What Happened on October 5, 1986

Historical Events

Rams running back Eric Dickerson runs for an NFL overtime record 42-yard touchdown as LA defeats Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 26-20 at Anaheim Stadium

Emanuel Sayles, American jazz banjo player (Preservation Hall Jazz Band), dies at 79
Hal B. Wallis [Aaron Blum Wolowicz], American movie producer (Casablanca; Maltese Falcon; Martin & Lewis; Elvis movies; Barefoot in the Park), dies at 87
James H. Wilkinson, English mathematician (numerical analysis), dies of a heart attack at 67
Mike Burgmann, Australian racing driver (b. 1947)