Today in Sports: Sid Luckman of the Chicago Bears becomes the first pro to pass for more than 400 yards

Todays Sports Highlight in History: 1943 Sid Luckman of the Chicago Bears becomes the first pro to pass for more than 400 yards (433) and seven touchdowns in a 56-7 victory over the New York Giants.

On this date: 1964 Gus Johnson and Walt Bellamy become the first NBA teammates to score 40 points apiece as the Baltimore Bullets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 127-115.

Johnson has 41 points, Bellamy 40.

1964 Detroits Gordie Howe becomes the NHLs all-time goal-scoring leader, including playoffs, with his 627th career goal.

Howe beats Montreals Charlie Hodge in a 4-2 loss.

1965 Gary Cuozzo, subbing for injured Johnny Unitas, throws five touchdown passes to lead the Baltimore Colts to a 41-21 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

1966 Muhammad Ali knocks out Cleveland Williams in the third round to retain the world heavyweight title in Houston.

1970 Forty-three members of the Marshall football team die when their chartered plane crashes in Kenova, W.Va.

1993 Don Shula breaks George Halas career record for victories with No.

325 as the Miami Dolphins defeat Philadelphia 19-14.

Shulas record: 325-153-6 in 31 seasons with Baltimore and Miami; Halas, 324-151-31 in 40 seasons with Chicago.

2004 Chicagos 19-17 win over Tennessee marks the second time an NFL game ended in overtime on a safety.

2004 John and Ashley Force become the first father-daughter combo in NHRA history to win at the same event in the season finale.

John Force races to his 114th Funny Car victory, and his 21-year-old daughter takes the Top Alcohol class at Pomona (Calif.) Raceway.

2009 Toby Gerhart rushes for 178 yards and three touchdowns as Stanford annihilates Southern California 55-21.

Its the most points ever conceded by the Trojans, who played their first game in 1888.

2009 Daniel Passafiume sets the NCAA record for most receptions in a single game, catching 25 passes for Division III Hanover College.

Passafiume finishes with 153 yards receiving and two touchdowns in a 42-28 loss to Franklin.

2010 John Force wins his NHRA-record 15th Funny Car season championship, completing an improbable and emotional comeback from a horrific accident in Dallas three years ago that left the 61-year-old stars racing future in serious jeopardy.

Force becomes the oldest champion in NHRA history on the same day that the series crowns its youngest champion, 20-year-old Pro Stock Motorcycle rider LE Tonglet.

2010 The New York Jets defeat the Browns 26-20 in overtime at Cleveland Browns Stadium.

The Jets, who won 23-20 in OT at Detroits Ford Field last week, are the first team in NFL history to win road games in overtime in consecutive weeks.

2015 Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds breaks the NCAA record for career rushing touchdowns, upping his total to 81 with four scores in the No.

22 Midshipmens 55-14 over SMU.

2015 Kellen Dunham scores 24 points and No.

24 Butler breaks four school records in a 144-71 trouncing of The Citadel.

The 144 points are the most points scored by a team in a mens college basketball game featuring two D-I schools since TCU beat Texas-Pan American 153-87 in 1997.

2017 Grayson Allen Dukes lone senior scores a career-high 37 points, freshman Trevon Duval has 17 points and 10 assists, and the top-ranked Blue Devils beat No.

2 Michigan State 88-81 in the Champions Classic in Chicago.

Wendell Carter Jr.

adds 12 points and 12 rebounds, helping Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski improve to 12-1 in his career against Michigan State..

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