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1903 - Rip Engle, College Football Hall of Fame coach who made Penn State a national power; in Elk Lick, PA
1934 - Gino Cappelletti, Boston Patriots' wide receiver/kicker who was the 1964 AFL Player of the Year; in Keewatin, MN
1937 - Barbara Pearl Jones, who ran on the 1956 and 1960 gold medal 4 x 100-meter relay teams; in Chicago
1940 - Braulio Baeza, National Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey who won the 1972 and 1975 Eclipse Awards; in Panama
1955 - Ann Meyers, Basketball Hall of Fame forward who was a four-time All-American at UCLA; in San Diego
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1960 - Marcus Allen, 1981 Heisman Trophy winner who starred in the NHL with the Raiders and Chiefs; in San Diego
1962 - John Stockton, Utah Jazz guard who is the NBA's all-time leader in assists; in Spokane, WA
1962 - Kevin Seitzer, third baseman for the Kansas City Royal Royals, Oakland As, and Milwaukee Brewers; in Springfield, IL
1964 - Ulf Samuelsson, defenseman with the Pittsburgh Penguins 1991 and 1992 Stanley Cup champions; in Fagersta, Sweden
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1926 - Georges Vezina, Hockey Hall of Fame goalie died of tuberculosis four months after collapsing on the ice; at 39
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1973 - George Sisler, Baseball Hall of Famer first baseman whose 257 hits in 1920 is the major league record; at 80
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1917 - Stanley Cup Crosses the Border
The Seattle Metropolitans of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association became the first United States team to win the Stanley cup by beating the Montreal Canadiens, 3 games to 1.
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1973 - Walton Leads UCLA to 7th Straight Title
Bill Walton turned in one of the greatest performances in NCAA tournament history, leading UCLA to a 87-66 victory over Memphis States in the championship game. Walton hit 21 of 22 field goal attempts and had 44 points as UCLA won its seventh straight national title and 75th game in a row.
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1979 - Johnson Wins First Matchup With Bird
In a matchup of two of basketball's greatest players, Magic Johnson's Michigan State team beat Indiana State, led by Larry Bird, 75-64 to win the NCAA championship. Indiana State had won 33 straight games going into the final.
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