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Honorable Mention: March 28, 1897: Sepp Herberger.   He coached West Germany to win the 1954 World Cup. Honorable Mention: March 28, 1899: Buck Shaw.  A tackle on Knute Rockne's 1st National Championship team at Notre Dame, 1919, he became a successful coach at both the college and the pro level. He led Santa Clara University to win the 1937 and 1938 Sugar Bowls, and their stadium is now named for them. In 1946, he became the 1st head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, and led them to the 1949 All-America Football Conference Championship Game, but lost. In 1960, he coached the Philadelphia Eagles to the NFL Championship, their last for 57 years. Honorable Mention: March 28, 1919: Vic Raschi.  From West Springfield, Massachusetts, the pitcher became known as the Springfield Rifle. He went 132-66, mostly for the New York Yankees, making 4 All-Star Games, pitching a complete game to win the 1949 American League Pennant clincher, leading the AL in strikeouts in 1951, and helpi...