Events in Sport
- 1909 1st CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale, 26-6
Event of Interest
1914 Walter Johnson accepts money from Federal League Chicago Whales Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court
Walter Johnson
- 1920 8th CFL Grey Cup: U of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 16-3
- 1926 14th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats U of Toronto, 10-7
- 1943 Commissioner Landis announces any baseball club may sign Negroes
- 1945 11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB)
- 1948 13th Iron Bowl (first since 1907): Alabama beats Auburn 55-0 in Birmingham
- 1949 Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run
- 1956 22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (QB)
Boxing Title Fight
1961 Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
Floyd Patterson
- 1961 Smallest NY Knick, 49th St Madison Square Garden crowd-1,300 (snowstorm)
- 1961 1962 NFL Draft: Ernie Davis from University of Syracuse first pick by Washington Redskins
- 1964 Baseball approves a free-agent draft
- 1964 Commissioner's office given full powers in baseball disputes
- 1964 Test Cricket debut of Ian Chappell, v Pakistan MCG, 11, 0-49, 0-31
- 1965 2nd NY Knicks game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner)
- 1965 San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000
- 1977 NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati beats KC 27-7
- 1977 66th Davis Cup: Australia beats Italy in Sydney (3-1)
- 1979 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 7, Bingo Smith
- 1980 Islanders end 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2) (Col Rockies)
- 1982 48th Heisman Trophy Award: Herschel Walker, Georgia (RB)
- 1983 NJ Devils 1st shut-out, beating Minnesota Detroit Red Wings 6-0
- 1988 Amy Benz/John Huston wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
Event of Interest
1988 Orioles trade veteran 1B Eddie Murray to the Dodgers
Eddie Murray
- 1993 2nd SEC Championship Game: #9 Florida beats #16 Alabama, 28-13
- 1994 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1)
- 1994 Marta Figueras-Dottie and Brad Bryant wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
- 1996 Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest ponts scored since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57
- 1997 NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for 1 year for attacking his coach
- 1999 8th SEC Championship Game: #7 Alabama beats #5 Florida, 34-7
- 2004 13th SEC Championship Game: #3 Auburn beats #15 Tennessee, 38-28
- 2005 94th Davis Cup: Croatia beats Slovak Republic in Bratislava (3-2)
- 2010 19th SEC Championship Game: #2 Auburn beats #18 South Carolina, 56-17
- 2010 6th ACC Championship Game: #12 Virginia Tech beats #20 Florida State, 44-33
- 2010 15th Big 12 Championship Game: #10 Oklahoma beats #13 Nebraska, 23-20
- 2011 100th Davis Cup: Spain beats Argentina in Seville (3-1)
- 2017 New York Giants fire head coach Ben McAdoo and manager Jerry Reese after a 2–10 start
Birthdays in Sport
- 1858 Billy Gunn, cricketer (Notts & England batsman in 11 Tests 1886-99)
- 1868 Jesse Burkett, American baseball player (d. 1953)
- 1875 Joe Corbett, American baseball player (d. 1945)
- 1899 Charles William (Charlie) Spencer Newcastle and England football player (d. 1953)
- 1910 Amar Singh, cricketer (dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties)
- 1912 Jack Walsh, NSW/Leicestershire cricket china bowler (didn't rep Aust)
- 1915 Fred Freer, cricketer (Australian pace bowler played one Test in 1946)
- 1930 Harvey Kuenn, baseball player (AL Rookie of the Year-1953)
- 1931 Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1935 Fred Rumsey, England, cricket lefty pace bowler (5 Tests 1964-65)
- 1938 Richard Meade, British equestrian (3 Olympic Golds 1968, 1970), born in Chepstow, Monmouthshire (d. 2015)
- 1941 Raul Blanco, Australian soccer asst coach (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
- 1944 François Migault, French racing driver
- 1945 Pam Higgins, LPGA golfer, born in Groveport, Ohio
- 1949 Mary Bea Porter-King, LPGA golfer (1975 Golf Inns Classic), born in Everett, Washington
- 1953 Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1955 Dave Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1956 Bernard King, basketball player (NY Knicks, NJ Nets)
