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1887 - Heinie Zimmerman, who batted .372 in 1914 but was later banned from baseball for attempting to fix games; in New York City
1907 - Dit Clapper, Hockey Hall of Famer who spent his entire 20-year NHL career with the Boston Bruins; in Newmarket, Ontario
1908 - Jackie Fields (Jacob Finkelstein), 1924 Olympic gold medalist who was world welterweight champion 1929-32; in Chicago
1914 - Bill Veeck, Baseball Hall of Fame executive who was the game's foremost showman/promoter; in Chicago
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1925 - Vic Wertz, power-hitting first baseman and outfielder best known being robbed by Willie Mays in Game 1 of the 1954 World Series; in York, PA
1945 - Bill Bergey, middle linebacker with the Bengals and Eagles who had 27 career interceptions; in South Dayton, NY
1956 - Phil Ford, member of the 1976 gold medal basketball team and NBA Rookie of the Year in 1978; in Rocky Mount, NC
1965 - Lennox Lewis, super-heavyweight boxing gold medalist in 1988 and WBC world heavyweight champion; in London, England
1969 - Jimmy Smith, wide receiver with the Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars; in Detroit
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1895 - Intercollegiate Basketball Begins
Hamline College of St. Paul and the Minnesota College of Agriculture played the first intercollegiate basketball game in history. Hamline won, 9-3.
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1971 - Satchel Paige Elected to Hall of Fame
Pitcher Satchel Paige became the first player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the new Committee on Negro Baseball Leagues.
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1997 - Rice Overshadows Jordan
Michael Jordan scored the first triple-double in the history of the NBA All-Star Game, but Glen Rice won the game's MVP award by scoring 26 points, a record 24 of them in the second half, to lead the East to a 132-120 victory.
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