1951: Oiler DE Andy Dorris (1977-81) born in Bellaire, OH
1961: Rocket G/F Craig Ehlo (1983-86) born in Lubbock, TX; Oilers beat the Oakland Raiders 35-17 in a preseason game in Honolulu, HI (record 1-1)
1962: Colt .45's purchased rights to INF Johnny Temple from the Baltimore Orioles
1973: Oilers lost to the Chicago Bears 34-7 (preseason record 0-2)
1980: Oilers lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21-7 (preseason record 0-1)
1984: Rockets traded C/F Caldwell Jones to the Chicago Bulls for G Mitchell Wiggins and 1985 2nd (G/F Tyrone Corbin) & 3rd rd picks (F Michael Payne); Oilers beat the New York Jets 36-17 (preseason record 1-1)
1995: Astros traded a player to be named later (P Rick Huisman on 8-17-95) to the Kansas City Royals for C Pat Borders
1999: Robert Barr resigned as Rockets' Sr. Exec VP of Basketball Affairs
2005: Rockets re-signed free agent G Jon Barry
2007: Texans lost to the Chicago Bears 20-19 (preseason record 0-1)
2008: Texans signed OT Cliff Washburn; waived LB Marcus Richardson
2010: Rockets traded F Trevor Ariza to New Orleans; the Pacers traded F Troy Murphy to the Nets; the Nets traded G Courtney Lee to the Rockets; and New Orleans traded G Darren Collison & G James Posey to the Pacers
