On this day in sports: October 21

1. 1973 Fred Dryer of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game. Source
2. 1984 Niki Lauda claims his third and final Formula One Drivers' Championship Title by half a point ahead of McLaren team-mate Alain Prost at the Portuguese Grand Prix. Source
3. 1990 Born: Ricky Rubio, Spanish basketball player Source
4. 1991 Born: Alexander Burmistrov, Russian ice hockey player Source
5. 1992 Born: Damion Lee, American basketball player Source
6. 2007 Finnish driver Kimi Räikkönen of Scuderia Ferrari won the Brazilian Grand Prix in Formula One. With this result, Räikkönen became world champion, surpassing McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso by one point in the drivers' standings. Source

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