On this day in sports: October 18

1. 1968 At the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, American athlete Bob Beamon (pictured) achieved a distance of 8.90 m (29.2 ft) in the long jump event, setting a world record that stood for 23 years. Source
2. 2012 Died: Slater Martin, American basketball player and coach (born 1925) Source
3. 2013 Died: Bum Phillips, American football player and coach (born 1923) Source
4. 2013 Died: Allan Stanley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1926) Source

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