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SUPERMODEL CHRISTIE BRINKLEY IS 57 TODAY
Christie Brinkley is best known for her three consecutive appearances
as a model on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in the late
1970s and early 1980s, for her long-running contract with CoverGirl the
longest ever of any model in history, and for her marriage to musician
Billy Joel. Brinkley has also worked an an actress, illustrator, photographer,
writer, and designer. Christie played her first role as an actress in the 1983
hit National Lampoon’s Vacation as "The girl in the red Ferrari" (below)
opposite Chevy Chase.
RETIRED BOXING CHAMP IS 69 TODAY
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.) is a former boxer and three-time World Heavyweight Champion, who is widely considered one of the greatest heavyweight championship boxers. As an amateur, he won a gold medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. After turning professional, he went on to become the first boxer to win the lineal Heavyweight Championship three times.
FORMER RACE CAR DRIVER A.J. FOYT IS 76
A. J. (Anthony Joseph) Foyt is the first driver to win the Indianapolis 500 four
times. In 1960 he scored his first professional victory in a U.S. Automobile
Club (USAC) midget car race in Kansas City, Mo. Foyt has been inducted
into numerous motorsports halls of fame. Since his retirement from
active racing, he has owned A. J. Foyt Enterprises, which has teams
in CART, IRL, and NASCAR.
A .J. Foyt behind the wheel of his winning midget race car in 1960
FIRST SUPER BOWL ON THIS DATE IN 1967
The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional football, later known as Super Bowl I and referred to in some reports as the Supergame, was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.
The National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay packers (14–2) scored 3 second-half touchdowns en route to a 35–10 win over the American Football League(AFL) champion Kansas City Chiefs (12–2–1). Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr, who completed 16 of 23 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns, with 1 interception, was named Super Bowl MVP. The game was simulcast on both CBS-TV and NBC-TV.
Green Bay Quarterback Bart Starr is about to make a pass
Max McGee, above, caught the ball and scored the first touchdown
in Super Bowl history.
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