Sep 2, 2020 2 min read

Sept. 3

1967 – California’s Bruce Dal Canton makes his major-league debut, throwing three scoreless innings in relief for the Pirates during a 7-2 loss to Philadelphia.

1970 – Vince Lombardi, the head coach of the Washington Redskins who reached legendary status in the 1960s with the Green Bay Packers, dies of cancer at age 57.

1972 – Twenty-four-year-old Bill Schmidt of Canonsburg wins a bronze medal in the javelin with a throw of 276-11 1/2 at the Munich Olympics.

1973 – Gary Smith, a pitcher from Lone Pine, is named Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year, and Sol Mintz successfully defends its World Class B men’s slow-pitch softball championship in St. Louis. Sol Mintz defeats Edna Hotel of New Kensington in the title game, 16-10, in eight innings. Chuck Yesenchak of Muse hits two home runs in the final.

1976 – Rick Young throws for one touchdown and scores on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter as Washington High School wins its season opener, 19-14, over host Charleroi.

1988 – Shawn Evans and Jim Fields each score two touchdowns as Washington erases a halftime deficit and snaps a three-game losing streak to Trinity by defeating the Hillers 28-7 in the season opener.

1993 – Ken Konek rushes for 152 yards on 27 carries and scores on a three-yard run with 4:02 remaining to give Charleroi a 7-0 season-opening victory over arch-rival Monessen.