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2004 Pat Tillman, soldier/pro football player, dies at 27
2000 NFL Pro Bowl 1999 Wilt Chamberlain, "Wilt ""The Stilt"" Chamberlain", basketball great/sometime actor, Record-smashing basketball player who scored over 70 points in several pro games, dies at 63 1999 Super Bowl XXXIII, Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Denver Broncos beat Atlanta Falcons 34-19 1998 NFL Pro Bowl Game, AFC beats NFC 29-24 1997 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 26-23 (OT) 1996 Cedric Pioline, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, tennis pro, US open final 1993 1996 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 20-13 1995 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 41-13 1995 AFC beats NFC 41-13 in the pro bowl 1994 Julius Boros, pro golfer (U.S. Open 1952), dies of heart attack at 74 1994 Colorado Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) 1st game 1994 1st roster of Silver Bullets, all-female pro baseball team, announced 1994 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-3 1993 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 23-20 1992 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 21-15 1991 Lex Karsemeijer, Dutch tenor/choral dir (Sweet 16, Pro Musica), dies 1991 Martina Navratilova ties Chris Evert, 157 pro tennis tournament wins 1991 Steffi Graf becomes the youngest woman to win 500 pro tennis matches 1991 Sandhi Ortiz-DelValle is 1st woman to officiate a men's pro basketball (USBL) game, game between New Haven Skyhawks and Philadelphia Spirit 1991 Former New York Jet Mark Gastineau wins 1st pro boxing fight in 12 seconds 1991 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 23-21 1990 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 27-21 1989 To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition and not a sport, in a New Jersey court 1989 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 34-3 1988 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 15-6 1987 Rewi Alley, New Zealand author, pro Chinese communist, dies at 90 in Beijing 1987 Salt Lake City Trappers begin pro baseball record 29 consec win streak 1987 Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29 1987 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 10-6 1986 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 28-24 1985 Curtis Strong is convicted for selling cocaine to pro baseball players 1985 Mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his 1st pro fight 1985 Jim Kelly (Houston USFL) passes for pro football record 574 yards 1985 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 22-14 1984 Steffi Graf plays her 1st pro tennis match 1984 Longest pro football game, Los Angeles Express beats Michigan Panthers 27-21 in USFL playoffs, games lasts 93 minutes 33 seconds 1984 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 45-3 1983 13th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 20-19 1982 Earl Anthony becomes 1st pro bowler to win more than $1 million 1982 12th AFC-NFC pro bowl, AFC wins 16-13 1982 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 16-13 1981 Phillies minor leaguer Jeff Stone steals pro baseball record 121st base en route to 122 (Spartanburg (South Atlantic League)) 1981 11th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 21-7 1981 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 21-7 1980 Sadaharu Oh, 40, pro baseball's all-time home run run king with 868, retires 1980 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 37-27 1979 Pro Football Researchers Association forms, Canton, Ohio 1979 9th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 13-7 1979 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 13-7 1978 1st game of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL), Chicago Hustle vs Milwaukee Does 1978 1st 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted-Iowa, NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota and Dayton 1978 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 14-13 1977 Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight 1977 Alejandro Hernandez, born in Tijuana, Mexico, tennis pro 1977 Sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in 6 rounds in his 1st pro fight 1977 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 24-14 1976 Jennifer Capriati, born in Long Island, New York, tennis pro, 1992 Olympics gold 1976 6th AFC-NFC pro bowl, NFC wins 23-20 1976 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 23-20 1975 Tiger Woods, born in Cypress, California, pro golfer, highest paid pro athlete, most successful golfer of all time 1975 Alberto Costa, born in Lerida, Spain, tennis pro 1975 Claude N'Goran, born in Adzope Ivory Coast, tennis pro 1975 5th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-10 1974 Mahesh Bhupathi, born in India, tennis pro 1974 4th NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 15-13 1973 President Nixon signed into law a measure lifting pro football's