Sports

On this date, Sikeston High School toppled Kennett in football, 147-0.

The University of Missouri football team played the Kansas Jayhawks for the first time beginning one of the oldest football rivalry in the nation. It ended in 2012 when Missouri joined the SEC and Kansas refused to play against Missouri.

Henry Armstrong—the only man to ever hold three championship titles at the same time—won his first title (Featherweight) on this date.  He was a lifelong St. Louis resident.

Opening day of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Yankees.

Baseball Hall of Famer Roger Maris was born on this day. He played for both the Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals.  

The St. Louis Rams were in the Super Bowl vs. the New England Patriots in a game which spawned a scandal.

The Kansas City Chiefs appeared in the nation’s very first Super Bowl.

The University of Missouri played its first football game against another school—Washington University in St. Louis.

The Kansas City Royals were the World Champions of Baseball after beating the St. Louis Cardinals. 

The American League approved the transfer of Philadelphia’s Athletics to Kansas City.