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1879 - Beals Wright, Hall of Fame tennis player who won two Gold Medals at the 1904 Olympics; in Boston, MA
1915 - Phil Woolpert, who coached San Francisco to two straight NCAA basketball titles; in Los Angeles, CA
1924 - Doug Harvey, Hall of Fame defenseman who won the Norris Trophy six times; in Montreal, Quebec
1926 - Bobby Layne, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Lions to two NFL championships; in Santa Ana, TX
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1934 - Al Kaline, Hall of Fame outfielder who was the youngest batting champion ever; in Baltimore, MD
1949 - Claudia Kolb, swimmer who won both individual medleys at the 1968 Olympics; in Hayward, CA
1957 - Kevin McHale, Basketball Hall of Famer who played for three NBA champions in Boston; in Hibbing, MN
1961 - Reggie White, defensive end who led the NFL in sacks in 1987 and 1988; in Chattanooga, TN
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1914 - Thomas Lee "Bum" McClung, College Football Hall of Fame halfback who became U. S. treasurer; at 44
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1980 - Tarzan Cooper, Basketball Hall of Famer who starred with the legendary Harlem Rens; at 73
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1917 - NHL Opens With Two Games
The National Hockey League began its first season with two games, both Montreal victories. Joe Malone scored five goals as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators, 7-4, and Harry Hyland had five goals in the Montreal Wanderers' 10-9 win over the Toronto Arenas.
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1980 - McMahon Rallies BYU in Holiday Bowl
SMU had a comfortable 45-25 lead over Brigham Young with less than three minutes to play in the Holiday Bowl. But Jim McMahon threw a touchdown pass and, after BYU recovered the onside kick, he threw another to cut the deficit to 45-39. Then BYU got the ball back and, with seconds remaining, McMahon threw a Hail Mary pass from the SMU 41-yard line. Tight end Clay Brown outmuscled two defenders to grab the ball in the end zone and the extra point gave BYU a 46-45 win.
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1990 - Marshall Blows Lead but Wins
In the NCAA Division I-AA championship game, Marshall had a 28-0 lead in the fourth quarter, but Youngstown State came back to tie it up. However, Marshall pulled out the victory and the championship on a field goal with 10 seconds left.
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