Today in sports history: Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974
Here's a look back at sports happenings on this date in history, Jan. 16.
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1972: Dallas Cowboys dominate Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI
1972 — The Dallas Cowboys dominate the Miami Dolphins, setting a Super Bowl record of 252 yards rushing en route to a 24-3 victory.
A Jan. 16, 1972, file photo, Dallas running back Duane Thomas is stopped by Miami Dolphins tacklers after picking up a short gain during NFL football's Super Bowl VI in New Orleans. (AP Photo/File)
1974: Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1974 — Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Mantle is elected in his first year of eligibility and Ford in his second year.
Mickey Mantle, left, and Whitey Ford pose together in New York City after being named to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Jan. 17, 1974. (AP Photo)
2008: Bob Knight becomes first men’s Division I coach with 900 wins
2008 — Bob Knight becomes the first men’s Division I coach with 900 wins when Texas Tech beats No. 10 Texas A&M 68-53.
Texas Tech basketball coach Bob Knight looks up at the scoreboard during play against Texas A&M in an NCAA basketball game in Lubbock, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. Knight earned his 900th career win with the 68-53 win. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
2011: New York Jets stun the New England Patriots in AFC playoffs
2011 — New York Jets stun the New England Patriots 28-21. The Patriots, who had the league’s best record during the regular season, are sent to their third straight postseason loss. Mark Sanchez throws three touchdown passes, Tom Brady is sacked five times and the Jets advance to their second straight AFC championship game.
This Jan. 16, 2011, file photo shows New York Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis stepping over New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady after sacking him during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File)
2015: NCAA restores 112 football wins it stripped from Penn State and Joe Paterno
2015 — The NCAA restores 112 football wins it stripped from Penn State and Joe Paterno in the Jerry Sandusky child-molestation scandal and reinstates the venerated late coach as the winningest in major college football history. The NCAA announces the settlement with the school weeks before a scheduled trial on the legality of the sanctions imposed in 2012.
A group of Penn State students gather with a cardboard cutout of the late Penn State head football coach Joe Paterno outside Old Main on campus to celebrate the reversal of NCAA sanctions against the Penn State football program Friday, Jan. 16, 2015 in State College, Pa. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
2016: Larry Fitzgerald's late-game heroics lead Cardinals over Packers
2016 — Larry Fitzgerald sets up and scores the winning touchdown on the third play of overtime, taking a 5-yard pass from Carson Palmer that lifts Arizona past Green Bay 26-20 after Aaron Rodgers’ desperation 41-yard touchdown pass to Jeff Janis on the final play of regulation. Fitzgerald turns a short pass into a 75-yard gain on the first play of overtime to set up his 5-yard shovel pass reception for the winning score.
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) celebrates his catch in the red zone to set up a game winning touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals won 26-20 in overtime. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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