41 years ago, the Yankees signed Reggie Jackson and turned him into 'Mr. October'

Let's take a trip back to November 1976. The Yankees hadn't won a World Series since 1962, placing them in the midst of the longest drought in their history. A few weeks prior, they reached the postseason for the first time since 1964 but were swept in the World Series by the Big Red Machine.
So, on Nov. 29, the Yankees signed former MVP and 1973 World Series MVP Reggie Jackson to join their outfield.
Jackson didn't waste any time establishing himself as the straw that stirred the Yankees' drink. He led the team in doubles and RBIs in the regular season, but it was in the World Series that his addition began to really pay dividends.
In the 1977 World Series, Mr. October was born. Jackson homered in Games 4 and 5 of the Series, but it was in the Yankees' clinching Game 6 that he cemented his postseason legend.
After walking in his first plate appearance of the game, Jackson hammered the first pitch he saw in the fourth inning from Dodgers starter Burt Hooton over the right-field wall to give the Yankees their first lead of the game at 4-3:

The next inning, he hit the first pitch from reliever Elias Sosa to more or less the same place:

Though Jackson didn't come to the plate again until the eighth inning, the break didn't stop him from jumping on the first pitch from Charlie Hough and sending it to center field to give the Yankees an 8-3 lead.

The Yankees held on for the win and Jackson got his second World Series MVP Award.
They met the Dodgers again in the 1978 World Series and Jackson once again put on a show, hitting two home runs with a 1.196 OPS.
During Jackson's five-year tenure in the Bronx, the Yankees won two World Series and went to the postseason four times. The team didn't make the postseason again until 1995 -- a 13-year drought following Mr. October's departure.