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Athletes Born in January 1878

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  • Jan 1 Bobby Walthour Sr., American cyclist (motor-pacing World Championships gold 1904-05; Madison Square Garden 6-Day Race 1901, 03), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1949)

'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien (1878-1942)

Jan 17 American boxer (World light heavyweight champion 1905), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

'Philadelphia' Jack O'Brien
  • Jan 19 Herbert Chapman, English football player and manager (d. 1934)
  • Jan 29 Barney Oldfield, American auto racer (International Motorsports Hall of Fame; first to drive at 60mph on circular track), born near Wauseon, Ohio (d. 1946)


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