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Events in Sport

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1908 - Wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert Neth
1935 - 1st NFL draft; Jay Berwanger of U Chicago is 1st pick (by Eagles) He never plays in NFL
1936 - 1st NFL draft, Eagles select Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger
1948 - 5th Winter Olympic games close at St Moritz, Switzerland
1953 - Betty Jameson wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open
1960 - Boston Celtic Bill Russell becomes 1st NBAer with 50 rebounds (51)
1963 - AFL's Dallas Texans become KC Chiefs
1976 - Jan Stephens wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Naples Golf Classic
1981 - Sally Little wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic
1982 - Dodgers trade Davey Lopes to A's breaking up the longest-playing infield (Cey-Russell-Lopes-Garvey)
1983 - 35th NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beat Wales 9-3 at NY Islander
1983 - Baseball orders Mickey Mantle to sever ties with Claridge Casino
1983 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period
1984 - 14th Winter Olympic games opens in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
1985 - 1st-class cricket debut of Jimmy Adams (age 17), Jamaica v Barbados
1985 - Bruce Morris, Marshall Univ, makes a 92' 5½" basketball shot
1986 - 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition
1987 - 37th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 154-149 (OT) at Seattle
1987 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic
1989 - Jockey Chris Antley begins record of 64 consecutive winning days
1991 - Roger Clemens signs record $5,380,250 per year Red Sox contract
1992 - 16th Winter Olympic games opens in Albertville, France
1994 - Jack Nicholson uses a golf club to attack a car
1994 - Kapil Dev sets world record for Test Cricket wickets with 432
1996 - NFL & Cleveland allows Art Modell to move his NFL franchise to Balt but he had to leave the Browns' name behind
1998 - 1st female ice hockey game in Olympic history Finland beats Sweden 6-0
1998 - 48th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 135-114 at NYC
1998 - NHL stops season until Feb 24th to accomodate the Olympics
2002 - XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Birthdays in Sport

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1901 - Janina Spychajowa-Kurkowska, Poland, women's world champion archer
1914 - Bert Haas, baseball player
1920 - Buddy Blattner, baseball player
1921 - Hoot Evers, baseball player
1924 - Joe Black, baseball player
1925 - Raimondo d'Inzeo, It, equestrian (Oly-gold/2 silver/3 bronze-1948-76)
1930 - Catherine Hardy, Carollton Ga, 4x100m runner (Olympic-gold-1952)
1936 - Cletis Boyer, 3rd baseman (NY Yankees)
1936 - Manohar Hardikar, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests India v WI 1958-59)
1937 - Manfred Krug, Duisburg Germany, actor (Boxer)
1942 - Fritz Peterson, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees)
1943 - Bob Oliver, baseball player
1944 - Bunky Henry, golfer
1947 - Sam Gannon, cricketer (Austr lefty quick, 3 Tests v India 1977-78)
1949 - Scott Allen, USA, skater (Olympic-bronze-1964)
1951 - Camille LaPierre, NHLer
1959 - Heinz Gunthardt, Switzerland, tennis star
1959 - Irina Kalinina, USSR, springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1980)
1960 - Alex Scott, British horse trainer
1960 - Dino Ciccarelli, Ontario, NHL right wing (Minn North Stars, Wash Caps)
1960 - Linda Fratianne, LA Calif, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1980)
1963 - Mohammad Azharuddin, cricketer (elegant Indian batsman 1984-)
1963 - Raleigh MCkenzie, NFL center/guard (Phila Eagles, SD Chargers)
1964 - Dennis Gibson, NFL inside linebacker (SD Chargers)
1965 - Carmen Savy, Brisbane QLD, golfer (1990 Brisbane & District)
1965 - Jim Thornton, NFL tight end (Houston Oilers)
1965 - Lee Knight, CFL full back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1965 - Rod Bernstine, NFL running back (Denver Broncos)
1965 - Terry McDaniel, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders, LA Raiders)
1966 - Kirk Muller, Kingston, NHL center (Toronto Maple Leafs)
1966 - Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer
1967 - Yvon Corriveau, Ontario, NHL left wing (Wash Caps)
1968 - Joy Fawcett, Inglewood Calif, soccer defender (Olympics-96)
1968 - Ron Goetz, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
1970 - Alonzo Mourning, NBA center (Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets)
1970 - Cameron Cuffy, cricketer (St Vincent & WI fast bowler 1994-)
1970 - John Filan, Australian footballer
1972 - Adrian Rollins, cricketer (Derbyshire batsman, bro of Robert of Essex)
1972 - Marcus Pollard, NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts)
1973 - Andreas Gliatis, soccer player (NEC)
1973 - Eric Kresser, quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals)
1973 - Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball forward (Olympics-bronze-96)
1973 - Tom King, Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-96)
1974 - Ulises de la Cruz, Ecuadorian footballer
1975 - Damon Denson, guard (New England Patriots)
1976 - Holly Manthei, Edina Minn, soccer midfielder/forward (Olympics-96)
1976 - Jim Parque, Norwalk Calif, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
1976 - Khaled Mashud, Bangladeshi cricketer
1976 - Adam Piatt, American baseball player
1978 - Christa Williams, Houston TX, softball pitcher (Olympics-gold-96)
1979 - Aaron Cook, American baseball player
1980 - Stephen Wright, English footballer
1982 - Eric Alexander, American football player
1984 - Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
1988 - Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer

Deaths in Sport

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1944 - Clem Wilson, cricketer (bro of Rockley, 2 Tests for Engld 1896), dies
1956 - Connie Mack, baseball manager (Phila A's, 1901-50), dies at 93
1973 - Herbie Taylor, cricketer (2936 runs in 42 Tests for S Africa), dies
1984 - Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (b. 1903)
1991 - Miran Bux, cricketer (2 Tests for Pakistan 1954-55), dies at 47
2000 - Sid Abel, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1918)
2000 - Derrick Thomas, American football player (b. 1967)