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What happened in history on this day: January 22?
On January 22 in ...
- 1857 - National Association of Baseball Players founded, New York.
- 1883 - England complete first innings victory in Tests versus Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1927 - The world's first live radio commentary of a soccer match is broadcast.
- 1942 - Sietze de Groot wins 8th Dutch 11-city skate (8:44:06).
- 1948 - Jim Laker takes 7-103 in his first Test Cricket innings versus West Indies Barbados.
- 1950 - Polly Riley wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open.
- 1951 - Fidel Castro is ejected from a Winter League game after beaning batter.
- 1956 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open.
- 1956 - Canadian Football Council forms.
- 1960 - 10th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 125-115 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1960 - Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson for middleweight boxing title.
- 1963 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Naples Professional Golf Tournament.
- 1967 - NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-10.
- 1968 - NBA announces it will expand to Milwaukee and Phoenix.
- 1969 - Roy Campanella and Stan Musial elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1970 - Test debut of Barry Richards, South Africa versus Australia, Cape Town.
- 1972 - 22nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 112-110 at Los Angeles, California.
- 1973 - George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in two rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1980 - PGA begins a senior golf tour.
- 1980 - West Indies beat England 2-0 to win first World Series Cup.
- 1981 - 40th New York Islanders' shut-out 3-0 versus Detroit Red Wings-Billy Smith' 15th.
- 1981 - O A "Bum" Phillips becomes head coach of the New Orleans Saints.
- 1982 - Free agent Reggie Jackson signs a four-year, nearly US$4 million contract with the California Angels.
- 1983 - Björn Borg retires from tennis after winning five consecutive Wimbledon championships.
- 1984 - Annette Kennedy of SUNY sets women's basketball record with 70 points.
- 1984 - Hilbert van de Thumb becomes European all-round skates.
- 1984 - NFL Super Bowl XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders beat Washington Redskins 38-9 in Tampa, Florida; Most Valuable Player: Marcus Allen, Running Back.
- 1987 - Blizzard in New Jersey, as 334 attend the New Jersey Devils - Calgary Flames NHL game, New Jersey wins 7-5.
- 1988 - First-class cricket debut of Brian Lara, Trinidad and Tobago versus Leeward Island.
- 1988 - First-class cricket debut of Hansie Cronje, OFS versus Transvaal.
- 1988 - Mike Tyson TKOs Larry Holmes in four rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1989 - Super Bowl XXIII: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 20-16 in Miami; Most Valuable Player: Jerry Rice, San Francisco, Wide Receiver.
- 1990 - Wasim Akram scores Test century (123) at Adelaide.
- 1990 - Will Clark, National League's Most Valuable Player signs a $15 million four-year contract with San Francisco Giants.
- 1993 - Johan Koss skates world record 5km in 6:38.77.
- 1994 - 45th NHL All-Star Game; East beat West 9-8 at New York Rangers.
- 1995 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament.
- 1998 - NHL's Minnesota franchise selects the nickname Wild.
- 1998 - Rickey Henderson rejoins Oakland Athletics for fourth time.
- 1998 - World League of American Football becomes NFL East.
- 2003 - Catcher Ivan Rodriguez signs a one-year deal worth $10 million to play with the Florida Marlins.
- 2006 - Kobe Bryant scores 81 points in regulation NBA basketball play and is second only to the legendary 1960s center Wilt Chamberlain, who had 100 points.
- 2022 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats San Jose Sharks by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Calgary Flames by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Detroit Red Wings by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats New York Islanders by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Monteal Canadiens by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Ottawa Senators by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Arizona Coyotes by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: New Jersey Devils beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Winnipeg Jets by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 6-3.
Births of sports figures on January 22
- 1915 - Birth of Tom Burtt; cricket player (slow left-armer took 33 wickets for New Zealand).
- 1921 - Birth of Andy Ganteaume; cricket player (West Indies batsman, 112 in only Test innings 1948).
- 1931 - Birth of Galina Zybina in USSR; discus thrower (15 world records between 1952-58).
- 1931 - Birth of Rauno Makinen in Finland; Greco-Roman featherweight (Olympics-gold-1956).
- 1952 - Birth of Karen Moe [Thornton]; American swimmer (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1957 - Birth of Mike Bossy; NHL forward (New York Islanders).
- 1961 - Birth of Barb Thomas Whitehead in Sibley, Iowa, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Hawaiian Open).
- 1963 - Birth of Jeff Treadway; US baseball infielder (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1964 - Birth of Stojko Vrankovic; NBA center (Los Angeles Clippers).
- 1964 - Birth of Wayne Kirby in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA; outfielder (Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1965 - Birth of Tim Prukop; WLAF linebacker-secondary coach (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1966 - Birth of Carlton Haselrig; NFL guard (New York Jets).
- 1966 - Birth of Nishantha Ranatunga; cricket player (brother of Arjuna Sri Lankan ODI allrounder).
- 1967 - Birth of Manabu Nakanishi; wrestler (NJPW).
- 1967 - Birth of Nicholas Gillingham; British swimmer (world record 200m freestyle).
- 1968 - Birth of Andrey Sokolov; hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
- 1968 - Birth of Brian Jones; NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints).
- 1969 - Birth of Keith Gordon; US baseball outfielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1969 - Birth of Ousmane Bary; WLAF cornerback (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1969 - Birth of Shelley Sandie; Australian basketball guard (Olympics-1988, 1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Vinnie Clark; NFL cornerback (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1970 - Birth of Keith Wagner; NFL/WLAF tackle (New York Giants, Washington Redskins, Scottish Claymores).
- 1971 - Birth of Bucky Brooks; wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1972 - Birth of Steve Scifres; guard/tackle (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1972 - Birth of Toddrick McIntosh; NFL defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1973 - Birth of Deon Minor in Paris, Texas, USA; 400m runner.
- 1973 - Birth of George Noga; Canadian Football League linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1973 - Birth of Reggie Barlow; wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1973 - Birth of Said Larossi; soccer player (Emmen/Vitesse).
- 1973 - Birth of Vincent Bradford; linebacker (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1974 - Birth of Pavel Mikhalevitch; soccer player (NEC).
- 1974 - Birth of Stephanie Rottier in Saint Niklaas, Belgium; tennis star (1995 semi Prague).
- 1975 - Birth of Lee Maxwell Francis Vertongen in Palmerston North, New Zealand; cyclist (Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on January 22
- 1968 - Duke Kahanamoku of Hawaii, 100m swimmer (Olympics-gold-1912, 1920, 1924), dies at age 77.
- 1978 - Herbert Sutcliffe, cricket player (54 Tests for England 4555 runs), dies (born 1894).
- 1983 - Fred Bakewell, cricket player (dashing England bat of 1930s, 6 Tests), dies.
- 2001 - Death of Tommie Agee of cardiac arrest in Manhattan, New York, at age 58; Major League Baseball center fielder for the New York Mets, American League Rookie of the Year in 1966.
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