Events in Sport
- 40th Fiesta Bowl: #9 Oklahoma beats #25 Connecticut, 48-20
- 97th Rose Bowl: #3 TCU beats #4 Wisconsin, 21-19
Deaths in Sport
- Billy Joe Patton, American golfer (Masters 1954 3rd; Walker Cup captain 1969), dies at 88
January 1, 2011 in Sports History
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