1989 Jockey Kent Desormeaux wins record 598 races in the year
1974 NYY sign Catfish Hunter to a 5 year deal – will go 23-14 with a 2.58 ERA in 1975 with 30 complete games
1972 Roberto Clemente dies in a plane crash – career .317 hitter, 12 time All-Star, MVP in 1966, 2 time World Champion, post season average .318
1972 Miami beats Pittsburgh 21-7 in AFC championship game – Dolphins now have a 16-0 record
1967 Oakland beats Houston in the AFL championship game – Oakland outgained them 364 to 146
1967 Green Bay beats Dallas 21-17 in the NFL championship game – “The Ice Bowl” – -13 degrees with wind chill -23
1966 15 year Braves veteran Eddie Mathews is traded to Houston
1961 Green Bay beats the NY Giants 37-0 in NFL championship game – Bart Starr threw 3 TDs and YA Tittle threw 4 interceptions
1953 Willie Shoemaker wins record 485 races in the year
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