Births on July 22

Keyshawn Johnson

Born on July 22, 1972

Keyshawn Johnson, American football player and sportscaster

Joseph Keyshawn Johnson (born July 22, 1972) is a American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons.

He played college football for the University of Southern California, and earned All-American honors. He was selected first overall by the New York Jets in the 1996 NFL Draft. He also played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys and Carolina Panthers. He was one of three wide receivers to be taken first overall in NFL draft history and the most recent.

He retired from football following the 2006 season, and spent seven years as a television broadcaster for the sports channel ESPN.

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Events on 1972

21 Feb

Sino-American relations
United States President Richard Nixon visits the People's Republic of China to normalize Sino-American relations.
8 May

Richard Nixon
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation.
22 May

Sri Lanka
Ceylon adopts a new constitution, becoming a Republic, changes its name to Sri Lanka, and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
23 Jun

Central Intelligence Agency
Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins.
1 Sep

Bobby Fischer
In Reykjavík, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky to become the world chess champion.

Births on July 22

Keyshawn Johnson

Born on July 22, 1972

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