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1934 - Jim Beatty, distance runner who won the Sullivan Award as outstanding amateur athlete of 1962; in New York, NY
1937 - Lenny Wilkens, Basketball Hall of Famer who broke Red Auerbach's record for most NBA victories; in Brooklyn, NY
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1949 - Bruce Jenner, who won the decathlon Gold Medal and the Sullivan Award in 1976; in Mt. Kisco, NY
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1873 - John C. Heenan, pioneer heavyweight boxer who was unlucky in his three title fights; at 40
1930 - Snapper Garrison, Hall of Fame jockey who specialized in coming from behind to win; at 62
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1936 - Mack Garner, who led the nation's jockeys in wins and winnings when he was 15; of a heart attack, at 36
1993 - Everett Dean, Basketball Hall of Famer who coached Stanford to the 1942 NCAA championship; at 95
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1922 - Princeton-Chicago Game Broadcast
The Princeton-University of Chicago football game was broadcast by radio station WEAF in New York City. The play-by-play account was transmitted from Chicago to New York along telephone lines, then sent out through a radio transmitter. Princeton won the game, 21-18.
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1953 - Grant Has 5 Interceptions
Bud Grant of Winnipeg Blue Bombers intercepted a record 5 passes in a Canadian Football League game against Saskatachewan. Grant later became a Hall of Fame coach of the Minnesota Vikings.
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1962 - Tittle Throws for 7 Touchdowns
Y. A. Tittle of the New York Giants tied an NFL record by throwing 7 touchdown passes in a 49-34 win over the Washington Redskins.
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1973 - Smith Blocks Record 17 Shots
Center Elmore Smith of the Los Angeles Lakers set an NBA record by blocking 17 shots against the Portland Trailblazers.
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