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1881 - Orval Overall, one of the Chicago Cubs "big three" pitchers when they won the 1907 and 1908 World Series; in Farmersville, CA
1895 - George Halas, "Papa Bear," player, coach, and owner of the Chicago Bears and of the founders of the NFL; in Chicago
1908 - Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, gold medal swimmer at the 1932 Olympics and later Buck Rogers in movie serials; in Oakland, CA
1923 - Red Schoendienst, Hall of Fame second baseman and later manager of the St. Louis Cardinals; in Germantown, IL
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1959 - Dexter Manley, defensive end with three Washington Redskin Super Bowl champion teams; in Houston
1965 - Harry Swayne, offensive tackle with the Denver Bronco champions of Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII; in Philadelphia
1968 - Scott Erickson, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins and Baltimore Orioles; in Long Beach, CA
1968 - Sean Elliott, two-time All-American forward at Arizona and winner of the 1989 Wooden Award; in Tucson
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1918 - John L. Sullivan , the last bareknuckle heavyweight champ and the first to lose his title under the Marquis of Queensbury Rules; at 59
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1995 - Fred Perry, winner of three straight Wimbledon singles titles, from 1934 through 1936; at 85
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1876 - Baseball's National League Is Founded
Under the leadership of William Hulbert, teams from Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, and St. Louis met in Chicago to form the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs.
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1949 - Crash Seriously Injures Hogan
Golfer Ben Hogan suffered near-fatal injuries when his car was hit head-on by a bus as Hogan and his wife were driving home from a tournament. Hogan came back to win the 1950 U. S. Open in a playoff.
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1954 - Bevo Francis Scores Record 113
Clarence "Bevo" Francis of Rio Grande College, Ohio, scored 113 points against Hillsdale College in a 134-91 win. That's still the small-college record.
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1962 - Uelses Breaks 16-foot Barrier
John Uelses pole vaulted 16 feet, 1/4 inch in the Millrose Games at Madison Square Garden, becoming the first person to clear the 16-foot barrier, indoors or outdoors.
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1977 - Turnbull Sets Record for the Defense
Ian Turnbull set an NHL record for defensemen by scoring 5 goals in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 9-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.
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1997 - Student Rolls First 900 Series
Twenty-year-old Jeremy Sonnenfeld became the only bowler in history to roll a perfect 900 series. A student at the University of Nebraska, he accomplished the feat in a tournament at Omaha. Two other bowlers have had three consecutive 300 games, but no one else ever did it in a single series.
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