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- Oct. 31, 2006: Jonathan Bornstein of Chivas USA is named MLS Rookie of the Year
- Oct. 30, 1963: Six days after receiving a Cy Young Award, Sandy Koufax is named N.L. MVP
- Oct. 29, 1994: Andrew Seras (U.S.) wins the Greco-Roman gold medal at the 1994 Wrestling World Cup
- Oct. 28, 1950: Yehoshua Glazer scores 3 as the Israeli soccer team beats Turkey 5-1 before 20,000 in Tel Aviv
- Oct. 27, 1918: Charles Pores earns AAU national title in the 10-mile-run with a 54-minute, 17.6-second finish
- Oct. 26, 1984: U.S. figure skater Sasha Cohen, a silver medalist in the 2006 Olympics, is born in California
- Oct. 25, 1992: Italy’s Riccardo Patrese wins Grand Prix Japan, his sixth Formula One victory
- Oct. 24, 1967: Steve Chubin, a 6’2″ guard with the ABA’s Anaheim Amigos, scores 42 points against the Kentucky Colonels
- Oct. 23, 1983: Brian Gottfried wins his 25th and final singles title in straight sets in Vienna
- Oct. 22, 1939: Chicago’s Sid Luckman — who remains the NFL’s career leader in touchdown efficiency — tosses very first TD
- Oct. 21, 1929: Jewish boxers win all 5 bouts at a NYC event where $100,000 is raised for Palestine relief
- Oct. 20, 1935: Hank Greenberg earns his 1st MVP award after hitting .328 with 36 HRs and 168 RBIs
- Oct. 19, 1999: Caps center Jeff Halpern scores on Anaheim’s Guy Hebert for the 1st of 152 career goals
- Oct. 18, 1983: Pro bowler Mark Roth wins his 28th title, 2nd-most in PBA history
- Oct. 17, 1968: Two Jews medal in Olympic 4×100 freestyle relay: Mark Spitz (U.S., gold), Semyon Belits-Geiman (USSR, silver)
- Oct. 16, 1974: A’s pitcher Ken Holtzman homered and earned his 2nd win in Game 4 of the World Series
- Oct. 15, 1933: NFL rookie Buckets Goldenberg of the Packers scores on a 67-yard interception return and a 3-yard run
- Oct. 14, 1965: MVP Sandy Koufax blanks Twins in Game 7, ends World Series having yielded 1 earned run in 24 innings (see video)
- Oct. 13, 1905: Lightweight boxer Young Otto (aka Arthur Susskind) earns 17th straight knockout victory in New York
- Oct. 12, 1947: Sid Luckman throws TD passes of 74, 70 and 24 yards as the Bears crush the Eagles 40-7 at Wrigley Field
- Oct. 11, 1965: Dodgers’ Sandy Koufax hurls complete-game shutout of Twins in Game 5 of World Series, adds RBI single
- Oct. 10, 1925: Michigan QB Benny Friedman throws 5 TDs, runs another, and kicks 8 XPs in 63-0 win over Indiana
- Oct. 9, 1973: Oakland’s Ken Holtzman pitches all 11 innings in a 2-1 ALCS win over Baltimore
- Oct. 8, 1959: With 2 wins and 2 saves over White Sox, Dodgers’ Larry Sherry is named World Series MVP
- Oct. 7, 2006: Shawn Green‘s 2 RBIs helped the Mets complete a playoff sweep of the Dodgers
- Oct. 6, 1963: Sandy Koufax beats Yankees 2-1 in World Series sweep, is named series MVP
