1914 - Joe DiMaggio, Yankee Clipper (56 game hitting streak), (d. 1999) is born.
1930 - Sporting News picks Bill Terry as NL MVP & Joe Cronin as AL MVP.
1940 - Joe Gibbs, Mocksville North Carolina,
football coach (Washington Redskins) is born.
1941 - Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player/manager.
1941 - Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player/manager.
1944 - Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78.
1949 - Ted Williams, wins AL MVP.
1951 - Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears.
1961 - NBA's Bob Cousy becomes 2nd player to score 15,000 points.
1963 - Bernie Kosar, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns) is born.
1980 - Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Roberto Duran regains WBC welterweight championship.
1983 - Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1985 - White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year.
1983 - Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1985 - White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year.
1990 - Bill Vukovich, Indie 500 driver, dies in crash at 27.
2005 - George Best, former footballer dies at age 59 after suffering
multiple organ failures (Manchester United, Northern Ireland).
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