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1907 - Bill Fincher, who starred at guard, tackle, and end for Georgia Tech; in Spring Race, GA
1912 - Tuffy Leemans, Pro Football Hall of Famer who led the NFL in rushing as a rookie; in Superior, WI
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1916 - Sid Luckman, who was the NFL's first modern T-formation quarterback; in Brooklyn, NY
1944 - Ken Houston, collegiate linebacker who became a Pro Football Hall of Fame safety; in Lufkin, TX
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1925 - Robert Wrenn, Tennis Hall of Famer who also played baseball, football, and hockey at Harvard; at 53
1967 - Jack Cannon, College Football Hall of Fame guard who starred for Notre Dame in 1929; at 60
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1993 - Bill Dickey, Hall of Fame catcher who hit over .300 eleven times in 16 seasons; at 86
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1892 - Heffelfinger Is First Football Pro
To beef up its squad for the big game against the arch-rival Pittsburgh Athletic Club, the Allegheny Athletic Association paid $500 to former Yale All-American Pudge Heffelfinger, making him the first recorded professional player. He rewarded them by forcing a fumble and returning it for the game's only score.
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1920 - Landis Becomes Baseball Czar
Major league baseball owners replaced the three-man commission system by hiring a single commissioner, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, to rule the sport in the wake of the Black Sox Scandal of 1919. Given broad powers to police the sport, Landis became known as the "Czar of Baseball." He held the job until his death in 1944.
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1988 - Sanders Sets NCAA TD Record
Barry Sanders of Oklahoma State scored five touchdowns in a 63-24 win over Kansas, giving him a new NCAA record of 31 touchdowns for the season. And he wasn't done yet. He scored 8 more touchdowns, extending the record to 39. He ended the season with 2,628 rushing yards, another NCAA record that still stands.
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