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1887 - Arnold "Chick" Gandil, one of eight players banned from baseball because of the Black Sox Scandal; in St. Paul, MN
1935 - Dick Enberg, long-time network sportscaster; in Mt. Clemens, MI
1944 - Dan Reeves, Dallas Cowboy halfback who became a successful NFL coach with the Denver Broncos, New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons; in Rome, GA
1954 - Steve DeBerg, NFL quarterback for more than 20 years with a number of teams; in Oakland, CA
1957 - O. J. Anderson, New York Giant running back who was named MVP of Super Bowl XXV; in W. Palm Beach, FL
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1962 - Chris Sabo, hard-nosed third baseman for the Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles; in Detroit
1965 - Ricky Reynolds, Pro Bowl cornerback with the Tampa Buccaneers and New England Patriots; in Sacramento, CA
1966 - Stefan Edberg, winner of the 1988 Wimbledon men's singles and the 1991 U. S. Open; in Sweden
1969 - Junior Seau, All-NFL linebacker with the San Diego Chargers; in American Samoa
1969 - Luc Longley, center for the Chicago Bulls' NBA championship teams; in Melbourne, Australia
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1898 - Hockey Goes Intercollegiate
Brown defeated Harvard, 6-0, in the first intercollegiate hockey
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1932 - Conacher Scores Early and Often
Charlie Conacher scored after just seven seconds of play and went to become the first Toronto Maple Leaf to score 5 goals in a game.
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1931 - MSG Hosts First Hoops Tripleheader
College basketball started on its way to national prominence with a triple-header at Madison Square Garden, even though the six teams combined for only 99 points. Columbia beat Fordham, 26-18; Manhattan College beat NYU, 16-14; and St. John's beat CCNY, 17-8.
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1974 - UCLA's 88-Game Streak Ends
Notre Dame snapped UCLA's record 88-game winning streak, 71-70, on Dwight Clay's jump shot with 29 seconds left in the game. UCLA's last loss before the streak began had also come against Notre Dame three years before.
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1985 - Wilkens Reaches Double-Thousand Mark
Lenny Wilkens became the first person ever to play and coach in 1,000 NBA games as his Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 106-105.
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