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What happened in history on this day: December 1?
On December 1 in ...
- 1653 - An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from Saint Albans to London in less than 90 minutes.
- 1923 - Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Queen's University beats Regina Roughriders, 54-0 at Toronto, Ontario.
- 1928 - Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers beats Regina Roughriders 30-0 at Hamilton, Ontario.
- 1930 - NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty.
- 1936 - Second Heisman Trophy Award: Larry Kelley, Yale (E).
- 1941 - Last day of first-class cricket in Australia for four years.
- 1945 - Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 35-0 at Toronto, Ontario.
- 1946 - Australia compiles 645 versus India at the Gabba (Donald Bradman 187).
- 1947 - Donald Bradman scores 185 in the first Cricket Test versus India at the Gabba.
- 1947 - India cricket all out for 58 versus Australia at the Gabba, Toshack 5-2.
- 1951 - 17th Heisman Trophy Award: Dick Kazmaier, Princeton (Half Back).
- 1953 - Boston Red Sox trade M McDermott and Tom Umphlett for Washington Redskins' Jackie Jensen.
- 1953 - Walter Alston is named Brooklyn Dodgers' manager.
- 1954 - New York Yankees send Miller, Segrist, Leppert and two minors to Baltimore Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley and Del Guercio (completing 18-player deal).
- 1956 - Alain Mimoun wins 13th Olympic marathon (2:25:00.0).
- 1956 - Frank Robinson (National League) and Luis Aparicio (American League) are both voted Rookie of the Year.
- 1959 - 25th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Cannon, LSU (Half Back).
- 1963 - New York Jets' first shutout, beat Kansas City Chiefs 17-0.
- 1964 - Houston Colt .45s change name to Houston Astros.
- 1967 - Pacific Northwest Sports is awarded one of two American League expansion franchise teams (Seattle).
- 1967 - Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 22 free throw misses.
- 1968 - Peggy Wilson wins LPGA Hollywood Lakes Golf Open.
- 1970 - NHL takes control of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- 1971 - Chicago Cubs release Ernie Banks and sign him as a coach.
- 1973 - Jack Nicklaus becomes first golfer to earn $2 million in a year.
- 1973 - Jan Ferraris wins LPGA-Japan Golf Classic.
- 1974 - Jacqueline Hansen runs female world record marathon (2:43:54.5).
- 1978 - Test Cricket debut of Rodney Hogg, versus England at the Gabba.
- 1980 - 46th Heisman Trophy Award: George Rogers, South Carolina (Running Back).
- 1984 - 50th Heisman Trophy Award: Doug Flutie, Boston College (quarterback).
- 1984 - Greg Page knocks out Gerrie Coetzee in 8 rounds for WBA heavyweight boxing title.
- 1988 - NBC bids record US$401 million to capture rights to 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
- 1988 - New York Islanders greatest shutout loss (8-0) versus Saint Louis Blues.
- 1989 - Mark Langston signs record US$3.2 million per year California Angels contract.
- 1990 - 56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (quarterback).
- 1990 - New York Knicks' Patrick Ewing scores 50 points beating Charlotte Hornets 113-96.
- 1991 - 80th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Lyon (3-1); this is France's first Davis Cup since 1932.
- 1996 - 85th Davis Cup: France beats Sweden in Malmo (3-2).
- 1996 - Colin Montgomerie of Scotland wins Million Dollar Challenge, the richest first prize in golf - $1 million.
- 1996 - Lance Klusener takes 8-64 in debut Test Cricket to trounce India.
- 1997 - Golden State Warriors' guard Latrell Sprewell attacks his coach P J Carlesimo.
- 1998 - Rafael Palmeiro signs a five-year US$45 million contract with the Texas Rangers.
- 2006 - The 15th Asian Games start in Doha, Qatar; the closing ceremony takes place on December 15.
- 2021 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 6-5.
- 2021 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Ottawa Senators by score 6-2.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Colorado Avalanche by score 8-3.
- 2021 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 4-1.
Births of sports figures on December 1
- 1871 - Birth of Archie MacLaren; cricket player (424 Lancashire versus Somerset 1895).
- 1886 - Birth of Jack Crawford; cricket player (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1905-08).
