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Jan
12, 1967
The National League wins football's first Super Bowl, as the
Green Bay Packers best the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10.
January
2, 1965
University of Alabama quarterback Joe Namath signs a $400,000
contract with the New York Jets of the American Football League.
The richest rookie in history will receive a guaranteed $100,000
for three years; $100,000 in bonuses, and a yearly pension of
$5,000 after his retirement from the game.
January
5, 1920
Boston Red Sox pitcher George Herman "Babe" Ruth is sold to
the New York Yankees for $125,000, the most money ever paid
for a ballplayer. Ruth hit a record 29 home runs during the
1919 season and had asked that his salary be doubled from $10,000
to $20,000.
February
11, 1905
James Blackstone is bowling a perfect game until the last frame,
when the seemingly impossible happens. All of the pins go down
except one, and that one breaks in two - leaving one half still
standing. He winds up with a score of 299 1/2.
April
15, 1896
The 776th Olympiad, the first in modern history, closes at the
Stadion in Athens, Greece. With nine nations participating,
Americans are the biggest winners, receiving 11 of the 44 medals.
March
20, 1897
The country's first men's intercollegiate basketball game, featuring
Yale versus Penn, is held in Yale's hometown of New Haven, Connecticut,
today. Yale will win, 32-10.
February
7, 1949
Joe DiMaggio becomes the first baseball player to break the
$100,000 salary line when he signs with the New York Yankees
today.
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