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The first rookie to win the Cy Young Award was Fernando Valenzuela, in 1981.

The National Football League quarterback with the record for most consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass in Johnny Unitas, with 47 consecutive games.

The first relief pitcher to win the Cy Young Award was Mike Marshall, of the Los Angeles Dodgers, in 1974.

The first NFL player to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season was Beattie Feathers, of the Chicago Bears, in 1934. He rushed for 1,004 yards.

The first unseeded male player to win the Wimbledon tennis championship was Boris Becker, in 1985.

The first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season was O.J. Simpson, of the Buffalo Bills, in 1973. He rushed for 2,003 yards.

The first rookie baseball player to win MVP was Fred Lynn, of the Boston Red Sox, in 1975.

The first woman to swim the English Channel was Gertrude Ederle, in 1926.

Paul Brown was the first National Football League coach to return to coaching after he was elected to the Hall of Fame.

The first team to play an NFL postseason playoff game without a turnover or penalty was the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl X, on January 18, 1976.

In 1956, Charles Dumas became the first high jumper to clear 7 feet.

In 1917, the Seattle Metropolitans became the first United States team to win the Stanley Cup.

Austin Carr, of Notre Dame, was the first college basketball player to score 50 or more points in 3 NCAA Tournament games.

The first foreign-born golfer to win the Masters Golf Tournament was Gary Player in 1961.

In 1973, Ron Blomberg, of the New York Yankees became the first person to bat as a designated hitter.

The first Boston Marathon was won by John McDermott, in 1897.

There were 15 runners in the first Boston Marathon, in 1897.

The first quarterback to be selected number one in the NFL draft was Angelo Bertelli, in 1944.

The first National Basketball Association team to do a four game sweep in the NBA finals was the Boston Celtics over the Minneapolis Lakers, in 1959.

638 National Football League players served in the United States military during World War II.

The first UCLA athlete to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated was Rafer Johnson, in 1959.

The first Indianapolis 500 car race was won by Ray Harroun, on May 30, 1911.

The oldest pitcher to pitch a perfect game was Randy Johnson, of the Arizona Diamondbacks, on May 18, 2004 at the age of 40.

In 1919, Sir Barton became the first horse to win the Triple Crown.

Dick Enberg is the only network television sportscaster with a PhD to do the play-by-play of a Super Bowl game.

The first city in the United States to host the modern Olympic games was St. Louis, Missouri in 1904.

Al Michaels was the first network television sportscaster to do the play-by-play for the championship finals in all four major professional sports: baseball, football, basketball and hockey.

The first college wrestler to be selected the Most Outstanding Wrestler twice at the NCAA Tournament was Bill Koll, in 1947 and 1948.

The first touchdown pass in a National Football League championship game was caught by Red Badgro, of the New York Giants, in 1933.

Barry Sanders, of the Detroit Lions, was the first NFL running back to run for more than 1,000 yards in each of his first 10 seasons.

in 1986, Greg LeMond became the first American to win the Tour de France.

The first person to score a touchdown in a Super Bowl game was Max McGee of the Green Bay Packers, on January 15, 1967.

In 1999, Wade Boggs became the first major league baseball player to hit a home run for his 3000th hit.

The original name of the Chicago Bears was Decatur Staleys.

The only person to ever pinch-hit for Babe Ruth was Bobby Veach on August 9, 1925.