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Mays’ other career milestones include being named National League Rookie of the Year in 1951 and winning 12 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards as an outfielder — tied for most all-time with the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Roberto Clemente. 

Kerri Walsh was born in Santa Clara, California, she grew up Scotts Valley, 6 miles north of Santa Cruz was named Gatorade National High School Volleyball Player of the Year in 1996.

Yankee Reggie Jackson hit three home runs in three consecutive at-bats against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 to win their first World Series in 15 years.

Nets offered Julius Erving's contract to the New York Knicks, but the Knicks turned it down, the Sixers then decided to offer to buy Erving's contract for $3 million, Erving and Sixers ended up in the NBA Finals.

Jimmy Connors defeated Borg 6–4, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the US Open.

The Japanese team beat the Russian team to earn Olympic gold in woman's volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

The Milwaukee Brewers played host to the California Angels when Hank Aaron hit his 755th and final career home run in the 7th innning.

At 1976 Summer Olympics, Nadia Comaneci becomes the first in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics.

Nadia Comaneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at 1976 Summer Olympics.

21st modern Olympic games opens in Montreal, African teams boycott as a protest to New Zealand playing rugby in apartheid South Africa.