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1900 - John S. Roosma, Basketball Hall of Fame player who won 10 letters in four sports at Army; in Passaic, NJ
1916 - Doug Bentley, Hockey Hall of Fame winger who led the NHL in scoring in 1942-43; in Delisle, Saskatchewan
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1969 - Keith Traylor, 340-pound defensive tackle who has played for five NFL teams; in Malvern, AR
1973 - Damon Stoudamire, Arizona guard who was NBA rookie of the year with Toronto in 1996; in Portland, OR
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1919 - Budd Doble, who trained and drove some of the greatest harness horses of all time; at 76
1924 - Edward F. "Pop" Geers, harness driver who was instrumental in the acceptance of the bicycle sulky; at 73
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1970 - Vince Lombardi, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach who guided the Green Bay Packers to five NFL titles; at 57
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1895 - YMCA Pays Football Player
The Latrobe, Pennsylvania, YMCA football team paid $10 to quarterback John "Sal" Brallier to play in a 12-0 win over the Jeannette Athletic Club. Brallier was long considered the first pro football player, though it's now known that a number of other player were paid by other teams, beginning as early 1892.
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1935 - Campbell Is First to Go 300 MPH
At the age of 50, Sir Malcolm Campbell drove his car, Bluebird, to a speed of 301.337 miles an hour at the Bonneville, Utah, Salt Flats. It was the first time anyone had ever traveled faster than 300 mph.
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1957 - Spahn Sets NL Lefty Shutout Record
Warren Spahn of the Milwaukee Braves shut out the Chicago Cubs, 8-0. It was his 41st career shutout, a record for National League lefties.
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1970 - Streak Ends for Billy Williams
Billy Williams of the Chicago Cubs took a day off, ending his streak of consecutive games at 1,117, a National League record at the time. The record was broken by Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1983.
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1990 - Thigpen Notches Record Save
Bobby Thigpen picked up his record 47th save of the season as the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals, 4-2. He ended the season with 57 saves, which is still the major league record.
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2001 - Rookie Smith Pitches No-Hitter
Bud Smith of the St. Louis Cardinals became the 16th rookie pitcher to throw a no-hitter, beating the San Diego Padres, 4-0. Smith had thrown two no-hitters in the minor leagues in 2000.
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