On this day in:

• 1953 Ted Williams safely crash-lands his damaged Panther jet, later awarded the Air medal

• 1963 North Carolina forward Billy Cunninghamgrabs a record 27 rebounds in a game vs Clemson

• 1966End of Wally Grout's Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Australian wicketkeeper

• 1970 Joe Frazier TKOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for heavyweight boxing title

• 1972Test Cricket debut of Lawrence Rowe WI v NZ Kingston, 214 & 100

• 1972 Wilt Chamberlain hit 30,000 point mark during a game with Phoenix Suns

• 1984Bill Johnson becomes 1st American to win Olympic downhill skiing gold

• 1992 LA Lakers retire Magic Johnson's #32 uniform

• 1999 O.J. Simpson's 1968 Heisman Trophy is sold for $230,000 to help settle a $33.5 million civil judgement against Simpson for the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend

• 2013 Lionel Messi scores his 14th consecutive goal in La Liga and his 300th goal in 365 appearances for Barcelona