On this day in sports: January 22

1. 1927 Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury. Source
2. 1973 In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee Arthur Mercante Sr.. Source
3. 1984 During Super Bowl XVIII, Apple Computer introduced the Macintosh, the first successful personal computer to use a graphical user interface, with the television commercial "1984". Source
4. 2012 Died: Joe Paterno, American football player and coach (born 1926) Source
5. 2017 Died: Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (born 1991) Source
6. 2021 Died: Hank Aaron, American baseball player (born 1934) Source

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