August 14

Wellington Timothy Mara was born on the 14th in 1916. He was the owner of the football team the New York Giants from 1959 until his death in 2005. His father had formed the team in 1925 so Mara carried some measure of influence on both the team and the sport of football in general. One reason for his considerable success may very well have been the positive spin he put on the game even when things were not going particularly well. Following the Giants winning the NFC’s championship game on January 14, 2001, Mara was quoted as saying, “This team was referred to as the worst team ever to win the home-field advantage in the National Football League. And today, on our field of painted mud, we proved we're the worst team ever to win the NFC championship. In two weeks, we're going to try to become the worst team ever to win the Super Bowl."

The Baltimore Ravens beat the New York Giants 34 to 7