News from communities around Los Angeles
October 5, 1985
Grambling State defeats Prairie View A&M 27-7, giving Grambling coach Eddie Robinson 324 career victories in college football, breaking the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant’s record. Robinson won 408 games in 55 years as Grambling’s coach.
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Maurice Ashley becomes the first Black person to become a chess grandmaster. The rank is conferred by the International Chess Federation to players who amass […]
Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits the 715th home run of his career off Al Downing of the Los Angeles Dodgers, breaking Babe Ruth’s […]
Led by Rube Foster, owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants, the Negro National League was established by a coalition of team owners at a […]