Today in sports history: Jan. 29
In a 1950 Associated Press poll of sports writers and broadcasters, Jack Dempsey is voted the greatest fighter of the past 50 years. Here's more from this date in history.
1950: Jack Dempsey is voted greatest fighter of the past 50 years
1950 — In an Associated Press poll of sports writers and broadcasters, Jack Dempsey is voted the greatest fighter of the past 50 years. Dempsey received 251 votes to 104 for Joe Louis.
William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey, heavyweight champion prizefighter of the world, poses in New York City on April 7, 1922. (AP Photo)
1963: Eleven players, six officials are elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame
1963 — Eleven players and six officials are elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, Bronco Nagurski, Sammy Baugh, Dutch Clark, Johnny McNally, Ernie Nevers, Mel Hein, Pete Henry, Cal Hubbard and Don Hutson are the players. The six officials are Bert Bell, Joe Carr, George Halas, Curly Lambeau, Tim Mara and George Preston.
Famed pro gridder Red Grange, left, and Jim Conzelman, a former pro coach and player, wave from an auto in front of the National Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, Sept. 7, 1963.
1971: Hal Greer becomes sixth player in NBA history to score 20,000 points
1971 — Hal Greer of Philadelphia becomes the sixth player in NBA history to score 20,000 points as the 76ers lose to Milwaukee 142-118.
In this Jan. 29, 1971, file photo, Hal Greer (15), of the Philadelphia 76ers, accepts a ball from Sixers owner Irv Kosloff after Greer reached 20,001 points during a basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks in Philadelphia, Pa.
1995: Steve Young leads 49ers to their fifth Super Bowl victory
1995 — San Francisco’s Steve Young throws a record six touchdown passes, and the 49ers became the first team to win five Super Bowls with a 49-26 rout of the San Diego Chargers.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young runs a victory lap after his team beat the San Diego Chargers 49-26 on Jan. 29, 1995 in Super Bowl XXIX at Miami's Joe Robbie Stadium. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
2000: Utah’s Karl Malone becomes third player in NBA history to score 30,000 points
2000 — Utah’s Karl Malone becomes the third player in NBA history to score 30,000 points when he makes a layup with 8:53 left in the third quarter of a 96-94 loss to Minnesota.
Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone, left, argues with referee Jim Clark, right, because a foul was not called against the Minnesota Timberwolves' Rasho Nesterovic in the third quarter in Minneapolis, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2000, as Timberwolves forward Sam Mitchell looks on in the background. Malone was assessed a technical foul. The incident occurred just after Malone made a basket bringing him to 30,001 career points. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt)
2010: Bernard Lagat wins his eighth Wanamaker Mile at 103rd Millrose Games
2010 — Bernard Lagat wins his eighth Wanamaker Mile at 103rd Millrose Games in New York. Lagat, who finishes in 3:56.34, had shared the record with Irish great Eamonn Coghlan.
United States' Bernard Lagat salutes the crowd after winning the Wanamaker Mile for a record eighth time at the Millrose Games track and field event in Madison Square Garden in New York, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)
2012: Novak Djokovic outlasts Rafael Nadal to defend his Australian Open title
2012 — Novak Djokovic outlasts Rafael Nadal to defend his Australian Open title in the longest ever Grand Slam final and becomes the fifth man to win three straight majors in the Open Era. Djokovic completes a 5-hour, 53-minute 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5 victory over Nadal at 1:37 a.m.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates by ripping his shirt off after defeating Spain's Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship, in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Ryan Pierse,Pool)
2017: Roger Federer wins his 18th major title
2017 — Roger Federer wins his 18th major title by beating Rafael Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 to capture the Australian Open.
Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates after defeating Spain's Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
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