Oct 10, 2022 2 min read

ON THIS DATE

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.