Births on January 1

Doak Walker

Born on January 1, 1927

Doak Walker, American football player and businessman (d. 1998)

Ewell Doak Walker II (January 1, 1927 – September 27, 1998) was an American football player. He played college football as a halfback at Southern Methodist University (SMU), where he won the Heisman Trophy in 1948. Walker then played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions for six seasons, from 1950 to 1955.

Walker was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986. The Doak Walker Award, awarded annually since 1990 to the top running back in college football, is named after him.

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Events on 1927

10 Jan

Metropolis (1927 film)
Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.
23 Feb

Uncertainty principle
German theoretical physicist Werner Heisenberg writes a letter to fellow physicist Wolfgang Pauli, in which he describes his uncertainty principle for the first time.
30 Apr

Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
27 May

Ford Model T
The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
26 Jun

Coney Island
The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island.

Births on January 1

Doak Walker

Born on January 1, 1927

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Events on 1927

Metropolis (1927 film)

Uncertainty principle

Mary Pickford

Ford Model T

Coney Island