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What happened in history on this day: January 25?
On January 25 in ...
- 1894 - James J Corbett knocks out Charley Mitchell in three for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1910 - First stumping by a 12th man in cricket Tests (N C Tufnell, South Africa versus England).
- 1924 - (to February 4) The first Olympic Winter Games are held in Chamonix, France.
- 1929 - Donald Bradman scores 340* for New South Wales versus Victoria, 488 minutes, 38 fours.
- 1932 - Donald Bradman scores 167 New South Wales versus Victoria, 224 minutes, 22 fours.
- 1939 - Joe Louis knocks out John Henry Lewis in one round for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1945 - Dan Topping, Del Webb, and Larry MacPhail purchase New York Yankees for US$2.8 million.
- 1952 - Test debut of Richie Benaud, versus West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1953 - Yuri Sergejev skates world record 500m in 40.9 seconds.
- 1955 - Jill Kinmont hits a tree and breaks her back in Snow Cup Ski Race.
- 1961 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
- 1972 - 25th NHL All-Star Game: East beats West 3-2 at Minnesota.
- 1972 - 7-foot tall Ohio State center Luke Witte is stomped in face during a brawl in a game with Minnesota.
- 1975 - 10th hat trick in New York Islanders' history-Denis Potvin's first.
- 1976 - Surinder Amarnath scores 124 on Test debut India versus New Zealand Auckland.
- 1978 - San Diego Padres trade pitcher Dave Tomlin and US$125,000 to Texas Rangers for Gaylord Perry (he wins 1978 Cy Young Award).
- 1980 - Dutch Government demands boycott of Olympics.
- 1981 - NFL Super Bowl XV at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana: Oakland Raiders beat Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10; Most Valuable Player: Jim Plunkett, quarterback.
- 1985 - Test debut of Wasim Akram, versus New Zealand at Auckland (2-105).
- 1987 - 75th Australian Mens Tennis: S Edberg beats Pat Cash (6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3).
- 1987 - NFL Super Bowl XXI: New York Giants beat Denver Broncos, 39-20 in Pasadena, California; Most Valuable Player: Phil Simms, quarterback. This is the first NFL Championship for the Giants since 1956.
- 1988 - Longest winless streak in Toronto Maple Leafs history (15 games).
- 1989 - Michael Jordan scores his 10,000th NBA point in his 5th season.
- 1991 - Brett Hull is third NHL player to score 50 goals in less than 50 games (49).
- 1991 - Mark Waugh scores ton in first Test Cricket innings, versus England Adelaide.
- 1991 - The New York Giants defeat the San Francisco 49ers, 15-13, in San Francisco. The Giants win despite not scoring a touchdown, prevailing on five field goals by Matt Bahr.
- 1992 - 66th Australian Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beats M Fernandez (6-2, 6-3).
- 1992 - Dan Jansen skates world record 500m in 36.41 seconds.
- 1994 - Australia beats South Africa 2-1 to win the World Series Cup.
- 1997 - 71st Australian Women's Tennis: Martina Hingis beat Mary Pierce (6-2, 6-2).
- 1998 - Helen Alfredsson wins Office Depot LPGA tournament.
- 1998 - Super Bowl XXXII: The Denver Broncos become the first AFC team in 14 years to win the Super Bowl, as they defeat the Green Bay Packers, 31-24.
- 2002 - Thomas Junta kills junior coach Michael Costin during a fight at a junior hockey game in Massachusetts.
- 2005 - Carlos Delgado agrees to a four-year, US$52 million contract with the Florida Marlins.
- 2007 - Willie Randolph agrees to a $5.65 million, three-year deal to manage the New York Mets through 2008.
- 2009 - In Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the 57th NHL All-Star Game is held. The Eastern Conference team posts a 12-11 victory over their Western Conference counterparts.
- 2009 - In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Glenn Howard of Ontario defeats rival Kevin Martin of Alberta to win the Canadian Open Grand Slam curling event.
Births of sports figures on January 25
- 1908 - Birth of W H V "Hopper" Levett; cricket keeper (England in one Test in Calcutta).
- 1924 - Birth of Lou "The Toe" Groza; AAFC, NFL tackle, kicker (Cleveland Browns).
- 1925 - Birth of Eric Dempster; cricket player (New Zealand slow bowl of mid-1950s, bowling average 109.5).
- 1937 - Birth of Don Maynard; NFL receiver (New York Jets), #13.
