1878 - Jack Johnson, first black Heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915) is born.
1909 - Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years.
1928 - Gordie Howe, Floral Sask, NHL right wing (Detroit Redwings) is born.
1931 - Knute Rockne, football player/coach, dies in a plane crash at 43.
1935 - Fusahige Suzuki runs world record marathon (2:27:49).
1973 - Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision.
1976 - Cleveland Cavaliers clinch their first ever NBA playoff bearth.
1978 - Red Rum wins 3rd consecutive Grand National & retires.
1978 - Red Rum wins 3rd consecutive Grand National & retires.
1991 - 20th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship is won by Amy Alcott.
1991 - St Louis Blues Brett Hull scores his 86th goal.
1991 - St Louis Blues Brett Hull scores his 86th goal.
1996 - 15th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Georgia 83-65.
1998 - Tampa Bay Devil Rays hosts their first game against the Detroit Tigers.
2008 - Bill Keightley, "Mr. Wildcat." University of Kentucky
basketball equipment manger 1962-2008 (b .1926) dies.
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