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1887 - Albert Exendine, College Football Hall of Famer who played for Pop Warner at Carlisle; near Bartlesville, OK
1890 - Maurice McLoughin, the "California Comet," the U. S. National singles tennis champ in 1912 and 1913; in Carson City, NV
1913 - Johnny "Big Cat" Mize, Hall of Fame first baseman whose 51 home runs in 1947 is the NL record for a left-handed hitter; in Demorest, GA
1914 - Bobby McDermott, Basketball Hall of Fame guard who dropped out of high school to become a pro star; in Whitestone, NY
1916 - Babe Pratt, Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman who won the NHL's Hart Trophy in 1944; in Stony Mountain, Manitoba
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1929 - Ken Henry, 500-meter speed skating gold medalist in 1952 and coach of the 1968 Olympic speed skating team
1934 - Charles Jenkins, 1956 gold medalist in the 400-meter run and 4 x 400-meter relay; in New York City
1945 - Tony Conigliaro, Red Sox outfielder, AL home run leader in 1965, whose career was effectively ended when he was hit in the head by a pitch in 1967; in Revere, MA
1969 - Erric Pegram, running back who rushed for 1,185 yards with the Atlanta Falcons in 1993; in Dallas
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1938 - Phil King, who scored 50 touchdowns in four seasons as a starting back at Princeton; at 65
1958 - Paul Pilgrim, who paid his own way to the 1906 "intercalated" Olympics and won two Gold Medals; at 75
1967 - Robert Kiphuth, who coached Yale swimmers for 42 years, winning 528 of 540 dual meets; at 76
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1978 - George Burns, first baseman who had a career .307 averaged and was the American League's MVP in 1926; at 84
1990 - Bronko Nagurski, All-American at both fullback and tackle and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame; at 81
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1899 - Camp Chooses His First All-America Team
Walter Camp published his first All-America football team in Collier's magazine. Camp also listed teams previously chosen by Caspar Whitney for Harper's Weekly without crediting Whitney, which gave rise to the idea that Camp had originated the All-America selections.
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1927 - First Small Step for Globetrotters
An all-black basketball team organized by Abe Saperstein and known as the Savoy Big Five traveled to Hinckley, IL, to play its first game outside of Chicago. The team later became known as the Harlem Globetrotters.
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1939 - Trotting Off to the Races
A group of regional organizations combined to form the U. S. Trotting Association at Indianapolis in order to standardize harness racing rules and regulations throughout the country.
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1994 - Lombardi Called It "a Rinky-Dink Game"
The NFL staged its first Playoff Bowl, also known as the "runner-up" bowl, between the second-place teams in its two conferences. The Detroit Lions beat the Cleveland Browns, 17-16. The game was discontinued after 1969.
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1995 - Lakers Make It 33 in a Row
The LA Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks, 134-90, for their 33rd consecutive victory, still the NBA record.
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