Oct 9, 2020 4 min read

ON THIS DATE

Oct. 10

1936 – Ohio State trumpet player John Brungart dots the ‘i’ in “Script Ohio” for the first time during halftime of the Buckeyes’ 6-0 loss to Pitt at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. After Brungart, the honor began to go exclusively to sousaphone players, with exceptions made for well-known fans of the Ohio State program, like John Glenn, Jack Nicklaus and Bob Hope.

1964 – John Henry Johnson of Pittsburgh, at age 35, outrushes Jim Brown 200 yards to 59 as the Steelers defeat Cleveland, 23-7, at Municipal Stadium.

1974 – John Colombo has a hat trick and Dave Severding scores two goals as Trinity High School defeats Charleroi 5-1 as the Hillers win the school’s first WPIAL section boys soccer title.

1976 – The Cleveland Browns defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers, 18-16, behind the play of third-string quarterback David Mays. Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw suffers a neck injury when he is dumped on his head by the Browns’ Joe “Turkey” Jones.

1980 – Jim Edwards rushes for 196 yards and touchdowns of 42, 15, 3 and 46 yards as Charleroi beats Washington, 42-21, in a Century Conference game.

1980 – Brendan Folmar rushes for 94 yards, including a 35-yard touchdown in the first quarter, and completes six of 11 passes for 70 yards, including a 14-yard TD to Brian Schaum, as California defeats visiting Jefferson-Morgan 23-12.

1986 – Two botched snaps from center on punts, including one that sets up Brian Hilk’s game-winning one-yard touchdown run with 2:49 remaining, prove to be the difference as Trinity rallies to beat Uniontown 15-12 at College Field. The win keeps the Hillers undefeated at 7-0.

1994 – Trinity’s Mike Gasper shoots 7-over par 78 to finish in second place, and Steve Wheatcroft finishes in a tie for fifth place with an 81, at the WPIAL Golf Championships at Champion Lakes Golf Course. It marks the first time in school history that Trinity has advanced two golfers to the PIAA Championships.

1998 – Grove City’s R.J. Bowers, the leading rusher in NCAA Division III, gains 288 of the Wolverines’ 442 rushing yards in a 31-7 victory over Washington & Jefferson at Cameron Stadium.

2005 – Waynesburg freshman Rachel Rohanna shoots a round of 76 to win the WPIAL Girls Individual Golf Championships by three strokes at The Club at Nevillewood. Rohanna becomes the first girl from Washington or Greene counties to win a WPIAL golf title.

2006 – Waynesburg sophomore Rachel Rohanna shoots 2-over par 75 and settles for second place at the WPIAL Girls Individual Golf Championships at the Pittsburgh Field Club. Shady Side Academy’s Margaret Pentrack wins the title with an even-par 73.

Oct. 11

1959 – NFL commissioner Bert Bell dies while watching a game in Philadelphia between the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. Bell was owner of the Eagles (1933-40) and co-owner of the Steelers (1940-45) before becoming NFL commissioner in 1946.

1967 – The Pittsburgh Penguins play their first regular-season at the Civic Arena, a 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Andy Bathgate scores the Penguins’ goal.

1968 – Jerry Castafero caught a deflected 5-yard touchdown pass from Ed Piopa with 59 seconds remaining to give Canon-McMillan High School a 16-14 win over Washington at Wash High Stadium. Ron Faust catches TD passes of 4 and 39 yards from Cal Sherron for Washington.

1972 – In the bottom of the ninth inning, Johnny Bench hits a game-tying home run off Dave Guisti and George Foster scores the game-winning run on a wild pitch by Bob Moose as the Cincinnati Reds rally to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2, in the decisive fifth game of the National League Championship Series at Riverfront Stadium.

1979 – Pinch-hitter Manny Sanguillen delivers a two-out single during a downpour in the ninth inning, scoring Ed Ott with the winning run as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 in Game 2 of the World Series.

1985 – Richard Bryant rushes for 155 yards and two touchdowns and Mike Suwak passes for another score as Washington defeats previously unbeaten McGuffey, 40-8, at Wash High Stadium.

1998 – Neil O’Donnell completes 20 of 26 passes for 298 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cincinnati Bengals to a 25-20 win over his former team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.