On this day in sports: September 5

1. 1882 A group of London schoolboys led by Bobby Buckle founded Hotspur Football Club to continue to play sports during the winter months. Source
2. 1960 Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome. Source
3. 1972 The Palestinian militant group Black September took hostage eleven Israeli athletes and coaches at the Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany; all of the hostages were killed less than 24 hours later. Source
4. 1998 Born: Mac Jones, American football player Source
5. 1999 Born: Filip Chytil, Czech ice hockey player Source
6. 2007 Born: Matthew Schaefer, Canadian ice hockey player Source

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