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1894 - Ed Healey, Pro Football Hall of Famer who starred with Rock Island and the Chicago Bears; in Indian Orchard, MA
1900 - Ted Lyons, Hall of Fame pitcher who had a 280-230 record with 27 shutouts; in Lake Charles, LA
1920 - James Counsilman, whose Indiana teams won four straight NCAA swimming championships; in Birmingham, AL
1920 - Albert "Ox" Wistert, who was an All-Pro tackle five years in a row, 1944-48; in Chicago, IL
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1929 - Terry Sawchuk, Hall of Fame goalie who won the Vezina Trophy three times; in Winnipeg, Manitoba
1932 - Harry Howell, Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman who spent 21 seasons in the NHL; in Hamilton, Ontario
1959 - Everson Walls, who led the NFL in interceptions three straight seasons; in Dallas, TX
1960 - Ray Bourque, who won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman four times; in Montreal, Quebec
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1932 - Malcolm Whitman, tennis player who won an intercollegiate championship and three national titles; at 56
1949 - Charlie Brickley, Harvard All-American who was the greatest drop-kicker of his era; at 58
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1966 - Carl Osburn, who won 11 medals in target shooting at four Olympics; at 82
1970 - Brutus Hamilton, coach of the U. S. men's track team that won 14 gold medals at the 1952 Olympics; at 70
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1958 - Colts Win 'Greatest Game'
Allen "the Horse" Ameche scored on a 1-yard run to give the Baltimore Colts a 23-17 overtime win over the New York Giants in what has been called "the greatest game ever played." The Colts had a 14-3 lead in the third quarter of the NFL's championship game, but the Giants came back with two touchdowns to take the lead. With 1:56 to play, the Colts took over on their own 14-yard line and Johnny Unitas completed four passes for 73 yards to set up Steve Myrha's field goal that made it 17-17 and forced the first overtime in league history.
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1975 - Hail Mary Wins for Cowboys
Trailing 14-10 with 24 seconds to play, the Dallas Cowboys pulled out a win over the Minnesota Vikings when Roger Staubach's 50-yard Hail Mary pass was grabbed by Drew Pearson in the end zone. The victory moved the Cowboys into the NFC championship game against the Rams.
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