Sep 24, 2021 3 min read

ON THIS DATE

Sept. 25

1962 – Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson at 2:06 of the first round at Comiskey Park in Chicago to win the world heavyweight boxing title.

1976 – Dennis Pazzabon runs for a touchdown and throws for another score, and Kent Ewell kicks two field goals, as Waynesburg College defeats host California State 20-14.

1981 – Willie Davis rushes for 276 yards on 21 carries, and teammate Jim Edwards gains 164 yards on 18 attempts, as host Charleroi High School defeats McGuffey 35-13 in a Century Conference football opener.

1981 – California High School’s Brian Schaum scores five touchdowns – on runs of 11, four and one yards, and touchdown passes of 28 and 11 yards from Brendan Folmar – as the Trojans defeat visiting Carmichaels 34-19 in a Tri-County South Conference game.

1987 – Darrin Balliard’s 25-yard field goal as time expries gives undefeated Ringgold a 12-10 victory over Trinity at College Field.

1994 – Oliver McCall scores a major boxing upset by stopping Lennox Lewis 31 seconds into the second round to win the WBC heavyweight title in London.

2011 – A 38-yard field goal by Shaun Suisham with four seconds remaining gives the Pittsburgh Steelers a 23-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

Sept. 26

1953 – Joe Marconi, a fullback from Fredericktown, scores on a 10-yard run in the fourth quarter to lead West Virginia to a 17-7 victory over Pitt.

1961 – Roger Maris ties Babe Ruth’s 34-year-old record with his 60th homer, off Baltimore’s Jack Fisher.

1964 – Gary Pittman throws touchdown passes of 40 yards to Lou Kertesz and 30 yards to Al Casciola as Avella High School defeats visiting Mapletown 16-6 in a game between undefeated football teams.

1970 – Bob McLuckey catches a 37-yard touchdown pass from Don Kasperik in the with 3:06 remaining to give Washington & Jefferson a 28-21 victory over Carnegie Mellon. Kasperik passed for two scores and ran for another.

1971 – New York’s Tom Seaver throws a one-hitter and strikes out 10 in the Mets’ 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at Shea Stadium. Vic Davalillo singles in the seventh inning to break up the no-hitter.

1975 – Mike Wasieleski’s conversion run is the difference as undefeated Peters Township edges Bellevue, 14-12, in a Black Hills Conference game.

1980 – A six-yard touchdown run by Doug Brown late in the first half gave Washington the lead and Don Cameron secured the win by intercepting two passes in the final four minutes as as the Little Prexies edged Waynesburg, 6-0.

1981 – Defensive back Jan Jesso sets a school single-game record by intercepting four passes – returning one 16 yards for a touchdown – to lead Waynesburg College to a 35-14 victory over visiting Canisius.

1986 – Richard Bryant throws a halfback pass to Rod Iams for a nine-yard touchdown with less than a minute remaining, and Jason Luzier passes to Jack Fleissner for a two-point conversion, as Washington rallies for a 14-14 tie with McGuffey.

1986 – With undefeated Burgettstown (5-0) leading 32-0 and 1:28 left in the first half, the Blue Devils’ game against Fairchance-Georges in stopped and the Blue Devils declared the winners. After two F-G linemen suffer neck injuries, Runners athletic director Dan Andria consults with game officials and requests that the game be called. The officials grant Andria’s request.

1997 – Washington overcomes a 16-point deficit in the closing minutes to defeat Quaker Valley, the No. 3-ranked team in Class AA, 35-28, at Wash High Stadium. The Prexies score three touchdowns in the final 1:51, including Sean Thomas’ game-winning one-yard plunge with two seconds left.

2000 – American Rulon Gardner denies Russian Alexander Karelin a fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal and ends his 15-year winning streak in international competition with a 1-0 upset in the 286-pound Greco-Roman wrestling final at the Sydney Games.