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1886 - Jimmy Blouin, one of the great match-game bowlers in the era before professional tournaments; in Trois Rivieres, Quebec
1887 - Cy Williams, who won four home run titles, two each in the dead-ball and the live-ball era; in Wadena, IN
1892 - Walter Hagen, Hall of Fame golfer who won 11 major titles, including including 4 straight PGA Championships; in Rochester, NY
1911 - Josh Gibson, slugging Baseball Hall of Fame catcher who starred in the Negro Leagues; in Buena Vista, GA
1925 - Dottie Kamenshek, who twice led the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in hitting; in Cincinnati, OH
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1926 - Joe Paterno, who has won 340 games and four national championships in 38 seasons at Penn State; in Brooklyn, NY
1954 - Chris Evert, Hall of Fame tennis player who won 157 tournaments and nearly $9 million; in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
1957 - Tom Henke, right-handed reliever who had 20 or more saves each year from 1987 through 1993; in Kansas City, MO
1959 - Florence Griffith-Joyner, sprinter who won three Gold Medals at the 1988 Olympics; in Los Angeles, CA
1960 - Andy Van Slyke, Phillie outfielder who won the 1988 Sporting News player of the year award; in Utica, NY
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1918 - Hobey Baker, Hockey Hall of Famer who also starred in football at Princeton; in a plane crash, at 26
1933 - Tod Sloan, Hall of Fame jockey who developed the modern "monkey crouch" style of riding; at 60
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1958 - Harry Wills, heavyweight boxer who never got a title fight because he was black; at 69
1981 - Bobby Grayson, Stanford fullback who was an All-American in 1934 and 1935; at 67
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1975 - Blanda Passes 2,000-Point Mark
George Blanda kicked four extra points in the final regular-season game of his career, as the Oakland Raiders beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 28-20. That gave him 2,002 career points, still the record. Blanda announced his retirement the following August, shortly before his 49th birthday.
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1997 - Sanders Is 4th 2,000-Yard Rusher
Detroit Lion running back Barry Sanders rushed for 184 yards in a 13-10 win over the New York Giants, giving him 2,053 for the season. He's one of only four runners to go over 2,000 yards.
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