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    • Jul 4, 1883
    The first rodeo is held in Pecos, Texas. The rodeo becomes an important career building block and/or musical theme for such artists as Reba McEntire, Moe Bandy, Garth Brooks, Chris LeDoux and George Strait, among others
    Sep 11, 1913
    College football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant is born in Moro Bottom, Arkansas. A longtime fixture at the University of Alabama, he's referenced in Tim McGraw's 2009 hit "Southern Voice"
    Sep 12, 1913
    Track star Jesse Owens is born in Oakville, Alabama. A winner of four gold medals during the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Owens will be referenced in Bill Anderson's 1970 country hit "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
    Nov 25, 1914
    Baseball Hall of Fame member Joe DiMaggio is born in Martinez, California. Famed as a centerfielder for the New York Yankees, he will be referenced in Bill Anderson's 1970 country hit "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
    Nov 21, 1920
    Baseball player Stan Musial is born in Donora, Pennsylvania. His career with the St. Louis Cardinals launches him into the Baseball Hall of Fame and earns him a mention in Bill Anderson's 1970 country hit "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone"
    Nov 22, 1924
    Roy "Rabbit" Acuff starts at wide receiver as Knoxville's Central High Bobcats beat the rival Wildcats for the first time in five years at Shields-Watkins Stadium. After the game, Acuff climbs a three-story building and paints the score, 13-0, on top
    Sep 22, 1927
    Gene Tunney defeats Jack Dempsey in a heavyweight title fight at Chicago's Soldier Field. In the audience: future cowboy star Gene Autry
    Jul 7, 1929
    While playing baseball at Knoxville's Caswell Park, Roy Acuff collapses from sunstroke. After three more attacks, Acuff gives up plans for a baseball career and ends up in music
    Feb 5, 1934
    Hank Aaron is born in Mobile, Alabama. A member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, he's namechecked in Tim McGraw's 2009 hit "Southern Voice"
    Jul 2, 1937
    Football running back Alex Hawkins is born in West Virginia. An All-American for the University of South Carolina, he plays for the NFL's Baltimore Colts and is eventually credited as a songwriter on the Collin Raye country hit "That's My Story"



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