tom brady He retired from the NFL earlier this year after 23 seasons in the league. During this time, the future Hall of Fame quarterback reached and set many milestones, and on October 3, 2021, he surpassed Drew Brees to become the NFL’s all-time leader in career passing yards. leader.
This is Brady’s first return to Gillette Stadium since leaving to play for New England. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It took him less than 70 yards in the game to surpass Brees’ all-time record of 80,358 yards.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady waves to the crowd as he exits a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on October 3, 2021. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
And then in the first quarter, Brady did just that.
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He connected with wide receiver Mike Evans and completed a 28-yard pass to become the new record holder.
“There are some guys that have been called out by name in a way. Drew Brees, somebody that I respect, is a great guy, great player,” Brady said after the game, via ESPN. “Peyton Manning — one of my favorite players — Brett Favre, Dan Marino, but obviously teammates who have caught all those passes over the years mean a lot to me.”
Brady retired in February and still holds the record with 89,214 yards.The next closest active player on this list is Aaron Rodgers Ranked 9th with 59,055 yards.
‘Gunshots were heard around the world’
In the bottom of the ninth inning, with the Brooklyn Dodgers leading 4-2, Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants hit a home run into the left field stands with two players on. The team won 5-4 and the national team won the league pennant on October 3, 1951. (Getty Images)
There are few moments in baseball history as iconic as Bobby Thomson’s 1951 postseason home run that helped elevate new york giants Beat the Brooklyn Dodgers and win the National League pennant.
According to MLB.com, the Giants entered the final round of the regular season trailing the Dodgers by 13 games, but they quickly turned around and won 39 of their final 47 games. At the same time, the Dodgers’ performance was relatively stagnant, and the two teams were tied in the standings after the regular season.
The Giants won the first of the three-game series, and the Dodgers fought back with a 10-0 run in the next game.
On October 3, 1951, with the Giants trailing 4-2, Thomson stepped up to the plate and hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning.
“The Shot Heard Around the World” sent the Giants to the World Series, where they lost New York Yankees.
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Jerry West retires
On April 13, 1973, Jerry West of the Los Angeles Lakers fouled and shot during a game against the Chicago Bulls at Chicago Stadium. (Heinz Kluetmeier/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)
October 3, 1974 Los Angeles Lakers When Jerry West announced his retirement from the NBA after 14 seasons, he said goodbye to one of the organization’s best shooters.
West, just 36 years old at the time, made the decision after the 1973-74 season, in which he played in just 31 games due to chronic injuries.
According to a 1974 report, West said at a press conference: “The biggest reason I’m retiring is because I set a very high standard for myself and I’m not willing to compromise.” New York Times.
“I saw other players playing longer than I thought they would. I didn’t want to do that.”
During his Hall of Fame career, West was a 14-time All-Star, a 10-time All-NBA selection, and won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 1972. He then continued this success briefly as a coach and then as an executive until 2000.
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Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings poses for a photo in Montreal. (Dennis Broad/NHLI via Getty Images)
Gordie Howe makes NHL debut detroit red wings October 16, 1946. He has been playing professional hockey for nearly 51 years now, making him the only professional hockey player to have played in a game for 6 years.
Howe, then 69, took to the ice on October 3, 1997, and skated for 46 seconds in a game as a member of the International Hockey League’s Detroit Vipers.
His last professional hockey game was in the 1980s.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.