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What happened in history on this day: January 26?
On January 26 in ...
- 1871 - British Rugby Union forms.
- 1913 - Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a professional player.
- 1921 - Soccer team GVAV of Groningen Netherlands forms.
- 1921 - Hockey's Toronto Saints' Pat Corb Denneny scores six goals versus Hamilton Tigers.
- 1924 - Charles Jewtraw, US 500m skater, takes first Winter Olympics gold medal.
- 1934 - Donald Bradman scores 128 New South Wales versus Victoria, 96 minutes, 17 fours 4 sixes.
- 1951 - Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1956 - (to February 5) The VII Olympic Winter Games are held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
- 1956 - Hank Greenberg and Joe Cronin are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1957 - Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as president of Milwaukee Braves.
- 1958 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Lake Worth Open Golf Invitational.
- 1960 - Danny Heater scores 135 points in basketball game (Boys' High School).
- 1960 - Oakland enters the AFL.
- 1960 - Pete Rozelle elected NFL commissioner on the 23rd ballot.
- 1963 - Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone.
- 1966 - Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (2:06.2).
- 1976 - 6th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 23-20.
- 1977 - Soviet figure skaters Sergei Shakrai and Marine Tcherkasova are first to perform a quadruple twist lift, in Helsinki, Finland.
- 1980 - Mary Decker runs a mile in under 4.5 minutes.
- 1980 - New York Islanders and Hartford Whalers play a NHL penalty-free game.
- 1981 - Sandeep Patil scores memorable 174 versus Australia at Adelaide Oval.
- 1982 - New York Islanders score four goals within 1:38, five within 2:37 versus Pittsburgh Penguins.
- 1984 - Quebec Nordiques' Michel Goulet scores on 9th penalty shot against New York Islanders.
- 1986 - Hein Vergeer becomes European skating champ.
- 1986 - Super Bowl XX: Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots, 46-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana; Most Valuable Player: Richard Dent, Defensive End.
- 1986 - Val Skinner wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic.
- 1989 - Allan Border takes 7-46 against the West Indies at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1989 - Madison Square Gardens sports arena in New York announces two-year US$100 million renovation plan.
- 1989 - Test debut of Mark Taylor, Australia versus West Indies, Sydney.
- 1990 - Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as assistant general manager (highest-ranking black female in a major-league front office).
- 1991 - 65th Australian Womens Tennis: Monica Seles beats J Novotna (5-7, 6-3, 6-1).
- 1991 - Houston Rockets' guard Vernon Maxwell is fourth NBA player to score 30 points in a quarter.
- 1991 - Jan Stenerud becomes first pure placekicker to make NFL Hall of Fame.
- 1992 - 80th Australian Mens Tennis: Jim Courier beats Stefan Edberg (6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2).
- 1992 - The Washington Redskins defeat the Buffalo Bills 37-24 in Super Bowl XXVI football at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- 1993 - West Indies defeats Australia by one run in fourth Test at Adelaide.
- 1997 - 85th Australian Mens Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Carlos Moya (6-2, 6-3, 6-3).
- 1997 - Brunswick World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by John Gant.
- 1997 - The Green Bay Packers win the NFL Championship for the first time since 1967, defeating the New England Patriots 35-21 in Super Bowl XXXI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- 2003 - Super Bowl XXXVII: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeat the Oakland Raiders 48-21.
- 2009 - Kansas City Royals' pitcher Zack Greinke agrees to a four-year contract worth US$38 million.
Births of sports figures on January 26
- 1878 - Birth of A W "Dave" Nourse cricket player ("Grand Old Man" of South African cricket).
- 1907 - Birth of Henry Cotton; English golfer (British Open winner 1934, 1937, 1948).
- 1919 - Birth of Khanmohammad Cassumbhoy Ibrahim; cricket player (batted in four Tests India versus West Indies 1948-49).
- 1925 - Birth of Paul Newman in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; racer/popcorn mogul/actor (Hud, Hombre, Hustler).
- 1930 - Birth of Harry "Buddy" Melges Jr in Wisconsin, USA; yachter (Olympics-gold/bronze-1964, 1972).
