American football player

Matt Stover

John Matthew Stover is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 20 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Baltimore Ravens. After five seasons for the Cleveland Browns, he was among the Browns players transferred to the newly created Ravens franchise in 1996, with whom he played 13 seasons. Additionally, Stover was a member of the New York Giants during his first season and Indianapolis Colts during his last. His most successful season was in 2000 when he earned Pro Bowl and first-team All-Pro honors en route to the Ravens winning their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXV.

Born

1968

January 27

Died

Living

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1960s

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1968 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

98 Trajan succeeds his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor.
417 Pope Innocent I declares Pelagius and his follower Caelestius excommunicated unless they return to orthodoxy.
532 Nika riots in Constantinople fail.
945 The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown and forced to become monks by Constantine VII, who becomes sole emperor of the Byzantine Empire.

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The world in 1968

When Matt arrived

april 10 The TEV Wahine, a New Zealand ferry, sinks in Wellington harbour due to a fierce storm – the strongest winds ever in Wellington. Out of the 734 people on board, fifty-three died.
april 11 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
april 11 A failed assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German student movement, leaves Dutschke suffering from brain damage.
april 20 English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.

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Art Rooney 1901–1988 American businessman, founded the Pittsburgh Steelers (born 1901) Bridget Fonda 1964– American actress Hester Thrale 1741– Welsh author (died 1821) Hiroyoshi Nishizawa 1920–1944 Japanese lieutenant and pilot (died 1944) Ingrid Thulin 1926–2004 Swedish actress (died 2004) Lewis Carroll 1832–1898 English novelist, poet, and mathematician (born 1832) Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin 1826–1889 Russian journalist and author (died 1889) Rauf Denktaş 1924–2012 Turkish-Cypriot lawyer and politician, 1st President of Northern Cyprus (born 1924) Richard Taylor 1826–1879 Confederate general (born 1826)

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Alejandra Ávalos 1968– Mexican artist Andy Flower 1968– South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach Barry Kooser 1968– American painter and animator Brandi Chastain 1968– American soccer player and sportscaster Carlos Baerga 1968– Puerto Rican baseball player and coach Christopher Brookmyre 1968– Scottish author Didier Deschamps 1968– French footballer and manager Dwayne Schintzius 1968–2012 American basketball player (born 1968) Elisabeth Murdoch 1968–2012 Australian businesswoman

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