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1894 - Bill Johnston, Hall of Fame tennis player who won two U. S. national singles titles; in San Francisco, CA
1903 - Travis Jackson, Hall of Fame shortstop who batted over .300 six times; in Waldo, AR
1914 - Johnny Vander Meer, who threw no-hitters in two consecutive starts in 1938; in Prospect Park, NJ
1923 - Billy Haughton, harness trainer and driver who won 16 Triple Crown races; in Gloversville, NY
1928 - Leon Hart, Notre Dame end who won the Heisman Trophy and AP Athlete of the Year Award in 1949; in Turtle Creek, PA
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1932 - George Sholty, harness driver who won nearly $20 million in 40 years; in Logansport, IN
1945 - Larry Little, Pro Football Hall of Fame guard who was a five-time All-Pro; in Georgetown, GA
1958 - Willie McGee, Cardinal outfielder who was the National League MVP in 1985; in San Francisco, CA
1959 - Mark May, Pittsburgh tackle who won the Outland Trophy as the outstanding college lineman of 1980; in Oneonta, NY
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1895 - Jack "the Nonpareil" Dempsey, Hall of Fame boxer who won 58 fights and lost only 3; at 32
1957 - Ted Meredith, who won a Gold Medal in the 800-meter run at the 1912 Olympics; at 64
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1969 - Marion Lloyd Vince, the first American woman fencer to reach the Olympic finals; at 63
1973 - Greasy Neale, who coached the Philadelphia Eagles to NFL championships in 1948 and 1949; at 81
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1958 - Rams, Bears Draw Record Crowd
The Los Angeles Rams beat the Chicago Bears, 41-35, before 90,833 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum. That's still the NFL single-game attendance record.
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1969 - Kilmer, Johnson Combine for 12 TDs
Billy Kilmer of the New Orleans Saints and Charlie Johnson of the St. Louis Cardinals each threw 6 touchdown passes, setting an NFL record for TD passes by both teams. The Cardinals won, 51-42, at home.
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1972 - Great Pitcher, Lousy Team
Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies became the first pitcher from a last-place team to win the Cy Young Award. Carlton had a 27-10 record for a team that won only 59 games. The Phillies scored a total of just 16 runs in his 10 losses. Carlton led the National League in victories, starts (41), complete games (30), strikeouts (310), and earned run average (1.97).
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