On this day in sports: September 4

1. 1950 Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race. Source
2. 1972 Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games. Source
3. 2002 The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017. Source
4. 2004 Died: Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (born 1971) Source
5. 2011 Died: Lee Roy Selmon, American football player (born 1954) Source
6. 2012 Died: George Savitsky, American football player (born 1924) Source

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