Sports Fact of the Day 1/5/07

1/5/1959:

Ken Venturi erases an eight-stroke deficit in the final round of the Los Angeles Open with a blistering 63, overtaking Art Wall Jr. to win the season's first tournament by two strokes. Venturi goes out in 30, setting a new course record for nine holes at the Rancho Golf Club, and his 63 ties Tommy Bolt's mark set here in 1956. Despite hitting a spectator with his drive at the 12th hole, he closes out his bravura performance with a 12-foot birdie putt at the final hole.

Birthdays:
Lou Carnesecca b. 1925
Chuck Noll b. 1932
Chuck McKinley b. 1941
Alex English b. 1954
Warrich Dunn b. 1975