1938 - Francis W "Frank" Mahovlich, NHL Hall of Famer (Montreal Canadians) is born.
1938 - Willie "Stretch" McCovey, 1st baseman (SF Giant #44) is born.
1945 - Baseball writers again fail to elect a new Hall of Famer.
1949 - George Foreman, Houston Texas, world HW boxing champ (1973-74, 95) is born.
1953 - Bobby Rahal, Indy-car racer (over 15 wins) is born.
1953 - Bobby Rahal, Indy-car racer (over 15 wins) is born.
1957 - Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock
in the Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates.
1980 - Jim Stewart, Bruin's rookie goalie allows 3 goals in his 1st 4 minutes &
a total of 5 in 1st period; he never again plays in NHL.
1982 - Bengals beat Chargers in -59°F (-51°C) to win AFC Championship.
1983 - NY Supreme Court issues a preliminary injunction barring NY Yankees
1983 - NY Supreme Court issues a preliminary injunction barring NY Yankees
from playing season-opening series against Tigers in Denver.
1990 - NCAA approves random drug testing for college football players.
1990 - NCAA approves random drug testing for college football players.
1994 - Charles "Chub" Feeney, baseball pres (National League), dies at 72.
1996 - Jimmy Johnson announced as new coach of Miami Dolphins.
1996 - Jimmy Johnson announced as new coach of Miami Dolphins.
2008 - Christopher Bowman, American figure skater (b. 1967) dies at 40 of an
accidental overdose according to the Los Angeles County Coroner.
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