On this day in sports: September 10

1. 1960 Running barefoot in the marathon event at the Rome Olympics, Abebe Bikila became the first athlete from sub-Saharan Africa to win an Olympic gold medal. Source
2. 1960 At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet. Source
3. 1961 At the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, German driver Wolfgang von Trips's car collided with another, causing it to become airborne and crash into a side barrier, killing him and 15 spectators. Source
4. 1997 Born: Troy Terry, American ice hockey player Source
5. 2001 Born: Nick Cross, American football player Source
6. 2014 Died: George Spencer, American baseball player (born 1926) Source

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