This day in sports history: Francis Ouimet becomes first amateur to win US Open; Steelers make NFL debut

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Francis Ouimet, known by many as the "father of amateur golf," forever changed the game when, on Sept. 20, 1913, he defeated two of the sport's top players at the time for his first and only major victory, becoming the first amateur to win the U.S. Open.

Ouimet, who was just 20 at the time, is largely credited with popularizing the game of golf in America after his victory at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. 

Francis Ouimet (1893-1967), an American golfer who was the first to win the U.S. Open. (Getty Images )

The Massachusetts native grew up across the street from The Country Club and was encouraged by a friend to play in the tournament after the announcement it would be held in Brookline, according to Ekwanok Country Club, where Ouimet won the U.S. Amateur Championship in 1914.

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He qualified for the tournament and shockingly defeated Britain’s Harry Vardon and Ted Ray in an 18-hole playoff win. 

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1933 Pittsburgh Steelers team photo.  (Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)

The Pittsburgh Steelers, formerly the Pirates, made their debut in the NFL Sept. 20, 1933, when they took Forbes Field against the New York Giants before a crowd of around 20,000. 

They lost their first game 23-2 under head coach Forrest Douds but quickly turned things around in Week 2 to pick up the franchise’s first win against the ​​Chicago Cardinals. 

Despite early struggles, including just one playoff appearance in the organization’s first 37 years, the Steelers have