Today in Sports History..

Today is Wednesday September 17.

1920-The National Football League organizes in Canton, Ohio. 12 teams pay $100 to join the association.

1947-Jackie Robinson named rookie of the year

1961- Minnesota Vikings first NFL Game, beating the bears 37-13

1967- New Orleans Saints first NFL game, losing to the Ram 27-13

1984- Reggie Jackson hits #500 as a California Angel

1993- Nolan Ryan records his final ML Strikeout, #5,714, striking out Angels catcher Greg Myers.

1996- Hideo Nomo No-hits the Rockies at Coors Field, winning 9-0. He struck out 8 and walked 4.

2004- Barry Bonds hits his 700th Home Run off of San Diego’s Jake Peavy

Happy Birthday to Mark Brunell, George Blanda, Dan Haren, John Franco, Phil Jackson, Rasheed Wallace, and Alexander Ovechkin

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NBC Sports contributor uses Jackie Robinson as synonym for ‘monkey’

Before this gets taken down; feast your eyes on this one.

You remember the No. 42. That was the number of majors Phil Mickelson played in before he won the 2004 Masters. That’s the amount of frustration, heartbreak and second-guessing “Lefty” endured before he got that Jackie Robinson off his back.

This coming from Dan O’Neill’s last latest piece for NBC Sports.

Link: Garcia’s misery reaching Lefty proportions (msnbc.com)

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