1901 - 1st games played in baseball's American League.
1916 - Jack Brickhouse, American sports broadcaster (d. 1998) is born.
1947 - NFL adds 5th official (back judge) & allows sudden death in playoffs.
1950 - Jackie Robinson signs highest contract ($35,000) in Dodger history.
1952 - 1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly NY Yanks.
1952 - 1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly NY Yanks.
1962 - Jackie Robinson is 1st Black elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1964 - CBS purchases 1964 & 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million.
1968 - Mary Lou Retton, Fairmont WV, gymnist (Oly-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-84) is born.
1973 - Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1982 - Super Bowl XVI: SF 49ers beat Cin Bengals, 26-21
in Pontiac Michigan, MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB.
1986 - NY Islander Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point.
1986 - NY Islander Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point.
2009 - Kay Yow, North Carolina State Univ.
women's basketball head coach (b. 1942) dies.
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