On this day in sports: July 23

1. 1927 Wilfred Rhodes of England and Yorkshire became the only person to play in 1,000 first-class cricket matches. Source
2. 1962 Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Source
3. 1996 Born: Kasperi Kapanen, Finnish ice hockey player Source
4. 1998 Born: Deandre Ayton, Bahamian basketball player Source
5. 2017 Died: John Kundla, American basketball coach (born 1916) Source

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