On this day in sports: October 29

1. 1960 A C-46 airliner carrying the Cal Poly Mustangs football team crashed during takeoff from Toledo Express Airport in Ohio, U.S., resulting in 22 deaths. Source
2. 1960 An airplane carrying the Cal Poly football team crashes on takeoff in Toledo, Ohio. Source
3. 1996 Born: Vince Dunn, Canadian ice hockey player Source
4. 2015 Died: Luther Burden, American basketball player and coach (born 1953) Source
5. 2015 Died: Ranko Žeravica, Serbian basketball player and coach (born 1929) Source

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