In 1969, Yankees slugger Mickey Mantle retired.
In 1997, Hector Camacho beat the 40-year old Sugar Ray Leonard.
In 2003, Mount St. Mary’s head basketball coach Jim Phelan coached his last game, closing out his 49 year career.
And in 1953, Babe Zaharias won the Sarasota Open by 7 shots but not without some controversy.
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