Born July 17, 1917, major league baseball player, manager, and announcer Lou Bourdeau almost never went into baseball. Captain of both the baseball and basketball teams at his high school, he was bribed by the Cleveland Indians to play baseball after graduation. His father objected to the Big Ten committee, however and he was deemed unfit for college athletics. Not until spending his junior and senior years on the basketball team did he decide to return to baseball, debuting for the Indians.
Ben Hogan, born August 13, 1912, is believed by many to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. On February 2, 1949, He dove over his wife to protect her during a head-on car crash with a Greyhound bus, saving himself from being impaled by a steering column in the process. He went on to win sixty-four PGA Tours after his doctor said he would probably never golf again due to his multiple severe injuries. Hogan is perhaps best known for the unique swing that he developed. He died on July 25, 1977 of a stroke.
Jack Kramer, born on August 1, 1921, was a professional tennis player, elected a World No. 1 player for multiple years. He was a major advocate of open tennis, tennis between amateurs and professionals.
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