ON THIS DATE

1924: Harold “Red” Grange accounts for six touchdowns in Illinois’ 39-14 win over Michigan. Grange returns the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. He follows with touchdown runs of 66, 55 and 40 yards in the first 12 minutes of the game. Grange later passes for another touchdown and returns another kick for a touchdown. 1968: Bob Beamon of the U.S. shatters the world record in the long jump at the Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Beamon’s leap of 29 feet, 21⁄ inches betters the mark by

2 one foot, 93⁄ inches. The previous mark, 27-43⁄ 4, was held

4 by Soviet jumper Igor Ter-ovanesyan and Ralph Boston. 1974: Chicago center Nate Thurmond, in his first game with the Bulls, records the NBA’S first quadruple-double. Thurmond has 22 points, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks in the Bulls’ 120-115 overtime win over the Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Stadium.

1977: Reggie Jackson hits three consecutive home runs, all on the first pitch, to lead the New York Yankees to the World Series championship over Los Angeles in six games.

1978: Dave Gall becomes the first jockey to win eight races during a single program. He rides in 10 consecutive races for the day at Cahokia Downs in Alorton, Ill., finishing second and fifth in his two losing efforts.

1981: Joe Danelo of the New York Giants kicks six field goals in a 32-0 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

2003: No Pan Intended becomes the 10th pacer to win harness racing’s Triple Crown, going wire-to-wire in the Messenger Stakes at The Meadows.

2009: Tom Brady of the Patriots throws six touchdown passes — five in one quarter, an NFL mark, in a 59-0 win in the snow against Tennessee. Brady’s five TD passes in the second quarter are a record for one period. The 59point margin matches the largest since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, the Los Angeles Rams’ 59-0 win over the Atlanta Falcons in 1976. New England’s 45-0 halftime lead is the biggest in league history.