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1996 Packer Chris Jacke kicks longest field goal to end overtime (53 yards)
1996 New York Jet Nick Lowrey breaks Jan Stenerud NFL field goal record at 374 1995 Bobby Stokes, athlete, English footballer, scored the winning goal in 1976, Southampton F.C. vs. Manchester United, FA Cup Final, in the 83rd-minute, considered biggest upset in FA Cup Final history, dies at 44 1994 1,500th goal in Soccer World Cup history scored by Caceres of Argentina 1991 Paul Coffey sets NHL defensman soring mark with 311th goal 1991 New York Rangers right wing Mike Gartner scores his 500th NHL goal 1991 Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal 1991 St. Louis Blues Brett Hull scores his 86th goal 1991 Matt Barr's field goal with no time left gives New York Giant 15-13 Victory over defending champs San Francisco 49ers, for NFC title 1991 Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scores his 700th goal against New York Islanders 1990 Brett Hull becomes 1st son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50 1989 1st playoff goal scored by a goalie, Ron Hextall of Philadelphia 1989 Gretzky sets 2 records, his 45th hat trick and 10th 40+ goal season 1988 Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal 1987 Ranger's Bob Frosse becomes 2nd goalie to score a goal (vs Isles) It is later ruled that he should not be credited with goal 1987 Saskatchewan's Dave Ridgway kicks a CFL-record 60-yard field goal 1986 New York Islander, Mike Bossy, scores his 500th goal 1985 Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky scores 50th goal in 49th game of season 1984 Cleveland Browns' Steve Cox sets club record with a 60-yd field goal 1984 New Jersey Devils 1st OT goal, Jan Ludvig beats Hartford Whalers 6-5 1983 Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks his 2nd New York Giant record 56 yard field goal 1983 Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks New York Giant record 56 yard field goal 1982 Wayne Gretzky scores NHL-record 78th goal of season en route to 92 1981 Wayne Gretzky scores quickest 50th goal (game 39) 1981 Joe Danelo kicks then New York Giant record 55 yard field goal 1980 Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89' 3" basketball field goal 1979 Tony Franklin of Philadelphia Eagles kicks 59-yard field goal 1979 NHL's greatest scorer Wayne Gretzky scores his 1st NHL goal 1977 Texas' Russell Erideben kicks his 3rd 60 yard field goal of the season 1977 Arkansas' Steve Little kicks a record tying 67 yard field goal 1977 Islanders allow Red Wings only 11 shots on goal 1975 Bob Thomas of Chicago Bears kicks 55-yard field goal 1974 Dave Kryskow scores Washington Capitals 1st NHL shorthanded goal 1974 NFL moves goal posts and adopts sudden-death playoff 1972 Don Cockroft of Cleveland Browns kicks 57-yard field goal 1972 Clover Maitland, Australian field hockey goal keeper 1996 Olympics 1971 Montreal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal 1970 Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal 1970 Kansas City Chiefs Jan Stenerud kicks 55-yard field goal 1970 Damon Diletti, Australian field hockey goal keeper, Silver Medal 1992, 1996 Olympics 1970 AAU player Steve Myers makes a basketball field goal of 92'3 " from out of bounds, Tacoma-it shouldn't have counted, but was allowed 1969 Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal 1969 Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks 55-yard field goal 1967 Lachlan Dreher, Australian field hockey goal keeper, Olympicss silver 1992, 1996 1967 Wilt Chamberlain sinks NBA record 35th consecutive field goal 1967 Sling-shot goal post and 6' wide border around field are standard in NFL 1966 Al Nelson sets NFL record returning missed field goal, 100 yards 1966 Bobby Hull's 51st goal of season, sets record 1964 Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal 1963 Gordie Howe ties Rocket Richard's lifetime 544 goal record 1963 Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545 1961 George Blanda of Houston Oilers kicks 55-yard field goal 1961 John F. Kennedy sets goal of putting a man on Moon before the end of decade 1953 Bert Bechichar, Baltimore Colts, kicks a 56-yard field goal 1951 Bobby Stokes, born in Portsmouth, England, athlete, English footballer, scored the winning goal in 1976, Southampton F.C. vs. Manchester United, FA Cup Final, in the 83rd-minute, considered biggest upset in FA Cup Final history 1949 Shep Messing, Israel, soccer goal tender, New York Cosmos 1947 Tom Dempsey, NFL record-holder, longest field goal, 63 yards 1933 Howie Morenz takes over NHL career goal lead at 251 1933 Major NFL rule changes (hash mark 10 yards in, posts on goal line) 1929 Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence 1922 Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards 1917 1st NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leaf Harry Cameron 1904 Brandon's Lester Patrick becomes 1st hockey defenseman to score a goal 1902 Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender 1928 Olympics gold |
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