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1879 - Jim Norris, Hockey Hall of Fame executive who owned the Detroit Red Wings; at St. Catherines, Ontario
1883 - Jess Harper, College Football Hall of Fame coach who established Notre Dame as a power; in Pawpaw, IL
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1909 - Charlie Conacher, Hockey Hall of Famer who led the NHL in scoring three times; in Toronto, Ontario
1959 - Mark Aguirre, college basketball player of the year as a junior at DePaul in 1981; in Chicago, IL
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1933 - Bill Roper, who coached Princeton football teams to an 89-28-6 record from 1919 through 1930; at 53
1946 - Walter Johnson, Hall of Fame pitcher whose 479 wins included a record 110 shutouts; at 59
1957 - Maurice McLoughlin, Tennis Hall of Famer who won national singles titles in 1912 and 1913; at 67
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1977 - Adolph Rupp, Basketball Hall of Fame coach whose Kentucky teams won 874 games and lost 190; at 76
1992 - Moose Krause, who played four sports at Notre Dame and later became athletic director; at 79
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1935 - Berwanger Wins First 'Heisman'
The first Downtown Athletic Club Trophy was presented to halfback Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago, who was thereby named the best football player from a college east of the Mississippi. In 1936, the DAC renamed it the Heisman Trophy and began presenting it to the best college player in the nation.
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1990 - Carolina Beats Kentucky in Historic Game
Tied for the all-time lead in college basketball victories with 1,483 each, Kentucky and North Carolina faced one another at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels won, 84-81, to break the tie.
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