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1881 - George Mehnert, wrestler who won Gold Medals at the 1904 and 1908 Olympics; in Newark, NJ
1892 - R. Lindley Murray, Hall of Fame tennis player who won two national titles; in San Francisco, CA
1899 - Ralph Greenleaf, colorful pool player who won six world professional championships; in Monmouth, IL
1908 - Bronko Nagurski, Pro Football Hall of Famer who played both fullback and tackle; in Rainy River, ONT
1918 - Bob Feller, Hall of Fame pitcher who won 266 games despite four seasons in the Navy; in Van Meter, IA
1923 - Glen Brand, wrestler who won 61 of 64 college matches and a Gold Medal in 1948; in Clarion, IA
1936 - Roy Emerson, Hall of Fame tennis player who won 12 Grand Slam singles championships; in Kingsway, Australia
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1938 - Frank McKinney, swimmer who won five Gold Medals at three Olympics; in Indianapolis, IN
1949 - Larry Holmes, who was the WBC heavyweight champion from 1978 through 1983; in Cuthbert, GA
1950 - Karen Stives, the first U. S. woman equestrian to win an individual Gold Medal; in Wellesley, MA
1956 - Bob Welch, righthander who won the American League Cy Young Award in 1990; in Detroit, MI
1960 - Karch Kiraly, America's greatest volleyball player and maybe the world's best ever, too; in Jackson, MI
1962 - Bo Jackson, 1985 Heisman Trophy winner who played in both the major leagues and the NFL; in Bessemer, AL
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1926 - Annie Oakley [Annie Moses], sharpshooter who starred in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show; at 66
1960 - Bobby Wallace, Hall of Fame shortstop who played 25 seasons in the majors; at 86
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1968 - Junior Stephens, shortstop who led the American League in RBI three times; at 48
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1962 - Wilt Scores 72
Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scored 72 points against the Los Angeles Lakers. It was the fourth time in his career that he scored more than 70 points.
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1990 - 80 Completions, 12 TD passes
Quarterbacks David Klingler of Houston and Matt Vogler of Texas Christian put on a real aerial show. Vogler completed 44 passes, including five touchdown throws, while Klinger had only 36 completions but seven TDs in Houston's 56-35 win.
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1997 - Shoemaker Retires from Training
Willie Shoemaker retired from his second career in racing. After riding a record 8,833 winners as a jockey, Shoemaker became a trainer in 1990. An auto accident a year later left him paralyzed from the neck down, but he returned to work after only five months of rehabilitation and trained 90 winners in 713 starts before his second retirement.
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