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1919 - Vic Raschi, right-handed pitcher for the New York Yankee teams that won five straight World Series; in Springfield, MA
1940 - Mike Plumb, who won six equestrian medals, including two golds, at three Olympics; in Islip, NY
1942 - Jerry Sloan, hard-nosed NBA guard who went on to become a successful coach with the Utah Jazz; in McLeansboro, IL
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1944 - Rick Barry, Basketball Hall of Fame forward who starred in both the ABA and the NBA; in Elizabeth, NJ
1957 - Harvey Glance, sprinter who ran on the 1976 gold medal 4 by 100-meter relay team; in Phoenix City, AL
1961 - Byron Scott, sharp-shooting guard who played for three Los Angeles Laker champions; in Ogden, UT
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1931 - Ban Johnson, who founded the American League in 1900 and served as its president until 1927; at 67
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1953 - Jim Thorpe, who was named the greatest athlete of the first half of the 20th century; at 64
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1980 - Jesse Owens, who won four track and field gold medals at the 1936 Olympics; at 66
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1950 - NCAA plus NIT equals CCNY
City College of New York beat Bradley, 71-68, to win the NCAA basketball championship and become the only team ever to win the NIT and the NCAA in the same year. CCNY had also defeated Bradley in the NIT final, 69-61.
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1984 - Colts Sneak Away to Indianapolis
In the dead of night, moving vans loaded with Baltimore Colts' equipment headed from Baltimore to Indianapolis, the Colts' new home.
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1989 - SW Louisiana Pitchers Are Perfect
A softball doubleheader between Southwestern Louisiana and Southeastern Louisiana became an unprecedented event - a double perfect game, both won by Southwestern. Cathy McAllister won the first game, 5-0, and Stefni Whitten struck out 14 en route to a 7-0 victory in the second.
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