Randall Cunningham, American football player, coach, and pastor
Randall Wade Cunningham Sr. (born March 27, 1963) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He spent the majority of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles (with whom he officially retired), having also tenured with the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, and Baltimore Ravens. He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and one-time first-team All-Pro, as well as the league MVP. Nicknamed "the Ultimate Weapon", Cunningham was well-known for his scrambling ability, exiting the game on numerous quarterback rushing yards lists.
A first-team All-American at UNLV, Cunningham was selected in the second round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Eagles, where he remained through the 1995 season. Following 11 seasons with the team, he announced his retirement from football, but returned after a year away from the game to join the Vikings. In 1998, Cunningham enjoyed the strongest season of his career and helped the team set the NFL record for the most regular season points, although the Vikings would be upset in the NFC Championship Game. He was released by the Vikings following the 1999 season after failing to match his success during the previous year. In his final two seasons, he played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens for one year each, primarily as a backup.
Upon retiring for a second and final time, Cunningham became an ordained Protestant minister and a coach at Silverado High School. Since 2020, he has served as the Team Chaplain for the Las Vegas Raiders. Cunningham was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
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- 8Jan
Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is exhibited in the United States for the first time, at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. - 8Feb
John F. Kennedy
Travel, financial and commercial transactions by United States citizens to Cuba are made illegal by the John F. Kennedy administration. - 21Apr
Bahá'í Faith
The first election of the Universal House of Justice is held, marking its establishment as the supreme governing institution of the Bahá'í Faith. - 7Oct
Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
John F. Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. - 22Nov
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John Connally is seriously wounded by Lee Harvey Oswald