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1885 - Phog Allen, Basketball Hall of Famer who coached three national champions at Kansas; in Jamesport, MO
1896 - Slip Madigan, football coach who had a 116-45-12 record at St. Mary's of California; in Ottawa, IL
1900 - Albert Johnson, Hall of Fame jockey who rode 503 winners in 3,199 races; in Spokane, WA
1901 - Craig Wood, golfer known as the "bridesmaid" because he finished second so often; in Lake Placid, NY
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1913 - Ray Meyer, whose DePaul basketball teams had 37 winning seasons out of 42; in Chicago, IL
1922 - Marjorie Gestring, diver who was the youngest Olympic Gold Medalist in history, at 13; in Los Angeles, CA
1956 - Warren Moon, quarterback who starred in both the Canadian Football League and the NFL; in Los Angeles, CA
1968 - Gary Sheffield, the Sporting News' National League Player of the Year in 1992; in Tampa, FL
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1961 - Clarence Pinkston, diver who won seven national titles and four Olympic medals; at 61
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1977 - Davey O'Brien, TCU passer who won the Camp, Heisman and Maxwell Awards in 1938; at 60
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1888 - Baseball Goes Around the World
A team of 20 major league all-star sailed from San Francisco to Hawaii on the first leg of an around-the-world tour. Sponsored by sporting goods magnate Albert G. Spalding, the tour included games in New Zealand, Australia, Ceylon, Egypt, Italy, France, and England.
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1966 - Koufax Decides to Retire
Los Angeles Dodger southpaw Sandy Koufax announced his retirement after a season in which he won 27 games. The 30-year-old Koufax, who had won the Cy Young Award three times in five seasons, decided to quit rather than cause permanent damage to his left elbow.
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