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What happened in history on this day: January 28?
On January 28 in ...
- 1887 - England all out for 45 versus Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, their lowest total ever.
- 1904 - First college sports letters: Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them.
- 1911 - Frenchman Henri Rougier wins first Rally of Monte Carlo.
- 1914 - First Millrose Games (athletics) held (New York City, New York).
- 1922 - American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League".
- 1922 - J E Clair turns Green Bay franchise back to NFL.
- 1931 - Donald Bradman scores 220 New South Wales versus Victoria, 308 minutes, 13 fours.
- 1943 - Chicago Blackhawks beats New York Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores four goals.
- 1943 - Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with five points in a game.
- 1958 - Brooklyn Dodgers' catcher Roy Campanella is paralyzed in an automobile wreck.
- 1959 - Soviet Union wins 62-37 for first international basketball loss by US.
- 1960 - NFL announces Dallas Cowboys (1960) and Minnesota Vikings (1961) franchises.
- 1968 - 29th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Chandler Harper.
- 1968 - Goose Goslin and Kiki Cuyler elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1969 - Second ABA All-Star Game: West 133 beats East 127 at Louisville.
- 1972 - Oral Roberts' Eddie Woods grabs 30 rebounds for second consecutive game.
- 1973 - Henry Boucha of the Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 seconds into a game versus Montreal Canadiens.
- 1973 - Mickey Welch, George Kelly, and Billy Evans elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1974 - Sam Thompson, Jim Bottomley, and Jocko Conlan elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1975 - 8th ABA All-Star Game: East 151 beats West 124 at San Antonio.
- 1976 - Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park.
- 1984 - Los Angeles Kings stop Wayne Gretzky's 51-game scoring streak.
- 1986 - The Texas Rangers sign free-agent catcher Darrell Porter to a one-year contract.
- 1989 - 63rd Australian Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Helena Sukova (6-4, 6-4).
- 1989 - Boon completes 7th Test century, 149 versus West Indies at Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1990 - 78th Australian Men's Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Stefan Edberg (4-6, 7-6, 5-2-retire).
- 1990 - The San Francisco 49ers defend their NFL Championship, winning their fourth Super Bowl overall with a 55-10 win over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most Valuable Player is quarterback Joe Montana of the 49ers.
- 1991 - Boon completes 9th Test century, 121 versus England at Adelaide.
- 1992 - Boon completes 12th Test century, 135 versus India at Adelaide.
- 1992 - Stan Hansen beats Jumbo Tsuruta to win All Japan Triple Crown.
- 1994 - Inna Lassovskaja jumps ladies world record (14.78m).
- 1995 - 69th Australian Open Women's Tennis: Mary Pierce beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (6-3, 6-2).
- 1995 - 83rd Australian Open Men's Tennis: Andre Agassi beats Pete Sampras (4-6, 6-1, 7-6, 6-4).
- 1995 - Memphis Mad Dogs granted Canadian Football League's 13th franchise.
- 1996 - 84th Australian Men's Tennis: Boris Becker beats Michael Chang (6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2).
- 1996 - The Dallas Cowboys become the first NFL franchise to win three Super Bowls in a span of four seasons, as they defeat the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17 in Super Bowl XXX at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. It is the Cowboys' 5th Super Bowl championship. Larry Brown, Defensive Back, is named Most Valuable Player.
- 2001 - Super Bowl XXXV: The Baltimore Ravens beat the New York Giants 34-7.
- 2007 - (to February 4) The 2007 Asian Winter Games are held in Changchun, China.
- 2009 - Detroit Red Wings' forward Henrik Zetterberg signs a contract extension worth US$73 million over 12 years.
- 2017 - At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, USA, the Rolex 24 at Daytona race is held, round 1 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 #10 Cadillac DPi driven by Jeffrey Gordon, Max Angelelli, and Ricky Taylor, and Jordan Taylor.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 5th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #66 Ford GT driven by Joey Hand, Sebastien Bourdais, and Dirk Mueller.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 15th overall is the Performance Tech Motorsports #38 ORECA FLM09 driven by Kyle Masson, Nick Boulle, James French, and Patricio O'Ward.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 18th overall is the Alegra Motorsports #28 Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Jesse Lazare, Daniel Morad, Michael Christensen, Michaelde Quesada, and Carlos De Quesada.
