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1916 - Greg Rice, distance runner who won the Sullivan Award as the outstanding amateur athlete of 1940; in Missoula, MT
1939 - Bobby Hull, Hockey Hall of Fame forward and father of Brett Hull; in Point Anne, Ontario
1944 - Christina von Saltza, leader of the U. S. Olympic swimming team's "Water Babies" and winner of three gold medals in 1960; in San Francisco
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1962 - Kevin Mitchell, slugging San Francisco Giants' outfielder who was the National League's MVP in 1989; in San Diego, CA
1964 - Cheryl Miller, four-time All-American basketball player at UCLA and leading scorer on the 1984 Olympic gold medal team; in Riverside, CA
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1954 - Charles "Gus" Dorais, Notre Dame quarterback who pioneered the forward pass with Knute Rockne; at 62
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1991 - Luke Appling, Baseball Hall of Famer whose .388 average in 1936 is a modern record for a shortstop; at 83
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1920 - The Curse of the Bambino Is Born
Tne New York Yankees bought Babe Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for $125,000 and a $300,000 loan. Ruth responded by hitting an unheard-of 54 home runs for his new team.
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1931 - Lightning on the Rink
Nels Stewart of the Montréal Maroons set an NHL record by scoring 2 goals in 4 seconds as Montreal beat the Boston Bruins, 5-3.
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1983 - A Record that Can Be Tied, but Not Broken
In a Monday night game, Tony Dorsett of the Dallas Cowboys ran 99 yards for a touchdown against the Minnesota Vikings, setting an NFL record that can never be broken.
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1993 - The NFL's Greatest Comeback
Trailing the Houston Oilers, 35-3, in the third period of an AFC wild-card game, the Buffalo Bills scored 35 unanswered points, then won 41-38 in overtime after Houston got a game-tying field goal with 12 seconds remaining. The greatest comeback in NFL history was engineered by Frank Reich, who threw four touchdown passes after replacing an injured Jim Kelly.
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