- 1935 - Birth of Bob Uecker in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; catcher/actor (Mr Belvedere).
- 1935 - Birth of Henry Jordan in Emporia, Virginia, USA; NFL defensive tackle (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers).
- 1945 - Birth of Mick Hill; cricket player (New South Wales all-rounder 1964-75).
- 1951 - Birth of Jarmila Kratochvilova in Czechoslovakia; 400m/800m runner (women's world record holder, Olympics-silver-1980).
- 1952 - Birth of Thomas Edward Henderson in Newberry, South Carolina, USA; basketball player (Olympics-silver-1972).
- 1954 - Birth of Kimberly J "Kim" Hughes; cricket player (brilliant Australian batsman 1977-84).
- 1957 - Birth of Ashok Malhotra; cricket player (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84).
- 1957 - Birth of Shivlal Yadav; cricket player (Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87).
- 1958 - Birth of Dave Rummells in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA; Nike golfer (1993 Buick-second).
- 1960 - Birth of Gary Plummer; NFL linebacker (San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers).
- 1960 - Birth of Jeanette Bolden in Los Angeles, California, USA; 4x100m runner (Olympics-gold-1984).
- 1961 - Birth of Wayne Gretzky in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; Edmonton Oilers/Los Angeles Kings/New York Rangers (NHL Most Valuable Player 1980-1987), The Great One.
- 1962 - Birth of Roshan Guneratne; cricket player (wicketless in only Test SL versus Australia 1983).
- 1962 - Birth of Tim May; cricket player (Australian off-spinner 1987-95).
- 1963 - Birth of Simon O'Donnell, cricket player (Deniliquin New South Wales ODI all-rounder 1985-90).
- 1965 - Birth of Lou Frazier; US baseball outfielder (Montreal Expos).
- 1965 - Birth of Tim McDonald; safety (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1967 - Birth of Jeff Branson; US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1967 - Birth of Katie Peterson-Parker in Bethesda, Maryland, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Oldsmobile-5th).
- 1967 - Birth of Tim Pugh in Lake Tahoe, California, USA; pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals).
- 1968 - Birth of Eric Davis; NFL cornerback (San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers).
- 1968 - Birth of Reggie Jordan; NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves).
- 1970 - Birth of Dan Carlson; US baseball pitcher (San Francisco Giants).
- 1970 - Birth of Dean Malkoc in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks).
- 1970 - Birth of Ronald Moore; NFL running back (New York Jets, Saint Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals).
- 1971 - Birth of Jon Heidenreich; WLAF guard (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1971 - Birth of Lamar Mills; WLAF defensive end (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1971 - Birth of Lee Naylor; Australian 400m runner (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Min Tang in Hunan, China; tennis star (1995 Futures-Canberra Australia).
- 1972 - Birth of Harrison Houston; NFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears).
- 1973 - Birth of Mark Brook; WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire).
- 1973 - Birth of Tatsuki Katayama; hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998).
- 1973 - Birth of Tony Ramirez; tackle (Detroit Lions).
- 1976 - Birth of Paul Byrne; Australian 800m runner (Olympics-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Justin Gimelstob in New Jersey; tennis star (1994 doubles USTA Bakersfield).
- 1984 - Birth of Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer.
- 1989 - Birth of Emily Hughes, American figure skater.
Deaths of sports figures on January 26
- 1893 - Abner Doubleday credited with inventing baseball, dies on 74th birthday.
- 1932 - William K Wrigley, owner (Wrigley Gum, Chicago Cubs), dies.
- 1961 - Morris Nichols, cricket player (41 wickets in 14 Tests for England 1930-39), dies.
- 1983 - Death of Paul "Bear" Bryant, American college football coach, at age 69 in Alabama (born 1913).
- 1995 - Vic Buckingham, English soccer player/trainer (Ajax), dies at age 79.
- 1996 - David Schultz, wrestler (Olympics-Gold-1984), killed by US millionaire John Du Pont.
- 2003 - Death of Valeriy Brumel, Russian athlete (born 1942).
- 2007 - Death of Gump Worsley, Canadian hockey player (born 1929).
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