Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 3/18/2012

3/18/1942:
African American players Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland work out for the White Sox during spring training in Pasadena, California. Impressed with Robinson, Sox manager Jimmie Dykes says, "He's worth $50,000 of anybody's money," but no attempt is made to sign him. Robinson will make his major league debut as the first African American player in the modern era in 1947.

Birthdays:
Mike Webster b. 1952
Guy Carbonneau b. 1960
Curt Warner b. 1961
Bonnie Blair b. 1964
Brian Griese b. 1975