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1879 - Andrew "Rube" Foster, pitcher, manager, and organizer of the National Negro League; in Calvert, TX
1882 - Frank "Wildfire" Schulte, Chicago Cubs' centerfielder who was the National League MVP in 1911; in Cohocton, NY
1906 - Bertha Teague, Hall of Fame basketball coach who had a 1,157-151 record; in Carthage, MO
1927 - George Blanda, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback/kicker who played 26 seasons; in Youngwood, PA
1934 - Maureen Connolly, the first woman to win all four Grand Slam tennis tournaments in a single year; in San Diego, CA
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1937 - Orlando Cepeda, who was the National League's MVP with St. Louis in 1967; in Ponce, PR
1945 - Phil Jackson, who has coached nine NBA championship teams in Chicago and Los Angeles; in Deer Lodge, MT
1947 - Lesley Bush, who won a suprise Gold Medal in platform diving at the 1964 Olympics; in Orange, NJ
1960 - John Franco, relief pitcher who won two Fireman of the Year awards; in Brooklyn, NY
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1987 - Peter Pund, who was voted college football's best center of the 1920s; at 80
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1920 - Predecessor of NFL Founded
Owners and managers of 10 football teams met in Ralph Hays' Hupmobile showroom in Canton, Ohio, to organize the American Professional Football Association. Two years later, the APFA was renamed the National Football League.
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1912 - Casey Stengel Debuts With 4 Hits
Casey Stengel made his major league debut as a centerfielder for Brooklyn. He collected four singles and a walk, stole two bases, and drove in two runs in a 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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1961 - Vikings Enter NFL With Win
The Minnesota Vikings played their first regular season game at home against the Chicago Bears. With the Minnesota offense going nowhere, rookie quarterback Fran Tarkenton replaced veteran starter George Shaw. Tarkenton threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth TD as the Vikings upset the Bears, 37-13.
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1968 - Perry Beats Gibson With No-Hitter
Future Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry of the San Francisco Giants no-hit the St Louis Cardinals and got a 1-0 victory over Bob Gibson on Ron Hunt's home run.
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1988 - Reardon Saves 40 Again
Jeff Reardon of the Minnesota Twins picked up his 40th save of the season by pitching the ninth inning of a 3-1 win over the White Sox. He was the first pitcher to have a 40-save season in each league; he'd had 41 saves for the Montreal Expos in 1985.
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1996 - No Runs, No Hits: Nomo
Los Angeles Dodger righthander Hideo Nomo threw a no-hitter, striking out eight and wealking four, in a 9-0 win against the Colorado Rockies. Remarkably, he did it in Coors Field, the best hitters' park in the major leagues.
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