2006 American sportscaster Curt Gowdy died
2002 Willie Thrower died – on October 18,1953 he became the 1st black QB to play in professional football – the following year and the remainder of his career he played in Canada
2001 Mark Jackson of the Raptors gets his 9,062nd assist – moves into 4th place all-time
1998 American Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold medal winner at the Olympics – won the ladies figure skating title
1997 Hakeem Olajuwon scores his 23,000th points – 15th to do so – ends 26,946
1997 Philadelphia Phillies sign Danny Tartabull – injured on Opening Day and missed the entire season – retired
1996 John Stockton gets his 2,331st steal – passes Maurice Cheeks to become #1
1980 Billy Martin hired by the Oakland
1963 Charles Barkley born – 23,757 points, 12,546 rebounds, 4,215 assists
1958 Eddie Arcaro wins his 4,000th horse race
1953 August Busch buys the St. Louis Cardinals for $3.75 million
1942 Phil Esposito born – NHL Hall of Famer – 771 goals and 873 assists
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