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1866 - James J. Corbett, who won the heavyweight championship from John L. Sullivan; in San Francisco
1904 - Ray Flaherty, Hall of Fame coach who guided the Washington Redskins to two NFL championships; in Spokane, WA
1913 - Woody Stephens, jockey turned trainer who produced Eclipse Award winners six straight years; in Stanton, KY
1915 - John Adams, Hall of Fame Jockey who rode 43 percent of his mounts into the money; in Iola, KS
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1923 - Rocky Marciano [Rocco F. Marchegiano], the only heavyweight champion ever to retire undefeated; in Brockton, MA
1935 - Guy Rodgers, guard from Temple who led the NBA in assists in 1962-63 and 1966-67; in Philadelphia
1943 - Bill Marolt, who coached the University of Colorado ski team to eight straight NCAA championships; in Aspen, CO
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1948 - Walter Laufer, Hall of Fame swimmer who won 11 national championships in five years; at 42
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1991 - Chick Harbert, golfer who reached the finals of the PGA championship three times, winning once; at 77
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1890 - Pirates Lose Three to Brooklyn
Brooklyn beat the Pittsburgh Pirates three times in one day. Even though Pittsburgh scored nine runs in the ninth inning, the Bridegrooms (as they were then known) won a morning game, 10-9, then swept an afternoon doubleheader by scores of 3-2 and 8-4.
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1912 - Smoky Joe Wins 14th Straight
In a matchup of two of baseball's hardest throwers, Boston's Smoky Joe Wood collected his 14th straight victory, 1-0, over Washington's Walter Johnson. Earlier in the season, Johnson had won 16 in a row.
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1989 - Evert Is First to Win 100
Chris Evert became the first player ever to win 100 matches in the U. S. National/Open championship by beating Patricia Tarabinia, 6-2, 6-4. It was the final Open for Evert, who lost to Zina Garrison in the quarterfinals.
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