1857 - World's first soccer club, Sheffield F C, founded in Yorkshire, England.
1889 - Softball rules adopted by Mid Winter Indoor Baseball League.
1913 - Joe Tinker fired as Cincinnati Reds manager.
1889 - Softball rules adopted by Mid Winter Indoor Baseball League.
1913 - Joe Tinker fired as Cincinnati Reds manager.
1926 - Y A Tittle, AAFC/NFL QB (Baltimore, SF, NY Giants, MVP 1963) is born.
1935 - Judge Landis fines ump George Moriarty, Cubs manager Charlie Grimm
1935 - Judge Landis fines ump George Moriarty, Cubs manager Charlie Grimm
& Chicago players W English, B Jurges & B Herman for actions in World Series.
1939 - Joe DiMaggio wins AL MVP, Jimmie Foxx is runner-up.
1940 - Japan eliminates US terms (strike, play ball) from baseball.
1939 - Joe DiMaggio wins AL MVP, Jimmie Foxx is runner-up.
1940 - Japan eliminates US terms (strike, play ball) from baseball.
1972 - Jackie Robinson, 1st African American
baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies at 53.
1974 - Billy Martin named AL Manager of Year (Texas Rangers).
1982 - Steffi Graf plays her 1st pro tennis match.
1985 - Richie Evans, American NASCAR driver (b. 1941) dies.
1986 - Dodgers' Bill Russell, 38, announces his retirement.
1988 - NY Islander's & NHL high scorer, Mike Bossy retires.
1986 - Dodgers' Bill Russell, 38, announces his retirement.
1988 - NY Islander's & NHL high scorer, Mike Bossy retires.
2004 - 10 people, including 4 family members of Rick Hendrick, are killed
in a plane crash near Martinsville Speedway. The plane was owned by
NASCAR team Hendrick Motorsports.
2004 - 55th Formula One WDC: Michael Schumacher wins by 34 points.
2012 - Margaret Osborne DuPont, American tennis player, dies at 94.
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