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Posted on: Thursday, November 5, 2009

On this date: 1977 — BYU's Marc Wilson sets an NCAA record with 571 passing yards


Associated Press

Nov. 5

1927 — Walter Hagen beats Joe Turnesa 1-up to capture the PGA Championship for the fourth consecutive year and fifth overall.

1961 — Bill Stacy of the St. Louis Cardinals returns two interceptions for touchdowns in a 31-17 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.

1966 — Virgil Carter of Brigham Young passes for 513 yards and rushes for 86 to set an NCAA record for total yards with 599 in a 53-33 victory over Texas Western.

1977 — Brigham Young sophomore Marc Wilson sets an NCAA record with 571 passing yards in a 38-8 rout of Utah.

1978 — Oakland coach John Madden becomes the 13th head coach to win 100 games in the NFL as the Raiders beat the Kansas City Chiefs 20-10.

1994 — George Foreman regains part of the heavyweight title he lost to Muhammad Ali in 1974, stopping Michael Moorer with a two-punch combination at 2:03 of the 10th round. Foreman, 45, captures the IBF and WBA championships to become the oldest champion in any weight class.

1995 — John Elway becomes the seventh player in NFL history to throw for 40,000 yards in his career, leading the Denver Broncos to a 38-6 rout of the Arizona Cardinals.

1995 — Warren Moon throws for three touchdowns and 237 yards to become the second fastest to reach the 40,000-yard plateau as Minnesota edges Green Bay 27-24.

1997 — The Milwaukee Brewers become the first major league team to switch leagues this century, moving from the AL to the NL when baseball's ruling executive council approves the shift.

1999 — Carolina's Ron Francis becomes the sixth NHL player to reach 1,500 career points when he assists on Sami Kapanen's first-period goal for the Hurricanes in 3-2 loss at Detroit.

2000 — Elvis Grbac completes 39 of 53 passes for a 504 yards and three touchdowns in Kansas City's 49-31 loss to Oakland.

2006 — Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil makes a remarkable New York debut, becoming the first South American to win the New York City Marathon, in 2:09.59. Defending champion Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia is the first woman in more than a decade to win two straight titles in New York, winning in 2:25:05.

2008 — Tony Parker scores a career-high 55 points, including a 20-footer at the buzzer to force a second overtime in San Antonio's 129-125 victory over Minnesota.