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1853 - "Old Hoss" Radbourn, whose Hall of Fame plaque calls "the greatest of all nineteenth century pitchers"; in Rochester, NY
1871 - Joe Kelley, Hall of Fame first baseman who had a career batting average of .317; in Cambridge MA
1899 - Tony Hinkle, Basketball Hall of Fame coach who had a 561-393 record at Butler University; in Logansport, IN
1931 - Cliff Hagan, Basketball Hall of Fame forward who starred with Kentucky and the St. Louis Hawks; in Owensboro, KY
1932 - Bill Hartack, Hall of Fame jockey who rode 4,272 winners in 21,535 starts; in Colver, PA
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1933 - Milt Campbell, decathlon Gold Medalist in 1956 who was also a world-class hurdler; in Plainfield, NJ
1938 - Deacon Jones, Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end who coined the term "sack"; in Eatonville, FL
1942 - Dick Butkus, College and Pro Football linebacker at Illinois and with the Chicago Bears; in Chicago, IL
1947 - Steve Owens, 1969 Heisman Trophy winner who was the first Detroit Lion to rush for more than 1,000 yards; in Gore, OK
1949 - Tom Kite, called "the best player who never won a major tournament" until he won the 1992 U. S. Open; in Austin, TX
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1930 - Rube Foster, pitcher, manager, and organizer of the National Negro League; at 51
1956 - Calvin Jones, Iowa All-American who was the first black to win the Outland Trophy; in a plane crash, at 23
1959 - Tony Canzoneri, Boxing Hall of Famer who was world featherweight and lightweight champion; at 51
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1965 - Branch Rickey, baseball executive who created the farm system and signed Jackie Robinson; at 83
1978 - Ed Healey, Pro Football Hall of Famer who starred with Rock Island and the Chicago Bears; at 83
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1934 - Giants Don Sneakers, Beat Bears
Trailing the Chicago Bears 10-3 at halftime of the NFL championship game at the ice-coated Polo Grounds, the New York Giants switched from football cleats to basketball sneakers. They scored 27 fourth-quarter points to win, 30-13, partly because they had better traction.
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1978 - Women's Pro Hoops League Opens Play
The Chicago Hustle beat the Milwaukee Does, 92-87, in the first regular-season game for the Women's Professional Basketball League. The first pro league for women, the WPBL lasted until 1981.
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1984 - Dickerson Goes Over 2,000 Yards
Eric Dickerson of the Los Angeles Rams rushed for 215 yards against the Chicago Bears to become the second player in NFL history to have more than 2,000 rushing yards for the season. He still had one game left and finished with 2,105 yards, the NFL record.
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