Sports Fact of the Day 1/23/2011

1/23/1962:
Jackie Robinson, who played his last game in 1956, becomes the first African American to be elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. It's just his first time on the ballot, and he's elected with 124 votes of the 160 cast. enshrined along with him are Bob Feller and Edd Roush.

Birthdays:
Jerry Kramer b. 1936
Petr Korda b. 1968
Eric Metcalf b. 1968
Kevin Mawae b. 1971
Julie Foudy b. 1971

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