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1845 - Bob Ferguson, major league baseball's first switch-hitter, later a manager and umpire; in Brooklyn
1913 - Wayne Millner, Pro Football Hall of Fame end with the Boston/Washington Redskins; in Roxbury, MA
1914 - Jersey Joe Walcott (Arnold Cream), heavyweight boxing champion 1951-52; in Merchantville, NJ
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1919 - Jackie Robinson, who became major league baseball's first black player with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947; in Cairo, GA
1931 - Ernie Banks, Hall of Fame shortstop and first baseman with the Chicago Cubs; in Dallas
1947 - Nolan Ryan, Hall of Fame pitcher who had seven career no-hitters; in Refugio, TX
1957 - Shirley Babashoff, winner of six Olympic swimming medals, including two golds; in Whittier, CA
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1945 - Al Blozis, NCAA champion shot-putter at Georgetown University and tackle for the New York Giants; missing and presumed dead while searching for two fellow soldiers who were lost in the snow in France's Vosges Mountains; at 26
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1988 - Williams Throws 4 TDs in Second Quarter
After the Denver Broncos took a 10-0 lead, Washington Redskins' quarterback Doug Williams threw four touchdown passes in the second quarter and Washington romped to a 42-10 win in Super Bowl XXII. Williams was named the game's MVP.
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1989 - Highest Scoring College Hoops Game
Loyola Marymount beat U. S. International University, 181-150, in Los Angeles, setting records for most points by one tam and highest combined score.
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1993 - Aikman Leads Cowboys in Super Bowl
The Dallas Cowboys convincingly demonstrated that they were back by beating the Buffalo Bills, 52-17, in Super Bowl XXVII. Quarterback Troy Aikman, who threw four touchdown passes, was the MVP.
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