1895 - America's 1st auto race starts; 6 cars, 55 miles, winner avg 7 MPH.
1906 - Tommy Burns & Jack O'Brien fight to a draw in 20 for hw boxing title.
1913 - Heavyweight Jack Johnson KOs Andre Spaul in Paris.
1906 - Tommy Burns & Jack O'Brien fight to a draw in 20 for hw boxing title.
1913 - Heavyweight Jack Johnson KOs Andre Spaul in Paris.
1925 - NHL goalie Georges Vezina collapses & dies 4 months later of TB.
1939 - James Naismith, creator of basketball, dies at 78.
1950 - Walter O'Malley fires Burt Shotton as Dodgers manager.
1955 - 1956 NFL Draft: Gary Glick from University of
Colorado A&M first pick by Pittsburgh Steelers.
1957 - Warren Spahn of the Braves wins Cy Young Award.
1958 - George "Punch" Imlach becomes coach of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs.
1958 - George "Punch" Imlach becomes coach of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs.
1972 - LA Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels.
1975 - Bobby Orr plays his last game for the Boston Bruins.
1978 - 44th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Sims, Oklahoma (RB).
1978 - Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years.
1981 - Bear Bryant wins his 315th game to out distance
1978 - Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years.
1981 - Bear Bryant wins his 315th game to out distance
Alonzo Stagg & become college football's winningest coach.
1989 - Rickey Henderson signs record $3,000,000 per year Oakland A's contract.
1989 - Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci flees to Hungary.
1989 - Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci flees to Hungary.
2010 - Gil McDougald, American baseball player (b. 1928) dies.
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