blackout 1973 New York Jets trade pro footballs leading receiver Don Maynard to St. Louis 1973 3rd NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 33-28 1972 Jet's Don Maynard becomes all time pro reception leader (632) 1972 Bernice Gera becomes 1st female umpire in pro baseball 1972 Wilt Chamberlain plays his last pro basketball game 1972 2nd AFC-NFC pro bowl, AFC wins 26-13 1972 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 26-13 1971 1st pro golf championship at Walt Disney World 1971 Indians Ken Harrelson retires from baseball to play pro golf 1971 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 27-6 1971 Cecil Partee elected president pro tem of Illinois state senate 1970 Nicolas Pereira, Salto Uruguay, tennis pro 1970 Patricia Palinkas becomes 1st woman pro football player (Orlando) 1970 Diego Nargiso, Naples Italy, tennis pro 1970 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 16-13 1970 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-3 1969 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-25 1969 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 10-7 1968 U.S. pro soccer 14 teams merged into 1 all star team 1968 Akira Nogami, born in Narashino, Chiba, professional Japanese wrestler, actor, wrestled for the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, NJPW, in 1991, reigned as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, in 2000, appeared in television show, Kamen Rider Kuuga, competed part-time after 2004, regularly wrestling with Keiji Mutoh's All Japan Pro Wrestling 1968 AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 25-24 1968 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-20 1967 United Soccer Association and National Pro Soccer League merge into NASL 1967 Pope Paul VI publishes constitution Pro comperto sane 1967 NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-10 1967 AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 30-23 1966 Andrei Olhovskiy, born in Moscow, Russia, tennis pro 1966 AFL Pro Bowl: All-Stars beats Buffalo 30-19 1966 NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 36-7 1965 Andy Beal, Germany, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 West of England Pro 1965 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-14 1965 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 34-14 1964 Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro 1964 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 27-24 1964 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-17 1963 Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton, Ohio 1963 Paul Way, born in Kingsbury, Middlesex, British golfer, won Brabazon Trophy, 1981, turned pro in 1982, won KLM Dutch Open while on the European Tour, second youngest Ryder Cup player in 1983, and 1985, finished in the top 100 in 1993, on the Order of Merit, after 1997, his participation in tournament golf waned 1963 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 21-14 1963 NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 30-20 1962 Tracy Austin, born in Rolling Hills, California, tennis pro, U.S. Open 1979, 81 1962 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-30 1962 Golfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, 1st pro appearance, he came in 50th 1962 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 47-27 1961 Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball 1961 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 35-31 1960 Virgil Thomson's "Missa Pro Defunctis," premieres in Pottstown NY 1960 Ivan Lendl, born in Czechoslovakia, tennis pro, U.S. Open 1985-87 1960 Andres Gomez, Ecuador, tennis pro, Madrid Grand Prix-1990 1960 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-21 1960 Lamar Clark sets pro boxing record of 44 consecutive knockouts 1959 NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 28-21 1958 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-7 1957 Supreme Court decides 6-3, baseball is only antitrust exempt pro sport 1957 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 19-10 1957 Nancy Lopez Knight, Torrance California, pro golfer, 1981 Dinah Shore 1956 Mark Gastineau, NFL end, New York Jets, Pro Bowl 1981-85 1956 Sue Barker, tennis pro, French Open 1976 1956 NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 31-30 1955 Norio Honaga, born in Japan, athlete, professional wrestler, junior heavyweight three-time, New Japan Pro Wrestling Champion in IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, retired and became referee in 1988 1955 Eric Money, born in Detroit, Michigan, athlete, former pro basketball player for the NBA, averaged 12.2 points per game 1955 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-19 1954 1st use of 24-sec shot clock in pro basketball (Rochester vs Boston) 1954 Chris Evert, Ft. Lauderdale, tennis pro 1954 1st pro football game in Netherlands 1954 NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-9 1953 NFL Pro Bowl: National Conference beats American Conference 