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- Events
- Birthdays
- 1932 - Lew Carpenter, running back and long time assistant coach in the NFL, spent more than 40 years in the league as a player and coach
- 1947 - Tom Dempsey, kicker, set the current NFL record for longest field goal in NFL history at 63 yards (since tied twice)
- 1949 - Ray Brown, safety who played ten seasons for the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints.
- 1951 - Drew Pearson, wide receiver played ten years for the Dallas Cowboys, appeared in three Pro Bowls and three Super Bowls.
- 1965 - Henry Thomas, defensive tackle, played fourteen seasons in the NFL for three different teams, appeared in two Pro Bowls.
