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1927 - Joe "the Jet" Perry, Pro Football Hall of Fame fullback; in Stevens, AR
1927 - Lou Creekmur, Pro Football Hall of Fame guard/tackle, in
1940 - George Seifert, who coached the San Francisco 49ers to two Super Bowl victories; in San Francisco
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1949 - George Foreman, heavyweight boxing champion 1973-74 and 1994; in Marshall, TX
1957 - Mike Bossy, the second NHL player (after Rocket Richard) to score 50 goals in 50 games; in Montreal
1966 - Carlton Haselrig, three-time NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion who became an NFL nose tackle and guard; in Johnstown, PA
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1968 - Duke Kahanamoku, who won three swimming gold medals from 1912 through 1924 and a popularizer of surfing; at 77
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1993 - Charlie Gehringer, Charlie Gehringer, the "Mechanical Man," Baseball Hall of Fame second baseman; at 89
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1857 - Baseball Becomes a 9-Inning Game
In its first official meeting, the National Association Association of Base Ball Players established a rule that a game would end after nine innings. Previously, games had gone on until one team scored 21 runs.
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1951 - Maybe I'll Try Politics, Instead
A young Cuban pitcher named Fidel Castro was thrown out of a Winter League game for deliberately beaning a hitter.
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1973 - Foreman Celebrates Birthday With Championship
George Foreman celebrated his 24th birthday by winning the world heavyweight title with a second-round KO of Joe Frazier.
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1983 - Blazers Blank Rockets in OT
The Portland Trail Blazers outscored the Houston Rockets, 17-0, in overtime to win, 113-96. Houston was the first NBA team ever to be held scoreless in OT.
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1984 - Allen Leads Raiders in Super Bowl
The Oakland Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins, 38-9, in Super Bowl XVIII. Halfback Marcus Allen, who carried the ball 20 times for 191 yards and two TDs, including one on a 74-yard run, was named MVP.
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1989 - Niners March 92 Yards to Win
Trailing by 3 points with less than four minutes to play, the San Francisco 49ers marched 92 yards for the winning touchdown to beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 20-6, in Super Bowl XXIII. Joe Montana's touchdown pass to John Taylor won the game with 34 seconds to go.
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