Portal:American football/Anniversaries/January 4

Events

• 1999 - The 1999 Fiesta Bowl, the first ever Bowl Championship Series national championship game, is won by Tennessee, who defeated Florida State by a score of 23-16.

Birthdays

• 1930 - Don Shula, winningest coach in NFL history
• 1971 - Garrison Hearst, twice named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year
• 1973 - Todd Sauerbrun, thirteen-year NFL career as a punter for six different teams

Deaths

• 2000 - Tom Fears, member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame (b. 1922)