1920 - Montreal Canadiens (14) & Tor St Patricks (7) score NHL record 21 goals.
1938 - Willie "Stretch" McCovey, 1st baseman (SF Giant #44) is born.
1945 - No one is elected to baseball's Hall of Fame.
1949 - George Foreman, Marshall Texas, American
World Heavyweight 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 Det Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates.
1964 - Karen & Sarah Josephson, Bristol Ct,
synchronized swimmer (Olympic-gold-1992) are born.
1973 - Glenn Robinson, Gary In, NBA forward (Milw, Olympics-gold-96) is born.
1980 - Jim Stewart, Bruin's rookie goalie allows 3 goals in his 1st 4 mins
& a total of 5 in 1st period; he never again plays in NHL.
1982 - "Freezer Bowl", Cincinnati Bengals beat San Diego
1982 - "Freezer Bowl", Cincinnati Bengals beat San Diego
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 from an accidental overdose.
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