NY sports history: Jan. 12, 1957
THIS DAY IN NY SPORTS HISTORY
Saturday, Jan. 12, 1957
Columbia's Forte sets mark
Chet Forte set a Columbia single-game record with 44 points in the Lions' 93-82 road win against Rutgers. On Feb. 13, Forte dropped 45 points in a 93-75 Ivy League victory over Penn. The record would hold up for 34 years. Columbia sophomore Buck Jenkins scored 47 points in a 92-77 win over Harvard on Feb. 15, 1991, a mark that still stands. "Chet the Jet" played at Columbia from 1954-57 and is third all-time with 1,611 career points, and tops with a 24.8-point average. The 5-7 Forte, a 1957 All-American guard, is better known as being the first director of "Monday Night Football." He won 11 Emmys in a 25-year career at ABC. He died in 1996 of a heart attack. He was 60.
Sarra Sounds Off Ep. 35: EI baseball, girls lacrosse and plays of the week On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," we look at East Islip baseball's inspirational comeback story, Jared Valluzzi has the plays of the week and Tess Ferguson breaks down the top defensive players in girls lacrosse.
Sarra Sounds Off Ep. 35: EI baseball, girls lacrosse and plays of the week On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," we look at East Islip baseball's inspirational comeback story, Jared Valluzzi has the plays of the week and Tess Ferguson breaks down the top defensive players in girls lacrosse.
