1912 - Byron Nelson, Fort Worth Tx, PGA golfer (won 19 tournaments in 1945) is born.
1924 - 1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix, France.
1952 - 1st black executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC NY).
1959 - Lawrence Taylor, Williamsburg Virginia,
NFL's greatest linebacker (NY Giants) is born.
1961 - Denis Savard, Pointe Gatineau Ca, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks) is born.
1962 - Russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game.
1968 - Bowie Kuhn replaces William Eckert as 5th commissioner of baseball.
1961 - Denis Savard, Pointe Gatineau Ca, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks) is born.
1962 - Russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game.
1968 - Bowie Kuhn replaces William Eckert as 5th commissioner of baseball.
1969 - John Madden is named head coach of NFL's Oakland Raiders.
1971 - Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks.
1971 - Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks.
1973 - Oscar De La Hoya, US boxer (Olympic Gold 92),
born in Los Angeles, California is born.
1987 - Stars & Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup.
1987 - Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers;
1987 - Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers;
fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954.
1988 - Carly Patterson, American gymnast is born.
1990 - St Petersburg Pelicans beat West Palm Beach Tropics 12-4
to win 1st Senior Professional Baseball Association Championship.
1991 - Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose.
1991 - Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose.
1997 - Mario Lemieux is 7th NHL player to score 600 goals.
2007 - Super Bowl XLI: Indianapolis Colts beat Chicago Bears,
29-17 at the Dolphin Stadium MVP: Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB.
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