On this day in sports: June 16

1. 1981 US President Ronald Reagan awards the Congressional Gold Medal to Ken Taylor, Canada's former ambassador to Iran, for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the hostage crisis of 1979–81; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor. Source
2. 1988 Born: Jermaine Gresham, American football player Source
3. 1999 Born: Justin Jefferson, American football player Source
4. 2014 Died: Tony Gwynn, American baseball player and coach (born 1960) Source

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