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SPORTS GREAT BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1887
James Francis "Jim" Thorpe (May 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953)
Thorpe was a Native American star of football, baseball, and the Olympics in the
1910’s and 1920’s. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963
and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.
In a poll of sports fans conducted by ABC Sports, Thorpe was voted the Greatest
Athlete of the Twentieth Century out of 15 other athletes including Muhammad Ali,
Babe Ruth, Jesse Owens, Wayne Gretzky, Jack Nicklaus, and Michael Jordan.

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LEGENDARY BASEBALL PLAYER IS 90 TODAY
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
Berra is a 18-time MLB All-Star catcher and 3-time American League MVP
who won 10 World Series Championships with the New York Yankees. He
was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team in a voting of
fans in 1999.
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