- 2022 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Arizona Coyotes by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Dallas Stars by score 5-0.
- 2022 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats New York Rangers by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 3-2.
Births of sports figures on January 28
- 1873 - Birth of M A Noble; cricket player (great Australian all-rounder at turn of century).
- 1880 - Birth of Herbert Strudwick; cricket player (England wicket-keeper before and after WWI).
- 1900 - Birth of Anni Holdmann in Germany; 100m runner (Olympics-1928).
- 1906 - Birth of Henry Foley; cricket player (batted in New Zealand's first Test 1930).
- 1932 - Birth of W Parry O'Brien in California, USA; shot putter (Olympics-2 gold/silver-1952, 1956, 1960, 1964).
- 1934 - Birth of Bill White; American first baseman (Saint Louis Cardinals)/ announcer (New York Yankees)/president (National League).
- 1942 - Birth of Hansdjürgen Bäumler in Germany; pairs ice skater (Olympics-silver-1968).
- 1957 - Birth of Nick Price in Durban, South Africa; PGA golfer (1991 Byron Nelson Classic).
- 1962 - Birth of Michael Cage; NBA forward/center (Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jersey Nets).
- 1963 - Birth of Colleen Harp in Washington DC, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-9th-1994).
- 1963 - Birth of Denise Beillmann in Switzerland; figure skater (Olympics-4th-1980).
- 1964 - Birth of Dwight Stone; NFL receiver/running back (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers).
- 1964 - Birth of Emlyn Aubrey; PGA golfer (1995 Nestles-25th).
- 1966 - Birth of Jeff Uhlenhake; NFL center (New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins).
- 1966 - Birth of Michal Pivonka in Kladno, Czechoslovakia; NHL center (Washington Capitals).
- 1967 - Birth of Peter Hofstede; Dutch soccer player (Roda JC, FC Utrecht).
- 1967 - Birth of Tom Hodson; NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints).
- 1968 - Birth of Henry Hering in Pointe-Claire, Québec, Canada; rower (Olympics-9-1992, 1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Marnie McBean in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; rower (Olympics-gold-1992, 1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Giorgio Lamberti; Italian free style swimmer (world record 200m).
- 1969 - Birth of John Veenhof; Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen).
- 1970 - Birth of Barry Minter; NFL middle linebacker (Chicago Bears).
- 1970 - Birth of James Atkins; NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1970 - Birth of Mike Chalenski; NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1972 - Birth of Carey Bender; NFL running back (Buffalo Bills).
- 1972 - Birth of Elena Baranova; WNBA center (Utah Starzz).
- 1972 - Birth of Frank Garcia; NFL center (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers).
- 1973 - Birth of Bronwyn Thompson; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Jerome Allen; NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves).
- 1973 - Birth of Joe Stephens; NBA forward (Houston Rockets).
- 1973 - Birth of Robert Braknis in Montréal, Québec, Canada; 100m backstroke/4 x 100 (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Derrick Mayes; NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl XXXI).
- 1974 - Birth of Jermaine Dye in Oakland, California, USA; outfielder (Atlanta Braves).
- 1974 - Birth of Tony Delk; NBA guard (San Francisco Warriors).
- 1974 - Birth of Vitaly Tregubov; hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
- 1974 - Birth of Zack Bronson; safety (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1975 - Birth of Anne Montminy in Montréal, Québec, Canada; 10m diver (Olympics-17-1992, 1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Julian Dean in Waihi, New Zealand; team pursuit cyclist (Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on January 28
- 1930 - Clarence Skelton Wimble, cricket player (score pair in Test for South Africa), dies.
- 1938 - Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver, dies at age 28.
- 1938 - John Sharp, cricket player (England bat 1909, also soccer international), dies.
- 1965 - Tich Freeman, cricket player (3776 FC wickets leg-spin, 304 in 1928), dies.
- 1967 - Stanley Coen, cricket player (two Tests for South Africa, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies.
- 1970 - Tommy Andrews of Australia, 16 Tests 1921-26 cricket player (592 runs), dies.
- 1991 - Dale Long, hit home runs in 8 consecutive games, dies at age 66.
- 1996 - Dan Duva, boxing promoter, dies at age 44.
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