1939 - NHL Babe Seibert Memorial Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3.
1942 - Branch Rickey is named President and General Manager of the New York Yankees.
1945 - Happy Chandler resigns as a US Senator, but remains as baseball commissioner.
1950 - Cleveland Browns' Marion Motley sets a record for the highest average gain in a game with 17.1 yards on 10 attempts as Cleveland defeats Pittsburgh, 45-7.
1960 Muhammad Ali's, Cassius Clay, 1st professional fight as he beats Tunney Hunsaker in the 6th Round.
1967 - Danny Abramowicz begins his NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions.
1972 - Don Cockroft of the Cleveland Browns kicks a 57-yard field goal.
1986 - San Diego Padres pitcher LaMarr Hoyt is arrested at the US-Mexico border for drugs.
1987 - Thomas Hearns wins his unprecedented 4th different weight boxing title.
1991 - Buck Showalter replaces Stump Merrill as the NY Yankees manager.
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