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What happened in history on this day: December 2?
On December 2 in ...
- 1907 - English Professional Football Player's Association forms.
- 1907 - Tommy Burns knocks out Gunner Moir in 10 rounds to retain the heavyweight boxing title.
- 1922 - 10th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Queen's University defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 13-1.
- 1928 - Saint Louis Cardinals first baseman Jim Bottomley is voted National League Most Valuable Player.
- 1941 - New York Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager, replacing Bill Terry.
- 1944 - 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les(lie) Horvath, Ohio State (quarterback).
- 1947 - 13th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame (quarterback).
- 1948 - Stan Musial is picked National League Most Valuable Player.
- 1950 - Vic Toweel knocks down Danny O'Sullivan 14 times in a title fight.
- 1951 - Philadelphia Eagles set NFL record of 25 first-downs rushing.
- 1952 - 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (Half Back).
- 1954 - Frank Selvy of Milwaukee sets then NBA record of 24 of 26 free throws.
- 1958 - 24th Heisman Trophy Award: Pete Dawkins, Army (Half Back).
- 1961 - First overtime Grey Cup game (Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21, Hamilton Tiger Cats 14).
- 1962 - 50th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger Cats, 28-27 in Toronto, Ontario [overtime].
- 1963 - Major League Rules Committee bans oversized catcher's mitts, effective in 1965.
- 1967 - 55th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 24-1.
- 1972 - 60th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 13-10.
- 1972 - In one of their worst trades New York Yankees get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen.
- 1973 - 62nd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (5-0).
- 1973 - US Air Arena opens in Landover, Maryland, Baltimore Bullets beat Seattle Supersonics, 98-96.
- 1975 - G S Chappell gets ton in each inning of first Test Cricket as captain versus West Indies.
- 1979 - Foots Walker becomes the first Cleveland Cavaliers' player to score a triple-double.
- 1981 - Fernando Valenzuela (Los Angeles Dodgers) wins National League Rookie of the Year.
- 1984 - Fourth meeting of San Francisco Giants-New York Jets, Giants even series at two with 20-10 win.
- 1984 - Bob Holland takes 9-83 for New South Wales against South Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1987 - "334" club forms as 334 brave New Jersey Devils' fans journey through 20 inches of snow to attend New Jersey Devils 7-5 victory over Calgary Flames at Meadowlands colliseum.
- 1989 - 55th Heisman Trophy Award: Andre Ware, Houston Oilers (quarterback).
- 1990 - 79th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Saint Petersburg (3-2).
- 1990 - Beth Daniel/Davis Love win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1991 - Bobby Bonilla signs record $29 million-5 year pact with the New York Mets.
- 1993 - Houston Rockets tie NBA record of 15-0 start.
- 1997 - MCI Center opens in Washington DC, as Washington Wizards play the Seattle SuperSonics.
- 2021 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Los Angeles Kings by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats New Jersey Devils by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Nashville Predators by score 2-0.
- 2021 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats New York Islanders by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Washington Capitals by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Buffalo Sabres by score 7-4.
- 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Saint Louis Blues by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Montreal Canadiens by score 4-1.
Births of sports figures on December 2
- 1860 - Birth of C T Studd; cricket player (brother of G B Studd, five Tests for England).
- 1906 - Birth of Eric Dalton; cricket player (two centuries in 15 Tests for South Africa 1929-39).
- 1929 - Birth of Lowell North in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA; yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1940 - Birth of Gerry Cheevers; NHL goalie (Boston Bruins, longest undefeated streak-32 games).
- 1940 - Birth of Willie Brown; NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders).
- 1942 - Birth of Bob E Smith in Sacramento, California, USA; PGA golfer (1993 Yanase Cup).
- 1945 - Birth of Alan "Froggy" Thomson; cricket player (Australian quickie 1970-71).
- 1947 - Birth of Dhiraj Parsana; cricket pace bowler (India versus West Indies 1978-79).
- 1953 - Birth of Jay Dean Haas in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; PGA golfer (1978 Andy Williams-San Diego).
- 1958 - Birth of Vladimir Parfenovich in USSR; 500 metre kayak (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1959 - Birth of Greg Barton; kayak (Olympics-2 gold-1988).
- 1959 - Birth of Patty Jordan in Buffalo, New York, USA; LPGA golfer (1988 Mitsubishi Motors Ocean).
- 1962 - Birth of Tracy Austin; tennis pro (US Open 1979, 1981).
- 1964 - Birth of Brian Habib; NFL guard (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1964 - Birth of Chip Hale in Santa Clara, California, USA; infielder (Minnesota Twins).
- 1964 - Birth of Yolanda Henry in Houston, Texas, USA; high jumper.
- 1966 - Birth of Anita Jokiel in Poland; gymnast (Olympics-1980).
- 1966 - Birth of Clive Eksteen; cricket player (South African slow left-armer 1993).
- 1966 - Birth of Kelly Buchberger in Langenburg, Saskatchewan, Canada; NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers).
- 1966 - Birth of Rob Sullivan in Chicago, Illinois, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1991 Tri-City Pro-Am).
- 1966 - Birth of Zeke Jones in Yipsilanti, Michigan, USA; 114.5 pounds freestyle wrestler (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Naeem Akhtar Rawalpindi; cricket medium-pacer (10-28 versus Peshawar 1995).
- 1968 - Birth of Darryl Kile in Garden Grove, California, USA; pitcher (Houston Astros).
- 1968 - Birth of Jiri Dopita in Sumperk, Czechoslovakia; hockey forward (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998).
- 1969 - Birth of Lewis Bush; NFL outside linebacker (San Diego Chargers).
- 1969 - Birth of O J McDuffie; NFL wide receiver (Miami Dolphins).
- 1969 - Birth of Paul Francis Stankowski in Oxnard, California, USA; PGA golfer (1994 Las Vegas-5th).
- 1970 - Birth of Rene Pucher in Presov, Czechoslovakia; hockey forward (Team Slovakia).
- 1971 - Birth of Jessie Hicks; WNBA forward/center (Utah Starzz).
- 1971 - Birth of Rachel McQuillan Merewether in New South Wales, Australia; tennis star (1989 Futures ITA).
- 1971 - Birth of Roy van de Hill; soccer player (Roda JC).
- 1972 - Birth of Alan Henderson; NBA forward (Atlanta Hawks).
- 1972 - Birth of Chris Burns; Canadian Football League tackle (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1972 - Birth of James Willis; linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1972 - Birth of Sunjith Somasunder; cricket player (Karnataka and India ODI opening bat 1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Zack Crockett; NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1973 - Birth of Kevin Feighery; NFL/WLAF punter (New York Giants, Florida Panthers, Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1973 - Birth of Monica Seles in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia; tennis star (US Open-1992, French Open-1990).
- 1975 - Birth of Brett Lindros in London, England; NHL right wing (New York Islanders).
- 1975 - Birth of Mark Kotsay in Whittier, California; baseball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on December 2
- 1953 - Ernest Hayes, cricket player (Surrey bat played five Tests for England), dies.
- 1965 - The Rajkumar of Vizianagram, cricket player (Indian Test captain 1936), dies.
- 1976 - Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at age 59.
- 1983 - Atholl Mckinnon, cricket player (South African lefty spinner in 8 Tests), dies.
- 2007 - Death of Les Shannon, English football player and manager (born 1926).
- 2016 - Death of Sammy Lee, American Olympic diver (born 1920).
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