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2004 Hugh Cave, pulp writer, a professional writer for over 70 years, dies at 95
2001 Foster Brooks, comic, ", ""professional lush"", ", dies at 89 1997 Carlos the Jackal, "professional revolutionary" goes on trial in Paris 1996 Og Mandino, author, professional salesman, inspirational, best-selling author, wrote, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', books have sold over 50 million copies in 25 different languages, president of Success Unlimited magazine 1995 Eddie J Bush, golf professional, dies at 83 1995 Davie Cooper, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991, dies at 39 1993 Alexander Mnouchkine, French movie producer (Professional), dies at 83 1992 Professional Spring Football League begins 1990 Senior Professional Baseball Association folds 1990 St. Petersburg Pelicans beat West Palm Beach Tropics 12-4 to win 1st Senior Professional Baseball Association Championship 1982 Robert Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, ring name, 'Egotistico Fantastico', professional wrestler, athlete, World Junior Heavyweight Champion, Iron Man Champion, AAW Heavyweight Championship 1981 Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization decertified 1981 Natalie Portman, actress, Professional, Everyone Says I Love You 1980 Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis 1977 Steve Dunne, actor (Professional Father), dies at 59 1975 Antonino Rocca, professional wrestler/sportscaster, dies at 49 1973 Professional track debut of Kip Keino defeating Jim Ryun in the mile 1972 Charlie Haas, born in Houston, Texas, Charles Doyle 'Charlie' Haas II, professional wrestler, wrestles for World Wrestling Entertainment, previously teamed with brother, Russ, on independent circuit, winning JAPW Tag Team Championship 1971 NHL Writers' Association renamed Professional Hockey Writers' Association 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 1966 Jose Maria Olazabal, born in Fuenterrabia, Gipuzkoa, Basque country, Spain, professional golfer, 6 PGA Tour wins, 23 European Tour wins, 2 Japan Golf Tour wins 1964 Marilynn Smith wins Albuquerque Professional Amateur Golf Tournament 1963 Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Naples Professional Golf Tournament 1961 William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at 99 1961 New York DA arrests professional gamblers who implicate Seton Hall players 1960 Muhammad Ali's 1st professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in 6 1960 Cassius Clay wins 1st battle as professional boxer 1960 Denise Strebig, born in San Bernardino, California, Denise Strebig-Haigh, professional golfer, toured with LPGA 1982-1990, married tour official Kerry Haigh, 1988, played college golf at University of Southern California 1960 Barry McGuigan, born in Clones, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, professional boxer, world featherweight champion, number one featherweight challenger in the World Boxing Association 1960 Paul Azinger, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Paul William Azinger, professional golfer, ranked in the top 10 Official World Golf Rankings for 300 weeks between 1988 and 1994, won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour in 7 seasons, won 1993 PGA Championship 1959 Stephen Roche, born in Dundrum, Ireland, racing cyclist, second ever to win Triple Crown victories, 58 professional career wins 1959 Martin Weston, born in Worcester, England, athlete, professional cricketer, played for Worcestershire 1979 - 1995 1958 Tony Sibson, born in Leicester, England, professional boxer, Middleweight, Light heavyweight, during the 1970's and 1980's 1958 Ian Woosnam, born in Oswestry, England, nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Wee Welshman', 'Woosers', Welsh, professional golfer, played first European Tour, 1979, won Swiss Open, 1982, number one in Official World Golf Rankings in 1991, awarded O.B.E. 2007 New Years Honors List 1958 Sandy Lyle, born in Shrewsbury, professional golfer, represented Scotland, won The Open Championship at Sandwich, 1985, wrote book 'To The Fairway Born' 1958 Larry Smith, born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, professional basketball player, coach, played forward/center for Alcorn State University, played for NBA's Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, credited as best rebounder in the 1980's, coached Anaheim Arsenal 1957 Bernhard Langer, born in Anhausen, West Germany, professional golfer, two-time Masters champion, ranked as the world's first official number one player in 1986 1956 Davie Cooper, born in Hamilton, Scotland, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991 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 Tim Young, born in Ontario, Canada, athlete, former professional ice hockey center in the National Hockey League 1953 Raul Ramirez, born in Ensenada, Baja California, professional Mexican tennis player, in 1976, ranked No. 4 in the world, in 1983, ranked No. 6 in the world