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1891 - Ray Chapman, Cleveland shortstop who died in 1920 after being beaned by Yankee pitcher Carl Mays; in Beaver Dam, KY
1920 - Bob Davies, Basketball Hall of Fame guard nicknamed the "Houdini of the Hardwood" for his ball-handling skills; in Harrisburg, PA
1943 - Mike Marshall, Los Angeles Dodgers' relief pitcher who won the 1974 National League Cy Young Award; in Libertyville, IL
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1949 - Bobby Grich, long-time Baltimore Oriole second baseman; in Muskegon, MI
1953 - Randy White, Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle who spent 14 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys; in Wilmington, DE
1970 - Michele Granger, pitcher for the 1996 Gold Medal women's softball team; in Anaheim, CA
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1942 - Melvin Sheppard, runner who won a total of four Gold Medals at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics; at 58
1968 - Bill Masterson, NHL winger, who died of injuries suffered when he was checked into the boards two days earlier; at 30
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1986 - "Sleepy Jim" Crowley, right halfback in the "Four Horseman of Notre Dame" backfield; at 83
1993 - Henry Iba, whose college basketball teams won 737 games against only 338 losses; at 88
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1892 - First Rules of Basketball Published
The rules of basketball, which had been invented by James Naismith about a month earlier, were published for the first time, in Triangle Magazine, a YMCA publication.
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1967 - Super Bowl I by Another Name
In the first AFL-NFL World Championship Football Game, the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10. Packer quarterback was named MVP of the game, which is now known as Super Bowl I.Top of Page
1978 - Cowboys Claim Their Second Super Bowl
The Dallas Cowboys beat the Denver Broncos, 27-10, in Super Bowl XII at the New Orleans Superdome. Dallas defensive linemen Harvey Martin and Randy White shared the MVP. It was Dallas's second Super Bowl win and the first of four losses for the Broncos
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