1997 Event Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson for biting Holyfield 1989 Event Amateur Athletic Federation strips Ben Johnson of all track records 1987 Event NCAA cancels SMU's entire 1987 football schedule for gross violations of NCAA rules regarding athletic corruption 1969 Birthday Dean Wilson, Kaneohe Hawaii, golfer, 1991 Western Athletic 1962 Event Schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named 1957 Birthday Dave "Smoke" Stewart, born in Oakland California, pitcher, Oakland Athletic 1955 Event Kansas City Athletic's 1st game, beat Tigers 6-2 1954 Event International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China 1953 Event Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary 1950 Event West Germany and Japan readmitted to International Amateur Athletic Federation 1947 Event U.S.S.R. joins International Amateur Athletic Union 1935 Birthday Barbara J Jacket, U.S. athletic coach, Olympics 1972 1912 Event IAF (International Amateur Athletic Federation) forms in Sweden 1905 Event Intercollegiate Athletic Association of U.S. founded (becomes NCAA in 1910) 1905 Event Philadelphia Athletic's Weldon Henley no-hits St. Louis Browns, 6-0 1904 Event 1st athletic letters given (University of Chicago football team) 1893 Event Montreal Athletic Association beat Ottawa Generals 2-1, in 1st Cup Game 1892 Event Allegheny Athletic Association beats Pitts Athletic CLub, 4-0 in football 1889 Birthday Jack Ryder, cricketer, athletic Australian all-rounder and captain 1887 Event Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms 1883 Event New York Athletic Club hires Bob Rogers as 1st American pro sports trainer 1880 Event Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England and Wales, is founded in Oxford, England 1877 Event 1st U.S. amateur swim meet (New York Athletic Club) 1871 Event 1st U.S. amateur outdoor athletic games (NY) 1869 Birthday James E Sullivan, founder, Amateur Athletic Union 1868 Event New York Athletic Club forms 1860 Event San Francisco Olympic Club, 1st U.S. athletic club forms
