January 5

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1957
2 Debuts
3 Births
4 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] 1957

Jackie Robinson retires.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] Births

1864 - Bob Caruthers, baseball player
1910 - Jack Lovelock, New Zealand athlete
1932 - Chuck Noll, American football coach
1938 - Jim Otto, American football player
1941 - Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, Indian cricketer
1951 - Steve Arnold, English footballer
1954 - Alex English, American basketball player
1957 - Kevin Hastings, Australian Rugby League Player
1960 - Glenn Strömberg, Swedish footballer
1962 - Danny Jackson, American baseball player
1963 - Jeff Fassero, American baseball player
1968 - Andrew Golota, Polish boxer
1968 - Joé Juneau, Canadian ice hockey player
1975 - Warrick Dunn, American football player
1975 - Mike Grier, American ice hockey player
1976 - Diego Tristán, Spanish footballer
1978 - Franck Montagny, French Formula One driver
1979 - Kyle Calder, Canadian ice hockey player
1981 - Corey Flynn, New Zealand rugby player
1982 - Janica Kostelić, Croatian skiier
1985 - Richard Butler, English footballer

[edit] Deaths

1954 - Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player
1963 - Rogers Hornsby died at the age of 67. Hornsby was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1942. He was a two time MVP and won the Triple Crown twice.
1988 - Pete Maravich, American basketball player
2004 - Tug McGraw, American baseball player

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