Here is a weekly look-in at this week in sports history.
January 26th
1986 – The Chicago Bears defeat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 20, 46-10. Richard Dent named MVP.
1992 – The Washington Redskins defeat the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl 26, 37-24. Mark Rypien named MVP.
1997 – The Green Bay Packers defeat the Patriots in Super Bowl 31, 35-21. Desmond Howard named MVP.
2003 – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl 37, 48-21. Dexter Jackson named MVP.
Births
1961 – Wayne Gretzky (NHL)
1977 – Vince Carter (NBA)
Jan. 27
1989 – The Detroit Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman becomes fourth NHL player to record 100 points in 50 games or less.
1991 – The New York Giants defeat the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl 25, 20-19. Ottis Anderson named MVP.
Births
1959 – Cris Collinsworth (NFL)
1968 – Matt Stover (NFL)
Jan. 28
1969 – Buffalo Bills select O.J. Simpson No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft.
1990 – The San Francisco 49ers defeat the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 24, 55-10. Joe Montana named MVP.
1996 – The Dallas Cowboys defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl 30, 27-17. Larry Brown named MVP.
2001 – The Baltimore Ravens defeat the Giants in Super Bowl 35, 34-7. Ray Lewis named MVP.
Births
1949 – Gregg Popovich (NBA)
1974 – Jermaine Dye and Magglio Ordonez (MLB)
1977 Daunte Culpepper (NFL)
1984 Andre Iguodala (NBA)
Jan. 29
1936 – First players elected to the pro baseball Hall of Fame. The class included Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb.
1995 – The 49ers defeat the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl 29, 49-26. Steve Young named MVP.
2000 – Karl Malone becomes the third player in NBA history to score 30,000 career points, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain.
Births
1964 – Andre Reed (NFL)
1965 – Dominik Hasek (NHL)
1968 – Aeneas Williams (NFL)
1985 Marc Gasol – NBA
Jan. 30
1983 – The Washington Redskins defeat the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl 17, 27-17. John Riggins named MVP.
1990 – Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record by recording 100 points for the 11th straight season.
1994 – The Cowboys defeat the Bills in Super Bowl 28, 30-13. Emmitt Smith named MVP.
2000 – The Rams defeat the Titans in Super Bowl 34, 23-16. Kurt Warner named MVP.
2018 – James Harden puts up the highest-scoring triple-double in NBA history (60 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists).
Jan. 31
1988 – The Redskins defeat the Broncos in Super Bowl 22, 42-10. Doug Williams named MVP.
1993 – The Cowboys defeat the Bills in Super Bowl 27, 52-17. Troy Aikman named MVP.
1999 – The Broncos defeat the Falcons in Super Bowl 33, 34-19. John Elway named MVP.
Births
1947 – Nolan Ryan (MLB)
1968 – Doug Pederson (NFL)
1984 – Vernon Davis (NFL)
Feb. 1
1995 – John Stockton passes Magic Johnson for most career assists in NBA history.
1997 – Ray Bourque becomes the Boston Bruins all-time scoring leader.
2004 – The Patriots defeat the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 38, 32-29. Tom Brady named MVP. During the halftime performance, Janet Jackson experiences a wardrobe malfunction on live television in front of the nation.
2009 – The Steelers defeat the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl 43, 27-23. Santonio Holmes named MVP.
2015 – The Patriots defeat the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl 49, 28-24. Tom Brady named MVP.
Births
1987 – Ronda Rousey (UFC)
