This Day in Sports History
January 14

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What happened in history on this day: January 14?

On January 14 in ...

  • 1908 - Roger Hartigan scores century on cricket Test debut versus England in Adelaide (116).
  • 1919 - John McGraw, Charles A Stoneham, and Judge McQuade buy the New York Giants.
  • 1940 - Commissioner Kenesaw Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit Tigers.
  • 1940 - NFL Pro Bowl: Green Bay Packers beat NFL All-Stars 16-7.
  • 1943 - Alex Smart (Montreal Canadiens) is first NHL player to score hat trick in his first game.
  • 1951 - NFL Pro Bowl: first since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27.
  • 1961 - Chicago Bears' Willard Dewveall becomes first NFL player to join the AFL.
  • 1962 - NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-30.
  • 1964 - 14th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 111-107 at Boston, Massachusetts.
  • 1964 - Bapu Nadkarni 32-27-5-0 versus England, 21 maiden overs in a row.
  • 1968 - Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders, 33-14 in Miami, Florida; Most Valuable Player: Bart Starr, quarterback.
  • 1971 - John Snow takes 7-40 for England to beat Australia by 299 runs.
  • 1973 - Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Washington Redskins, 14-7 in Los Angeles, California; Most Valuable Player: Jake Scott, Safety.
  • 1974 - World Football League founded.
  • 1975 - Anita Wold (Norway) sets women's ski jump distance record-98 metres.
  • 1976 - Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves.
  • 1985 - Martina Navratilova is third to win 100 tennis tournaments (Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert).
  • 1987 - Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
  • 1994 - Inna Lassovskaya triple-jumps ladies world record (14.61 metres).
  • 1996 - Liselotte Neumann wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champions.
  • 2002 - Barry Bonds agrees to a five-year, $90 million deal with the San Francisco Giants.
  • 2007 - The Toronto Blue Jays and first baseman Lyle Overbay agree to a four-year contract worth $24 million to stay in Toronto.
  • 2008 - The Board of Control for Cricket in India sells broadcasting rights to the Indian Premier league for US$1 billion.
  • 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Arizona Coyotes by score 4-3.
  • 2022 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Anaheim Ducks by score 7-3.
  • 2022 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Dallas Stars by score 7-1.

Births of sports figures on January 14

  • 1920 - Birth of Bertus de Harder; Dutch soccer star (Bordeaux).
  • 1920 - Birth of Donald Beard; cricket player (New Zealand pace bowler in the 1950s).
  • 1927 - Birth of Ivan Kalita in USSR; equestrian dressage (Olympics-silver-1968).
  • 1936 - Birth of John Paul Cain in Sweetwater, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1989 Greater Grand Rapids).
  • 1936 - Birth of Ludmila Pinayevain USSR; 500m kayak (Olympics-gold-1964, 1968, 1972).
  • 1936 - Birth of Reiner Klimke in Germany; equestrian dressage (Olympics-gold-1984).
  • 1937 - Birth of Ken Higgs; cricket player (effective England pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1965-68).
  • 1941 - Birth of C L "Gibby" Gilbert Junior in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; PGA golfer (1976 Danny Thomas).
  • 1944 - Birth of Graham Vivian Marsh in Kalgoorlie, Australia; PGA golfer (1977 Heritage).
  • 1951 - Birth of Gil Pak Jong in Korea; judo (Olympics-1976).
  • 1959 - Birth of Paul Terry; cricket player (in Germany Two Tests England vs West Indies 1984).
  • 1964 - Birth of Sergei Nemchinov in Moscow, Russia; NHL center (New York Islanders, Olympics-Silver-1998).
  • 1965 - Birth of Dave Lowry in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Florida Panthers).
  • 1966 - Birth of Matt Brock; NFL defensive end/tackle (New York Jets).
  • 1967 - Birth of Terry Wooden; NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs).
  • 1968 - Birth of Fred[ric] Honebein in San Francisco, California, USA; rower (Olympics-5th-1996).
  • 1969 - Birth of David Webb; WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy).
  • 1969 - Birth of Martin Bicknell; cricket player (England pace bowler 1993).
  • 1969 - Birth of Rico Smith; NFL wide receiver (Cleveland Browns).
  • 1970 - Birth of Eric Charron in Verdun, Quebec, Canada; NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals).
  • 1970 - Birth of Steve Cooke in Kanai, Hawaii; pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates).
  • 1970 - Birth of Tyrone Hughes; NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears).
  • 1972 - Birth of Kyle Brady; NFL tight end (New York Jets).
  • 1972 - Birth of Michael Davis; NFL cornerback (Cleveland Browns).
  • 1973 - Birth of Ed Howard; NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons).
  • 1973 - Birth of Lethon Flowers; NFL defensive back (Pittsburgh Steelers).
  • 1973 - Birth of Rod Myers in Conroe, Texas, USA; outfielder (Kansas City Royals).
  • 1974 - Birth of Hugues Legault in Montréal, Québec, Canada; 50m swimmer (Olympics-1996).
  • 1974 - Birth of Kevin Jefferson; NFL linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals).
  • 1974 - Birth of Michael Dritlein; WLAF wide receiver (Rhein Fire).
  • 1974 - Birth of Nancy Napolski in Hinsdale, Idaho, USA; air rifle (Olympics-1996).
  • 1975 - Birth of Marcel Koning; soccer player (FC The Hague/NEC).
  • 1977 - Birth of Terry Ryan in Saint Johns; NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens).
  • 1980 - Birth of Ossama Haidar; Lebanese soccer player.
  • 1980 - Birth of Cory Gibbs; American soccer player.

Deaths of sports figures on January 14

  • 1970 - John J "Johnny" Murphy, American baseball pitcher (New York Yankees) and general manager (New York Mets), dies at age 61 of a heart attack.
  • 1984 - Ray Kroc, founder of MacDonalds/owner San Diego Padres, dies at age 82 (born 1902).

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