1950 - Writers fail to elect anyone to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
1952 - Hall of Famer Honus Wagner, 77, retires; Pirates retire his #33.
1953 - Ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged
1952 - Hall of Famer Honus Wagner, 77, retires; Pirates retire his #33.
1953 - Ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged
Panther jet, later awarded the Air medal.
1959 - John McEnroe, Wiesbaden, Germany, American tennis great
(US Open 1979-81, 84 Wimb 1981, 83, 84) is born.
1972 - Wilt Chamberlain hit 30,000 point mark during a game with Phoenix Suns.
1972 - Jerome Bettis, running back (Pittsburgh Steelers) is born.
1980 - Eric Heiden skates 5k in 7:02.29 (Olympic Record).
1984 - Bill Johnson becomes 1st American to win Olympic downhill skiing gold.
1984 - Bill Johnson becomes 1st American to win Olympic downhill skiing gold.
1989 - Roger Clemens, Red Sox pitcher signs $7.5M-3 year contract.
1992 - LA Lakers retire Magic Johnson's #32 uniform.
1992 - LA Lakers retire Magic Johnson's #32 uniform.
2003 - Michael Waltrip wins motor racing's Daytona 500 after
rain stops the race for a second time at lap 109.
2005 - 2004-05 NHL season is canceled by league commissioner Gary Bettman.
This was the first time that a North American professional sports league had to
cancel a season due to a labor dispute.
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