– 1945: ”Mr. Inside” Doc Blanchard of Army becomes the first junior to win the Heisman Trophy. Blanchard also becomes the only athlete to win both the Heisman and the Sullivan Award.
– 1956: Notre Dame quarterback Paul Hornung edges Tennessee`s Johnny Majors to win the Heisman Trophy.
– 1957: The White Sox trade Minnie Minoso and Fred Hatfield to the Cleveland Indians for Early Wynn and Al Smith.
– 1961: Floyd Patterson defends his world heavyweight title by knocking out Tom McNeeley in the fourth round in Toronto.
– 1961: Syracuse running back Ernie Davis becomes the first black to be picked No. 1 in the NFL draft. The Washington Redskins made the selection.
– 1982: Georgia`s Herschel Walker beats out Stanford`s John Elway and SMU`s Eric Dickerson to win the Heisman Trophy.
