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1923 — The New York Renaissance, the first all-black pro basketball team, is organized. Rens become one of the dominant basketball...
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1892 — William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first pro football player by getting $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic...
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1935 — George "The Iceman" Woolf makes history, riding Azucar to victory in the inaugural Santa Anita Handicap. Azucar beats such...
