Today in Sports - Warren Moon becomes the first black QB to be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame

Warren Moon was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Nov. 2006, becoming the first Black quarterback to receive the honor. The “Today in Sports” recap also notes other major milestones across decades: Jesse Owens won his third Olympic gold medal in Berlin in 1936, taking the 200 meters in an Olympic-record 20.7 seconds. In 1967, the Denver Broncos beat the Detroit Lions 13-7 in a preseason game for the AFL’s first win over an NFL team. Other listed events include Joan Benoit’s first women’s Olympic marathon win in 1984 (2:24:52) and Sergei Bubka clearing 20 feet outdoors in 1991 in Malmo, Sweden.