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1853 - August Belmont Jr., breeder of Man O'War, for whom the Belmont Stakes is named; in New York City
1895 - George Gipp, Notre Dame's legendary football star of "Win one for the Gipper" fame; in Lauriam, MI
1915 - Joe "Flash" Gordon, Yankee second baseman who was the American League's MVP in 1942; in Los Angeles
1926 - Len Ford, Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end with the Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers; in Washington, DC
1931 - Bob St. Clair, Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle unofficially credited with blocking 10 field goal attempts in 1965; in San Francisco
1937 - Jeff Farrell, member of two gold medal swimming relay teams at the 1960 Olympics; in Detroit
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1938 - Manny Mota, major-league outfielder best known as an outstanding pinch-hitter for the Los Angeles Dodgers; in Santo Domingo, DR
1945 - Judy Rankin, LPGA golfer who won the Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average in 1976 and 1977; in St. Louis
1960 - Andy Moog, goalie for three Edmonton Oilers' Stanley Cup champions; in Penticton, BC
1962 - Gary Reasons, linebacker for both NY Giants' Super Bowl champion teams; in Crowley, TX
1967 - John Valentin, Red Sox infielder who's one of the few pro athletes willing to wear Number 13; in Mineola, NY
1969 - Alexander Mogilny, member of the 1988 gold medal USSR hockey team who became the first Soviet player to defect to the NHL; in Khabarovsk, USSR
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1933 - Gentleman Jim Corbett, who won the heavyweight championship from John L. Sullivan in the first title fight under the Marquis of Queensberry Rules; at 66
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1998 - Harry Caray, sportscaster for the Cardinals and Cubs known for singing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the 7th-inning stretch; at 77
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1919 - Denneny Scores 52nd Career Goal
Cy Denneny of Ottawa became the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer by chalking up his 52nd career goal in a 4-3 win over Toronto.
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1944 - Reds Rob the Cradle, Sign Nuxhall
Desperate for bodies and arms because of the World War II manpower shortage, the Cincinnati Reds signed 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall to a major-league contract. Later that year, Nuxhall became the youngest player ever to appear in a game.
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1951 - College Hoops Point-Shaving Scandal Breaks
Three basketball players from the City College of New York were arrested by District Attorney Frank Hogan and charged with accepting bribes from gamblers to shave points. It was the first public disclosure of a scandal that eventually involved several other teams, including the University of Kentucky.
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1978 - Gordon Haller Is First Iron Man
The first annual Iron Man Triathlon was held in Kona, Hawaii. Gordon Haller won with a time of 11 hours, 46 minutes.
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1994 - Dan Jansen Wins Gold in Last Chance
In his last chance to win a gold medal after several disappointing failures dating back to the 1988 Winter Olympics, Dan Jansen of the United States won the 1,000-meter event at Liljehammer, Norway. He did it in a world record time of 1:12.43.
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