- 1893 - Birth of Herman Griffith; cricket player (pioneering West Indies pace bowler).
- 1902 - Birth of Morris "Red" Badgro in Washington, USA; NFL hall of famer (New York Yankees, New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers).
- 1911 - Birth of Walter Alston; baseball manager (Brooklyn Dodgers).
- 1917 - Birth of Marty Marion; baseball player (National League Most Valuable Player 1944).
- 1935 - Birth of Roger Christian; American ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1960).
- 1938 - Birth of Bill Playle; cricket player (New Zealand batsman in 8 Tests without distinction).
- 1939 - Birth of Lee [Buck] Trevino in Dallas, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (US Open 1968, 1971).
- 1940 - Birth of Mike Denness; cricket player (England batsman and captain mid-70s).
- 1940 - Birth of Ron Finn in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; NHL linesman.
- 1943 - Birth of Orton Enderlein; German luge (Olympics-gold-1964).
- 1945 - Birth of Ross Edwards; cricket player (Aussie middle-order bat of the 1970s).
- 1946 - Birth of Ho-Jun Li in Korea People's Republic; rifle (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1948 - Birth of Sarfraz Nawaz; cricket player (successful Pakistani pace bowler 1969-84).
- 1955 - Birth of Uwe Benter in the German Federal Republic; coxsman (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1961 - Birth of Barb Mucha in Parma, Ohio, USA; LPGA golfer (1992 Oldsmobile Classic).
- 1962 - Birth of Pamela McGee; WNBA center/forward (Sacramento Monarchs).
- 1963 - Birth of Arjuna Ranatunga; cricket player (Sri Lankan Test batsman since 1982).
- 1964 - Birth of Soren Henriksen in Denmark; cricket all-rounder (1986-94 ICC, Lancs 1985-86).
- 1966 - Birth of Craig David Parry in Sunshine, Victoria, Australia; PGA golfer (1994 Honda-second).
- 1966 - Birth of Greg McMichael in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; pitcher (Atlanta Braves).
- 1966 - Birth of Mike Flores; NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins).
- 1966 - Birth of Steve Walsh; NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints).
- 1967 - Birth of Reggie Sanders in Florence, South Carolina, USA; outfielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1968 - Birth of Anders Holmertz; Swedish free-style swimmer (world record 400 metre).
- 1968 - Birth of Eddie Britton; wide receiver (Baltimore Ravens).
- 1970 - Birth of Kirk Rueter in Centralia, Illinois, USA; pitcher (Montreal Expos).
- 1970 - Birth of Takahiro Ikenoue; WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire).
- 1970 - Birth of Todd Steussie; NFL guard/tackle (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1971 - Birth of Oscar Sturgis; WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1971 - Birth of Rob Zatechka; NFL guard (New York Giants).
- 1971 - Birth of Tom Robsock; NFL/WLAF guard (Oakland Raiders, Barcelona Dragons).
- 1972 - Birth of Andre Royal; linebacker (Carolina Panthers).
- 1972 - Birth of Charlie Jones; wide receiver (San Diego Chargers).
- 1973 - Birth of Eric Thomas in Chartage, Texas; 400-metre hurdler.
- 1973 - Birth of Mia Farrance in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; canoeist (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Richard Jordan; linebacker (Detroit Lions).
Deaths of sports figures on December 1
- 1901 - George Lohmann, cricket player (in South Africa 18 Tests, 112 wickets), dies.
- 1941 - Horace Chapman, cricket player (two Tests for South Africa, 39 runs, one wicket), dies.
- 1970 - Frank Smailes, cricket player (England pace bowler Test versus India 1946), dies.
- 1986 - Robert L "Bobby" Layne, football player (Detroit Lions), dies at age 59.
- 1987 - Death of Punch Imlach, Canadian NHL coach (born 1918).
- 1994 - Hugh Chilvers, cricket player (151 wickets leg-spin for New South Wales 1928-37), dies.
- 2007 - Death of Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player (born 1929).
- 2015 - Death of Jim Loscutoff, American basketball player (born 1930).
- 2017 - Death of Fredy Schmidtke, German cyclist (born 1961).
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