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FORMER RACE CAR DRIVER A.J. FOYT IS 76

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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.
  

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           A .J. Foyt behind the wheel of his winning midget race car in 1960

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FIRST SUPER BOWL ON THIS DATE IN 1967

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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.

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Green Bay Quarterback Bart Starr is about to make a pass

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Max McGee, above, caught the ball and scored the first touchdown
in Super Bowl history.

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CARL WEATHERS ~ 63 TODAY

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Carl Weathers, former football player turned actor, is best known
for playing Apollo Creed in the Rocky film series (1976 – 1990).

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                 Carl Weathers as Apollo Creed in Rocky

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SMOKIN’ JOE IS 67 TODAY

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Joe Frazier is a former Olympic and World Heavyweight
boxing champion whose professional career lasted from
1965 to 1976, with a brief comeback in 1981.

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Frazier’s last world title match came in 1975 when he was
defeated by Muhammad Ali. It has been called the “Thrilla
in Manila”.

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‘BIG GEORGE’ IS 62 YEARS OLD TODAY

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George Foreman is a two-time former World Heavyweight Boxing
Champion and Olympic gold medalist. The Boxing Hall of Famer has
been called one of the hardest hitters in boxing history. George is 
an ordained minister and has his own church.

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George Forman, left, was defeated by Muhammad Ali with
an 8th round TKO in 1974. The match became known as the
“Rumble in the Jungle”. 

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George is now known for the popular George Forman Grill.

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