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On this day in sports history April 21, 2001

Michael Vick became the first African American quarterback selected 1st overall in the NFL Draft

While at Virginia Tech

3,074 passing yards

20 passing TD

1,202 rushing yards

16 rushing TD

Led Virginia Tech to a Gator Bowl victory in 2001

He truly changed what was thought possible for mobile quarterbacks

CJ McCollum tonight

32 points

3 rebounds

6 assists

3/10 from deep

He becomes just the 3rd player in Hawks history to record 30+ points, 6+ assists, and 3+ threes in a playoff game

Trae Young — 8x

Jeff Teague — 1x

Data via Stathead / Basketball Reference

The Hall of Famer and Flyers all-time leading goal scorer totaled

• 420 goals

• 463 assists

• 883 points

In his NHL career

He’s one of just 99 players in NHL history to record 400+ goals and 450+ assists

His 400th career goal came against who else but the Flyers opponents tonight the Pittsburgh Penguins

Data via Stathead / Hockey Reference

The Sixers land the No. 22 pick via the Houston tiebreaker

It’s just the 3rd time in franchise history they’ll pick at 22

They haven’t picked there since 1982 when they selected Mark McNamara

Weirdly, the only other time was the year prior in 1981 when they took Franklin Edwards

Both ended up as members of the 1983 championship team

Stat to date 📅 April 20 Dan Marino had 420 career passing TD

One of the greatest quarterbacks of all time who helped revolutionize the passing game

• 4,967 completions (10th all-time)

• 61,361 passing yards (10th all-time)

• 420 passing TD (8th all-time)

When he retired in 2000 he was the NFL all-time leader in completions passing yards and passing TD

5x passing yards leader

3x passing TD leader

8x All-Pro

1984 MVP

Data via Stathead / Pro Football Reference

On this day in Philly sports history April 20, 2013

Wayne Simmonds scored his first career NHL hat trick as the Flyers beat the Hurricanes 5-3

He would go on to record 3 hat tricks in his NHL career

On this day in sports history April 20, 1986

Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan scored 63 points in a playoff game setting the NBA record

Nearly 40 years later it still stands as the highest scoring game in NBA playoff history

On this day in Philly sports history April 19, 1990

The 76ers and Pistons were involved in a major brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills

The incident was sparked late in the game when Bill Laimbeer shoved the ball into Rick Mahorn’s face leading to Charles Barkley going after Laimbeer

Barkley and Laimbeer were each fined $20,000 and suspended one game

Scott Hastings was fined $10,000 and suspended one game for punching Barkley

Both teams were fined $50,000 along with additional fines for players leaving the bench

Total fines reached $162,500 which was a record at the time

The Mount Holly, New Jersey native excelled in his 3 year stint with his hometown Eagles

418 targets

222 catches

3,067 receiving yards

19 receiving TD

He’s one of just 6 players in Eagles history to record 3,000+ receiving yards and 15+ receiving TD in their first 48 games with the team

Data via Stathead / Pro Football Reference

On this day in Philly sports history April 18, 1987

Mike Schmidt hit his 500th career home run against the Pirates

He remains the only player in Phillies history with 500+ home runs

He’s also one of just 5 third basemen in MLB history to hit 500+ home runs

On this day in sports history April 18, 1998

Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning was selected 1st overall by the Indianapolis Colts

While at Tennessee

863 completions (1st in school history)

11,201 passing yards (1st in school history)

89 passing TD (1st in school history)

1997 SEC Player of the Year

The best quarterback in program history

Ryan Zimmerman across 16 seasons in D.C.

1,846 hits (1st in franchise history)

417 doubles (1st in franchise history)

284 HR (1st in franchise history)

1,061 RBI (1st in franchise history)

The greatest Washington National ever and it may be a long time before anyone touches those records

Data via Stathead / Baseball Reference

The Phillies erased a 12-1 deficit to beat the Cubs 18-16 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field in one of the greatest comebacks in NL history

Mike Schmidt hit four consecutive home runs

Schmidt is one of just 19 players in MLB history to homer four times in a game

The 4x Pro Bowler and Bengals legend remains one of the greatest receivers in franchise history

416 receptions (8th in franchise history)

7,101 receiving yards (3rd in franchise history)

53 TD (5th in franchise history)

He’s one of just 114 NFL wide receivers with 50+ receiving TD and 7,000+ receiving yards in a career

Data via Stathead / Pro Football Reference

In 34 games with the Eagles he was one of the best kick returners in franchise history

• 1,165 kickoff return yards (17th)

• 2 kickoff return TD (T-3rd)

• 27.7 Y/Rt (highest among Eagles with 25+ returns)

Huff is still the most recent Eagle to return a kickoff for a TD (October 23, 2016 vs Vikings)

It’s been nearly a decade since the Eagles returned a kickoff for a touchdown

Data via Stathead / Pro Football Reference

Ian Kinsler goes 6-for-6, scores 5 runs, and hits for the cycle in a 19-6 win over the Orioles

First player since Farmer Weaver 119 years ago to go 6-for-6 and hit for the cycle in a 9-inning game

It was also the first time MLB celebrated Jackie Robinson Day league wide with every player wearing No. 42 a tradition that continues every year