Currently, there are 35 HBCU alumni from 17 different HBCUs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. From the 1950s and into the 1970s, many Black players couldn't attend predominantly white schools to play football.
Who was the first black NFL MVP? ›
Joe Perry, the first Black NFL MVP | Black History Month.
