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January 11, 1949
Chris Ford, American basketball player and coach (died 2023)
Chris Ford
Christopher Joseph Ford was an American professional basketball player and head coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Mad Bomber", Ford played most of his NBA career on the Detroit Pistons, before finishing his playing career at the Boston Celtics. In the Celtics' season opener in 1979–80, he was credited with making the first official three-point shot in NBA history. He won an NBA championship with the Celtics in 1981.
January 11
January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 354 days remain until the end of the year.