- 1951 - Birth of Steve Prefontaine in Coos Bay, Oregon, USA; 5km distance runner (Olympics-4th-1972) (dies 1975).
- 1954 - Birth of Condredge Holloway in Alabama, USA; Canadian Football League quarterback (Ottawa Roughriders, Toronto Argonauts).
- 1957 - Birth of Jeff Gossett; NFL punter (Oakland Raiders).
- 1958 - Birth of Harti Weirather; Austrian alpine skier.
- 1962 - Birth of Chris Chelios in Chicago, Illinois, USA; NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, Team USA).
- 1963 - Birth of Joe Lloyd in Highland Park, Illinois, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Space Coast).
- 1964 - Birth of Bob Sweeney in Concord, Massachusetts, USA; NHL center (New York Islanders, Calgary Flames).
- 1964 - Birth of William Thomas Andrade in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA; PGA golfer (1991 Kemper Open).
- 1965 - Birth of Brian Holman in Winfield, Kansas, USA; pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners).
- 1965 - Birth of Esa Tikkanen in Helsinki, Finland; NHL left wing (Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, Olympics-Bronze-1998).
- 1966 - Birth of John [Vo] Velyvis in North Adams, Massachusetts, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Mark Schlereth; NFL guard (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl XXXII).
- 1966 - Birth of Paul Ranheim in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; NHL left wing (Hartford Whalers).
- 1966 - Birth of Pavel Torgaev in Nizhny, Novgorod, USSR; NHL left wing (Calgary Flames).
- 1966 - Birth of Richie Lewis; US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins).
- 1967 - Birth of Mario Brunetta; hockey goaltender (Team Italy 1998).
- 1967 - Birth of Marty Calder in Saint Catharine, Ontario, Canada; 62kg freestyle wrestler (Olympics-12-1992,1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Randy Mckay in Montréal, Québec, Canada; NHL right wing (New Jersey Devils).
- 1968 - Birth of Lynette Brooky in New Zealand; golfer (New Zealand Open 1993/94).
- 1968 - Birth of Roosevelt Collins; WLAF defensive line (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1968 - Birth of Tim De Leede; cricket player (Holland batsman 1996 World Cup).
- 1969 - Birth of Nolan Harrison; NFL defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1969 - Birth of Penny Moore; WNBA guard/forward (Charlotte Sting).
- 1970 - Birth of Chris Mills; NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks).
- 1970 - Birth of Milt Stegall; Canadian Football League receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1970 - Birth of Pau Coll; WLAF kicker/safety (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1970 - Birth of Scott Hendrickson; Canadian Football League guard (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
- 1971 - Birth of Herman Smith; NFL/WLAF defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, London Monarchs).
- 1971 - Birth of Jordan Young in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Purdue).
- 1971 - Birth of Kerry Taylor; US baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres).
- 1971 - Birth of Kevin Williams; receiver/kick returner (Arizona Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys).
- 1971 - Birth of Konstantin Matoussevich in Israel; men's high jump (Olympics-7th-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Tommie Jones; WLAF cornerback (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1971 - Birth of Vincent Brisby; NFL wide receiver (New England Patriots).
- 1973 - Birth of Anthony Harris; linebacker (Miami Dolphins).
- 1973 - Birth of Marco Battaglia; tight end (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1973 - Birth of Rodney Young; NFL safety (New York Giants).
- 1973 - Birth of Terrell Wade in Rembert, South Carolina, USA; pitcher (Atlanta Braves).
- 1974 - Birth of Adam Meadows; offensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1974 - Birth of Daniel Sproule; Australian field hockey halfback (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of John Piersma; American 200m/400m freestyle swimmer (Olympics-4th-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Tara Fleming in North York, Ontario, Canada; LPGA golfer (1992 LPGA Corning-10th).
- 1980 - Birth of Xavi; Spanish soccer player.
- 1980 - Birth of Michelle McCool-Alexander; American professional wrestler.
- 1980 - Birth of Christian Olsson; Swedish athlete.
- 1984 - Birth of Robson de Souza, Real Madrid football player.
- 1988 - Birth of Tatiana Golovin, French tennis player.
- 1988 - Birth of Daniel Haynes, English football player.
Deaths of sports figures on January 25
- 1917 - Edwin Tyler, cricket player (slow-lefty played once for England 1896), dies.
- 1986 - Horace Smith, cricket player (one Test New Zealand versus England 1933, one wicket at 113), dies.
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