On this day in sports: October 12

1. 1978 While in prison for murder, boxer James Scott defeated Eddie "The Flame" Gregory, a leading light heavyweight. Source
2. 1994 Born: Sean Monahan, Canadian ice hockey player Source
3. 1999 Died: Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player and coach (born 1936) Source
4. 2010 Died: Woody Peoples, American football player (born 1943) Source
5. 2019 Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya becomes the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours with a time of 1:59:40 in Vienna. Source

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