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1914 - Sabin Carr, the first pole vaulter to clear 14 feet and the 1928 Olympic Gold Medalist; in Dubuque, IA
1916 - Walter "Waddy" Young, an end who was the first Oklahoma player to be named an All-American; in Ponca City, OK
1918 - Bill Talbert, who teamed with Gardnar Mulloy to win eight U. S. national doubles tennis titles; in Cincinnati
1932 - Vince Dooley, College Football Hall of Fame coach who compiled a 201-77-10 record at George; in Mobile, AL
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1942 - Raymond Floyd, who, at 43 in 1986, was the oldest golfer ever to win the U. S. Open; in Ft. Bragg, NC
1948 - Jim Henry, hall of fame diver who won 14 national championships in four years; in San Antonio, TX
1949 - Tom Watson, World Golf Hall of Famer who won the British Open five times; in Kansas City, MO
1968 - Mike Piazza, catcher who was unanimously named National League Rookie of the Year in 1993; in Norristown, PA
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1933 - William O. Hickok, All-American guard at Yale in 1894 and 1895 and three-time intercollegiate shotput champion; at 59
1983 - Buddy Young, college and pro football halfback who was also an an NCAA sprint champion; killed in a car crash at 57
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1986 - Hank Greenberg, Hall of Fame first baseman who had a lifetime average of .313 with 331 home runs; at 75
2001 - Frankie Albert, the first modern T-formation quarterback, who starred at Stanford and with the 49ers; at 82
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1863 - In-Line Skate Becomes Obsolete
James Plimpton of Medford, Massachusetts, was granted a patent on a four-wheeled roller skate. Until Plimpton's invention, all roller skates were actually in-line skates.
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1916 - Brown, Mathewson in a Match for the Ages
By pre-arrangement, future Hall of Fame pitchers Christy Mathewson of the Cincinnati Reds and "Three-Finger" Brown of the Chicago Cubs both started the final games of their careers. Unfortunately, it wasn't a pitching duel; Cincinnati won, 10-8 and Mathewson got the victory. Mathewson was the Reds' manager; this was the only game he ever pitched for a team other than the Giants.
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1951 - Little Mo Wins First Title at 16
Sixteen-year-old Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly beat Shirley Fry, 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, to win the U. S. national women's singles tennis championship. It was the first of three straight titles for Connolly.
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1995 - Two Innings, Two Grand Slams for Ventura
Third baseman Robin Ventura of the Chicago White Sox hit grand slams in consecutive innings, the 4th and 5th, of a 14-3 victory over the Texas Rangers. He was the eighth player in history to have two slams in a game.
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