Robert James "Bobby" Fischer  

                  (March 9, 1943 – January 17, 2008)

Fischer was a chess Grandmaster and the 11th World Chess
Champion. He is widely considered one of the greatest chess
players of all time. Fischer was also a best-selling chess author.

Boris Spassky (left) and Bobby Fischer during the Match of the Century, July through September 1972.

On February 9, 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, YMCA physical education
director, William G. Morgan created a new game called Mintonette, which
would later be called volleyball. It was played preferably indoors by any
number of players. The game took some of its characteristics from tennis,
handball, and another indoor sport that was catching on at the same time,
called basketball.

The first official ball used in volleyball is disputed, some sources say that
Spalding created the first official ball in 1896, while others claim it was in
1900.

William G. Morgan

The first Super Bowl game was January 15, 1967.The Green Bay Packers,
led by quarterback Bart Starr, defeated the Kansas City Chief, 35-10.

Team members celebrating the victory with Green Bay Packers
coach Vince Lombardi

The winner of the Super Bowl is awarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy

Garry Moore

Beat the Band was a musical quiz show heard on NBC radio from Sunday,
January 28, 1940 to September 6, 1944. Host Garry Moore read music-
related questions submitted by listeners to band members in Ted Weems
Orchestra.

The show was originally sponsored by the General Mills cereal Kix with
Marvin Miller and Tom Shirley as announcers. Among the program’s
vocalists was Perry Como.

Unlike most radio shows of the time, Beat the Band did not always originate
in Chicago; the program was often broadcast on location from places like
Denver, St Louis, and Milwaukee.

The program popularized the show business catch phrase, "Give me a
little traveling music," often uttered by Jackie Gleason.

Perry Como 

Marvin Miller

Originally titled the "Tournament East-West football game," now known as the Rose
Bowl Game was first played on Wednesday, January 1, 1902 in Pasadena, California, starting the Pasadena tradition of New Year’s Day bowl games. It was part of the Tournament of Roses which also included the historic Tournament of Roses
Parade. The inaugural ball game featured the Michigan Wolverines, who 
represented the East and Stanford University representing the West. The 
winner was Michigan, 49 to 0.