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Fifty-four years ago - Sept. 4, 1972 - Indiana University graduate Mark Spitz completed his amazing Olympic blitz when he swam the butterfly leg or the American 400-mater medley relay team and earned his unprecedented seventh gold medal at the Munich Summer Games. Not only did the amazing Californian win more gold medals (seven) than anybody in the history of the Olympics, every one was earned by a world-record performance.

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Illini and Spartan History

ILLINI HISTORY - On Sept. 2, 1926, at Chicago's Orchestra Hall, was the movie premiere of "One Minute to Play", starring former Illini Red Grange. Said Red's agent, C.C. Pyle, "He will act in several more pictures." Photo restored by MomentsMadeClear.com.

SPARTAN HISTORY - On Sept. 2, 1999, Michigan State's football team beat Oregon, 27-20, at Spartan Stadium before a season-opening crowd of 72,923. The Spartans battled back from a 17-7 third-quarter deficit. With less than a minute games in the game, Amp Campbell recovered an Oregon fumble and returned it 85 yards for the game-winning touchdown.

Shep's Sports Crosswords

An exclusive new feature of SportsLLL.com, Shep's Sports Crosswords is a fun way to challenge your sports trivia knowledge. It takes only about five minutes to play. We'll post a new puzzle each week. This week's sports crossword puzzle is about Tigers, Cubs and Cardinals baseball history. Click below to play! Can't solve 'em all? Click here!