Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 1/11/2011

1/11/1970:
Led by quarterback Len Dawson and a staunch defense, the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs defeat the NFL champion Minnesota Vikings, 23-7, in Super Bowl IV in New Orleans. in the first two Super Bowls, the NFL's Green Bay Packers easily beat the Chiefs 35-10 and the Oakland Raiders 33-14. Super Bowl III on January 12, 1969, featured one of the greatest upsets in sports history when the AFL's New York Jets downed the Baltimore Colts, 16-7. The two leagues are set to merge later this year, so today's Super Bowl is the last NFL-AFL matchup. The Chiefs' one-sided victory over the Vikings puts to rest any claims of NFL superiority.

Birthdays:
Max Carey b. 1890
Ben Crenshaw b. 1952
Freddie Solomon b. 1953
Darryl Dawkins b. 1957
Tracy Caulkins b. 1963

Packers Fact:
Paul Hornung scored a title-game-record 19 points in the Packers' 37-0 rout of the Giants in the 1961 NFL Championship game. He scored a touchdown and kicked 3 field goals and 4 extra points.

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DAIRY QUEEN DRIVE-THRU
TREAT YOURSELF TO A GIRL SCOUT

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“I am in earnest—I will not equivocate—I will not excuse—I will not retreat a single inch—and I will be heard!”

—WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON, American reformer

SPORTS WORLD

New York Times reporter Bruce Weber spent three years among men who are tasked with keeping their eyes open and their integrity above reproach. He went to umpire school. He talked not only to umps but to players, managers, and everyone else who has a stake in America’s most beloved game. The book is full of enjoyable anecdotes, and Weber’s tone is sympathetic and understanding. A very winning account of a tough job.

AS THEY SEE ’EM: A FAN’S TRAVELS IN THE LAND OF UMPIRES, by Bruce Weber (Scribner, 2009)