1919 - Eddie Robinson, winningest College Football coach (Grambling) is born.
1920 - National Negro Baseball League organizes.
1923 - 1st Black pro Basketball team, "Renaissance," organizes.
1923 - 1st Black pro Basketball team, "Renaissance," organizes.
1937 - NFL Boston Redskins move to Washington DC.
1947 - Mike Krzyzewski, legendary Duke basketball coach is born.
1952 - Rocky Marciano defeated Lee Savold for his 39th straight win.
1964 - Ken Hubbs, 2nd baseman (Chicago Cubs), dies in plane crash at 22.
1971 - Golfing VP Spiro Agnew hits 2 tee shots into crowd, injuring 2.
1974 - James 'Cool Papa' Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame.
1976 - Dorothy Hamill wins Olympic figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria.
1976 - Dorothy Hamill wins Olympic figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria.
1977 - Randy Moss, American football player is born.
1990 - Larry Bird (Celtics) ends NBA free throw streak of 71 games.
1993 - Sergei Bubka pole vaults indoor record (6.14 m).
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