1893 - Lou Little, College Football Hall of Fame coach (elected 1960) is born.
1921 - Otto Graham, AAFC/NFL QB (Cleveland Browns) is born.
1925 - Record 73,000 pay to watch Chic Bears beat NY Giants 19-7.
1955 - NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing.
1955 - Honus Wagner, baseball player (b. 1874) dies.
1960 - AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels.
1960 - AL grants Gene Autry a franchise, LA Angels.
1968 - Baseball dismisses Commissioner William Eckert after 3 years.
1970 - Cleveland Cavaliers first NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106.
1973 - NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington DC (doesn't happen).
1970 - Cleveland Cavaliers first NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106.
1973 - NL votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington DC (doesn't happen).
1985 - Burleigh Grimes, US baseball pitcher, dies at 92.
1988 - Milwaukee Bucks win their 1,000th NBA game (2nd fastest).
1990 - NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa Bay Lightning.
1992 - SF 49er Jerry Rice catches NFL record 101st touchdown.
1992 - SF Giants renig on $43 million pact with Barry Bonds.
1992 - SF Giants renig on $43 million pact with Barry Bonds.
1996 - [Alvin] Pete Rozelle, commissioner (NFL), dies at 70
2001 - Sir Peter Blake, New Zealand yachtsman & winner of numerous Whitbread
2001 - Sir Peter Blake, New Zealand yachtsman & winner of numerous Whitbread
and America's Cup sailing contests, killed by pirates on the Amazon River at age 53
2001 - Charles McClendon, Hall of Fame college football coach (b. 1923) dies.
2001 - Charles McClendon, Hall of Fame college football coach (b. 1923) dies.
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