in doubles, won 60 doubles titles, 19 singles titles, married former Miss Universe, Venezuelan-born Maritza Sayalero 1953 Debbie Steinbach, born in Fullerton, California, professional golfer, author, instructor, twelve-year LPGA Tour veteran, founder of Venus Golf, wrote, 'Venus on the Fairway', has provided over 5,000 individual golf lessons 1951 Bonnie Lauer, born in America, professional golfer, won National Collegiate Championship playing for Michigan State University, won 2 LPGA Tours, served as 1988 LPGA President 1950 Cathy Sherk, born in Bancroft, Ontario, professional golfer, achieved No. 1 World ranking by Golf Digest, 1978, earned silver medal with Canadian team at 1978 World Amateur Golf Team Championships, joined LPGA tour, inducted into Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, 1995 1950 Barry Pearson, born in Geneseo, Illinois, born Barry Lynn Pearson, American professional football player, attended Northwestern University, played position of wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs 1949 Tennis player Pancho Gonzales turns professional 1948 Professional wrestling premieres on prime-time network TV (DuMont) 1948 Sandra Post, born in Oakville, Ontario, professional golfer, won LPGA Championship 1968, LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year Award 1968 1945 Tony Roche, born in Tarcutta, Australia, professional tennis player, coach, upset Adriano Panatta to win the Davis Cup, 1977 1945 Bill Bergey, born in South Dayton, New York, American collegiate and professional football player, played for American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals and NFL Philadelphia Eagles 1944 Bert Greene, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, professional golfer, played for the Professional Golf Association Tour 1940 Mary Mills, born in Laurel, Mississippi, professional golfer, member, LPGA Tour, won 9 LPGA Tour victories 1939 Ken Blanchard, born in Orange, New Jersey, author, professional speaker, management expert, co-wrote, 'The One Minute Manager' with Spencer Johnson, sold over 13 million copies in 37 languages, wrote more than 30 successful books 1939 Murle Breer, born in St. Petersburg, Florida, professional golfer 1935 Tommy Jacobs, born in America, professional golfer, golf course owner and operator, played on Champions Tour, PGA Tour 1935 Ken Still, born in Tacoma, Washington, golfer, won three Professional Golf Association Tour events, played in the Senior Professional Golf Association Tour 1934 Yomiuri Giants, Japan's 1st professional baseball team forms 1931 Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, William Earl Billy Casper, Jr., professional golfer, golf course designer, won the PGA Tour 27 times, named 15th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest in 2000, considered best putter of his era 1931 Jackie Mitchell became 1st female in professional baseball 1926 Louise L. Hay, born in Los Angeles, California, motivational author, professional speaker, self-help and motivational writer, 'You Can Heal Your Life', 1984, on the New York Times Bestseller list, sold 35 million copies in 30 languages, made into movie of the same title, founder, Hay House Publishing 1923 Og Mandino, born in Italy, author, professional salesman, inspirational, best-selling author, wrote, 'The Greatest Salesman in the World', books have sold over 50 million copies in 25 different languages, president of Success Unlimited magazine 1922 Harry Greb gave Gene Tunney his only professional boxing defeat 1921 American Professional Football Association reorganizes in Akron 1920 National Football League organizes in Canton Ohio 12 teams pay $100 each to join American Professional Football Association 1920 American Professional Football Association forms (NFL) 1918 Steve Dunne, Northampton Massachusetts, actor, Professional Father 1917 Quebec Bulldogs play their 1st professional hockey game 1916 1st professional golf tournament held 1916 Professional Golfer Association (PGA) forms in New York City 1914 Babe Ruth's 1st professional game (as a pitcher) is a 6-hit 6-0 win 1912 Eddie J Bush, golf professional 1907 English Professional Football Player's Association forms 1907 Ralph Marston, born in Malden, Massachusetts, Ralph Fulsom Marston, professional football player, played with National Football League's Boston Bulldogs, 1929 1904 "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted 1901 National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues forms 1885 John Ward and several teammates secretly form Brotherhood of Professional Baseball Players, 1st baseball union 1871 National Association of Professional Base-Ball players organized 1868 1st U.S. professional women's club, Sorosis, forms in New York City 1862 William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player who lived to 99 1732 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, New York City 1732 1st U.S. professional librarian, Louis Timothee, hired in Philadelphia |
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