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1871 - Glenn "Pop" Warner, football coach who invented the single and double wing formations; in Springville, NY
1876 - Bill Dinneen, who won three games in the first World Series and later spent 29 years as an umpire; in Syracuse, NY
1898 - Dutch Dehnert, Basketball Hall of Fame center who's credited with inventing the pivot play; in New York City
1901 - Alvin "Doggy" Julian, Basketball Hall of Fame college and NBA coach; in Reading, PA
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1918 - Joe Sobek, who invented racquetball because no one would play squash against him; in Greenwich, CT
1938 - Ron Hansen, smooth-fielding shortstop with the White Sox and Orioles; in Oxford, NE
1971 - Bob Kuberski, defensive tackle for the Green Bay Packer Super Bowl XXXI champions; in ?
1973 - Tony Banks, quarterback who was the St. Louis Rams' first draft choice in 1996; in San Diego
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1915 - Willard KOs Johnson for Heavyweight Title
Jess Willard, the latest "Great White Hope," knocked out Jack Johnson in the 26th round at Havana, Cuba, to win the world heavyweight championship, ending Johnson's reign as the first black champion.
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1984 - Kareem Becomes NBA's Scoring Leader
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hit one of his patented sky hooks in the fourth quarter against the Utah Jazz to give him 31,421 career points, surpassing Wilt Chamberlain's former record.
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1993 - Marlins, Rockies Break into Big Leagues
The Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies made their major-league debuts. Florida beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-3, but Colorado lost to the Mets, 3-0.
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