- 1956 Blagoi Blagoyev, Bulgaria, 82.5 kg weightlifer (Olympic silver 1976)
- 1957 Lee Smith, Jamestown LA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
- 1957 Raul Boesel, Brazil, Indy-car racer (CART)
- 1958 Bill Roy, Versailles Ill, skeet (Olympics 1996)
- 1959 Paul McGrath, Irish footballer (Aston Villa, Sheffield United), born in Ealing, England
- 1960 David Green, American baseball player
- 1960 Glynis Nunn, Australian athlete
- 1961 Frank Reich, Freeport, New York, American NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions)
- 1962 Arnold Scholten, soccer player (Feyenoord)
- 1962 John Gaasbeek, soccer player (FC Twente/NAC)
- 1962 Stan Gelbaugh, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1963 Johanna Wright, WPVA volleyballer (Pismo Beach-4th), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
- 1963 Mike Snoei, soccer player (Sparta)
- 1963 Sergey Bubka, Ukrainian pole vaulter (Olympic gold 1988, 6 world titles), born in Luhansk, Ukraine
- 1964 Bill Peterson, Smithfield NC, WLAF general mgr (Amsterdam Admirals)
- 1967 Klaus Wilmsmeyer, NFL punter (New Orleans Saints)
- 1967 Martha O'Kelley, US softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996)
- 1968 Mike Barrowman, kayak/200m breast stroke (Olympic gold 1992, 96), born in Costa Mesa, California
- 1969 Ferric Collons, NFL defensive end (New England Patriots)
- 1969 Jacques Landry, Saskatoon Saskatchawan, cyclist (Olympics 1996)
- 1969 Marie-Josee Morneau, Longueuil Quebec, 56 kg judoka (Olympics 1996)
- 1969 Mik Middleton, WLAF safety (Barcelona Dragons)
- 1969 Terry Glenn, wide receiver (New England Patriots)
- 1970 Jeff Blake, NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals)
- 1970 Sylvester Terkay, American wrestler
- 1971 Terrence Wisdom, NFL/WLAF guard/center (NY Jets, London Monarchs)
- 1971 Shannon Briggs, American boxer
- 1972 Damien Covington, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
- 1972 Howard Eisley, NBA guard (Utah Jazz)
- 1972 Jassen Cullimore, Simcoe, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
- 1972 Jude St John, CFL offensive linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- 1972 Kerry Anne Guse, Brisbane Queensland, tennis star (1996 final Hobart)
- 1972 Ted Johnson, American inside linebacker (NE Patriots), born in Alameda, California
- 1973 Corliss Williamson, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)
- 1973 Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league footballer
Anke Huber
1974 Anke Huber, German tennis player (Fed Cup 1992, Hopman Cup 1995), born in Bruchsal, Germany
Anke Huber
- 1974 Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player
- 1976 John Lee, dance skater (& Julia Bikbova), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1977 Shahid Nazir, cricketer (Pakistan Test fast bowler v Zimbabwe 1996)
- 1978 Michele Di Piedi, Italian footballer
- 1979 Jay DeMerit, American soccer player
- 1982 Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese racing driver
- 1985 Andrew Brackman, American baseball player
- 1985 Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player
- 1985 Ibtihaj Muhammad, American fencer, first American Muslim to wear hijab at Olympics, born in Maplewood, New Jersey
- 1986 Martell Webster, American basketball player
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1973 NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle (47) weds activist Carrie Cooke
Pete Rozelle
- 2005 2004 Olympic volleyball team member Kerri Walsh (27) weds fellow volleyball player Casey Jennings (30) at the La Quinta Resort in Palm Springs, California
Deaths in Sport
- 1935 Hylton Philipson, cricketer (England keeper in 5 Tests 1892-95), dies
- 1944 Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player, dies at 65
- 1980 Stanislawa Walasiewicz [Stella Walsh], Polish-born American sprinter (Olympic gold 1932), dies shot during an armed robbery, at 69
- 2003 Iggy Katona, American race car driver, dies at 87
- 2011 Sócrates [Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Sousa Vieira de Oliveira], Brazilian footballer (60 caps and 22 goals for Brazil), dies at 57
- 2012 Miguel Calero, Colombia footballer, dies from cerebral thrombosis at 41
- 2016 Margaret Whitton, American actress (Good & Evil, Major League), dies of cancer at 67