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1895 - Jack Dempsey, the "Manassa Mauler," world heavyweight champion 1919-26; in Manassa, CO
1901 - Chuck Taylor, Basketball Hall of Famer who tirelessly promoted the sport for Converse; in Brown County, IN
1931 - Billy Casper, Hall of Fame golfer who was the PGA Player of the Year three times; in San Diego
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1933 - Sam Jones, Basketball Hall of Fame guard who played for 10 Boston Celtic championship teams; in Wilmington, NC
1960 - Juli Inkster, one of only two PGA golfers to win all four grand slam events; in Santa Cruz, CA
1964 - Gary Suter, defenseman for the Calgary Flames and Chicago Black Hawks; in Madison, WI
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1922 - APFA Becomes NFL
At the suggestion of George Halas, team owners agreed to change the name of their league from the American Professional Football Association to the National Football League.
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1968 - Northrup Hits 2 Slams
Outfielder Jim Northrup hit two grand-slam home runs as his Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians, 14-3.
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1980 - Affirmed Passes $2 Million in Earnings
With a victory in the $500,000 Hollywood Cup, Affirmed became the first Thoroughbred to win more than $2 million.
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1983 - Sutton Notches 3,000th K
Pitching for the Milwaukee Brewers, Don Sutton collected his 3,000 career strikeout in a 6-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Alan Bannister was the victim. Sutton was the eighth major-league pitcher to reach the 3,000 level.
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1984 - Joe Morgan Passes Hornsby
Joe Morgan of the Oakland As hit his 265th home run, setting a new record for second baseman. He had been tied with Rogers Hornsby.
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