27-7 1952 NFL Pro Bowl: National Conference beats American Conference 30-13 1951 NFL Pro Bowl: 1st since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27 1949 Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in New York City 1944 Terry Funk, born in Hammond, Indiana, pro wrestler, WWF/NWA, actor, Paradise Alley 1944 Charles Pasarell, tennis pro 1943 Billie Jean King, born in Long Beach, California, tennis pro 1943 Billie Jean King, Cal, tennis pro, Wimbledon 1968, 72, 73, 75 1943 Dennis W. Conner, yachting pro, 4-time America's Cup-winning skipper 1943 Arthur Ashe, tennis pro, 1968 U.S. Open, 1975 Wimbledon 1943 John Newcombe, Australia, tennis pro, Wimbledon 1967, 70, 71 1943 Mussert forms pro Nazi shadow cabinet (Netherlands) 1942 NFL Pro Bowl: NFL All-Stars beats Washington 17-14 1942 Karen Susman, tennis pro, Wimbledon 1962 1942 Margaret Smith Court, born in Australia, tennis pro, 1970 Grand Slam 1942 Nelson "Bo" Burton, Jr., bowler/sportscaster, Pro Bowlers Tour 1942 NFL Pro Bowl: Chi Bears beats NFL All-Stars 35-24 1941 Amateur tennis champ Bobby Riggs turns pro 1940 NFL Pro Bowl: Chi Bears beats NFL All-Stars 28-14 1940 Joe Gibbs, born in Enka, North Carolina, football coach, owner, NASCAR Championship team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached Washington Redskins for 12 seasons, producing 8 playoff appearances, 4 NFC Championship titles, 3 Superbowl Titles 1940 NFL Pro Bowl: Green Bay beats NFL All-Stars 16-7 1939 Renaissance Big 5 win 1st pro basketball championship 1939 1st NFL pro bowl, New York Giants beat All Stars 13-10 in Wrigley Field 1936 1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5 1930 Tony Trabert, tennis pro, 1955 Wimbeldon 1929 Dick Weber, pro bowler, 16, 300 games 1929 Don January, pro golfer, 1976 Vardon Trophy 1929 Chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town 1925 Pro football a hit in New York City; Grange and Bears beat Giants before 73,000 1924 California legalizes pro boxing (illegal since 1914) 1923 1st Black pro Basketball team, "Renaissance," organizes 1922 American Pro Football Association renamed "National Football League" 1920 Pro football playoff game Akron and Buffalo 0-0 tie, title undecided 1920 1st Pro football playoff game Buffalo-7, Canton-3 at Polo Grounds 1920 American Pro Football League's Chicago Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards 1920 NFL (then American Pro Football Association) plays 1st games 1920 Preliminary meeting in Akron to form American Pro Football League 1918 Margaret Osborne DuPont, born in Joseph, Oregon, tennis pro, U.S. Open 1948-50 1914 Sammy Baugh, born in Texas, American football player, coach, inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame 1913 Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a pro 1912 Rene Gabriels, Belgian billiard pro, 7 World/9 European championships 1909 1st pro baseball game, minor league, played under lights 1909 Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals 1905 Helen N Willis Moody, tennis pro, 8 Wimbledon titles 1927-1938 1904 Charles Follis is 1st black to play pro football 1904 Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League) 1903 Vincent Richards, hall of fame tennis pro, elected 1961 1902 1st indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Philadelphia 6-0 (MSG, New York City) 1902 Baseball's Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies form pro football teams, joining Pitts Stars in 1st attempt at a National Football League 1895 1st pro football game played, Latrobe beats Jeanette 12-0 (Penn) 1895 1st pro football game (quarterback John Brallier paid $10 and won 12-0) 1892 Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500, becomes 1st pro football player 1890 Jack Cusack, pro football pioneer, Canton Bulldogs 1890 1st pro baseball game, New York Metropolitans beat Washington Nationals 4-2 in 5 innings at Polo Grounds in New York City 1889 1st American International pro lawn tennis contest (Newport RI) 1889 Jessie Street, Austrialian pro womans/aborigine rights fighter 1883 New York Athletic Club hires Bob Rogers as 1st American pro sports trainer 1875 1st recorded shutout in pro baseball, Chicago 1, St. Louis 0 1870 Cincinnati Red Stockings, 1st pro BB team, begin 8-mo tour of Midwest and East 1869 1st pro baseball games-Cincinnati Reds 24, Cincinnati amateurs 15 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings become the 1st pro baseball team 1860 1st pro golf tournament held (Scotland) (Willie Park wins) 1849 Stephen C Massett opens at courthouse as 1st pro entertainer 1849 U.S. had no president, Polks term ends on a Sunday, Taylor couldn't be sworn-in, Senator David Atchison (President pro tem) term ended March 3rd 1844 Charles Bulfinch, 1st U.S. pro architect (Mass State House), dies at 80 1786 Patience Wright, 1st U.S. woman pro artist, dies (birth date unknown) 1763 Charles Bulfinch, born in Boston, Massachusetts, 1st U.S. pro architect, Mass State House |
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