births
October 7, 1926
Alex Groza, American basketball player (died 1995)
Alex Groza
Alex John Groza was an American professional basketball player from Martins Ferry, Ohio. Resulting from the CCNY point shaving scandal, Groza was banned from the National Basketball Association (NBA) for life in 1951. In college, he won two NCAA championships as captain of the University of Kentucky Wildcats, and was a two-time All-NBA player for the Indianapolis Olympians before his career abruptly ended.
October 7
October 7 is the 280th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 85 days remain until the end of the year.