Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau, Jr. (January 19, 1969 – May 2, 2012)

Seau was a ten-time All-Pro football linebacker and a 12-time Pro Bowl selection
who was a member of the NFL 1990s All-Decade Team. He had also been a
member of the Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots. Seau was found dead
from an apparent gunshot wound in his Oceanside, CA home. The incident is
currently under investigation by authorities.

Arnold Palmer helps Jack Nicklaus, with the traditional green jacket

The 1963 Masters Tournament was held from April 4 to April 7 at Augusta National
Golf Club. It was the 27th Masters Tournament in which 84 golfers entered with 50
of them making the cut at eight over-par. It was here that Jack Nicklaus won his
first green jacket, defeating Tony Lema by one stroke. This was one of six
Masters victories for Nicklaus. 

 
Jack Nicklaus turned 72 in January

  Denton True "Cy" Young (March 29, 1867 – November 4, 1955)

Major League Baseball pitcher Cy Young played with five different
teams during his 22-year career (1890-1911). He was elected to the
National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1937. Young completed 511 wins,
and still holds the Major League records for most career innings
pitched at 7,355, most career games started, 815, and most
completed games, 749. 

One year after Young’s death, the Cy Young Award was created
to honor the previous season’s best pitcher.The award is given
annually to honor the best pitchers in both the American League
and the National League teams

 

      Knute Kenneth Rockne (March 4, 1888 – March 31, 1931)

Rockne was a football player and coach, both at the University of Nortre
Dame. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football
history and is credited with popularizing the forward pass.

Rockne died in a plane crash in Kansas on March 31, 1931, while en route 
to participate in the production of the film The Spirit of Notre Dame.

Knute Rockne (far right) and his Four Horsemen

The first nationally televised basketball game from Madison Square
Garden was between the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the
Fordham University Rams. Pittsburgh won 57-37.