This Day in Sports History

Jan. 22

1920 — The New York Yankees announce they will be the first team to wear uniform numbers, according to the player’s position in batting order.

1960 — Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson in a 15-round split decision to capture the world middleweight boxing title.

1962 — Bob Feller and Jackie Robinson are elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Robinson, who had the distinction of becoming the first black to play in the Major League, is also the first to enter the Hall.

1973 — George Foreman knocks out Joe Frazier in the second round in Kingston, Jamaica, to win the world heavyweight title.

1984 — Marcus Allen rushes for a Super Bowl-record 191 yards on 20 carries and scores two touchdowns as the Los Angeles Raiders trounce the Washington Redskins, 38-9.

1988 — Mike Tyson knocks out Larry Holmes in the fourth round at Atlantic City to retain his world heavyweight title.

1989 — Joe Montana caps an 11-play, 92-yard drive with a 10-yard pass over middle to John Taylor with 34 seconds remaining to give the San Francisco 49ers a 20-16 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl.

2006 — Kobe Bryant scores a staggering 81 points — the second-highest total in NBA history — and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors 122-104.

2012 — Lawrence Tynes kicks a winning 31-yard field goal in sudden-death overtime and New York beat the San Francisco 49ers 20-17 in the NFC championship game.

2019 — Mariano Rivera becomes baseball’s first unanimous Hall of Fame selection, elected along with Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez and Mike Mussina. Rivera receives all 425 votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.