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What happened in history on this day: December 3?
On December 3 in ...
- 1901 - Milwaukee Brewers baseball team is dropped from the American League and replaced by Saint Louis Browns.
- 1921 - 9th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 23-0.
- 1932 - 20th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 25-6.
- 1933 - Connie Mack sells Mickey Cochrane to Detroit Tigers for $100,000.
- 1938 - Amateur Athletic Union decides to continue linear measuring system over metric.
- 1943 - 9th Heisman Trophy Award: Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (quarterback).
- 1944 - NFL Chicago Cardinals-Pittsburgh Steelers merger dissolves.
- 1946 - 12th Heisman Trophy Award: Glenn Davis, Army (Half Back).
- 1948 - Donald Bradman scores his last century, 123 in his own testimonial.
- 1950 - Cleveland Browns' last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Philadelphia Eagles 13-7). Horace Gillom sets club record with 12 punts.
- 1956 - Wilt Chamberlain's first collegiate basketball game (scores 52).
- 1957 - 23rd Heisman Trophy Award: John Crow, Texas A&M (Half Back).
- 1961 - Anton Geesink becomes first not-Japanese judo world champion.
- 1961 - George Blanda of Houston Oilers kicks 55-yard field goal.
- 1967 - Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:09:36.4).
- 1968 - Major League Baseball pitcher's mound drops from 15 inches to 10 inches and strike zone reduced from knees-to-shoulders to top of knees to armpits, to help hitters.
- 1978 - Pat Bradley/Lon Hinkle win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1979 - 45th Heisman Trophy Award: Charles White, Southern California (Running Back).
- 1981 - Beth Daniel/Tom Kite win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1982 - First New Jersey Devils' hat-trick by Steve Tambellini, in defeating Hartford Whalers 5-4.
- 1982 - Tommy Hearns wins WBC Welterweight title in decision over Benitez.
- 1983 - 49th Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Rozier, Nebraska (Running Back).
- 1986 - Sri Lanka all out 55 versus West Indies in one-dayer Walsh 5-1 in four 3 overs.
- 1988 - 54th Heisman Trophy Award: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (Running Back).
- 1989 - Pat Bradley/Bill Glasson win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1990 - National League batting champion Willie McGee signs as a free agent with San Francisco Giants.
- 1995 - 84th Davis Cup: USA beats Russia in Moscow (3-2).
- 1995 - Beth Daniels/Davis Love III win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1995 - Jack Russell takes 11 catches in Test Cricket versus South Africa, a record.
- 1995 - Naeem Akhtar takes 10-28 for Rawalpindi B against Peshawar.
- 1997 - Golden State Warriors' guard Latrell Sprewell's four-year, $32 million, contract terminated for attacking his coach P J Carlesimo.
- 2003 - Mike Lowell signs a four-year, $32 million deal with the Florida Marlins.
- 2021 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Seattle Kraken beats Edmonton Oilers by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Anaheim Ducks by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Arizona Coyotes by score 7-1.
- 2021 - At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats New Jersey Devils by score 8-4.
- 2021 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats San Jose Sharks by score 1-0.
Births of sports figures on December 3
- 1883 - Birth of Albert "Tibby" Cotter; cricket player (great Aussie quick of early century).
- 1905 - Birth of Leslie Ames; cricket player (England wicket-keeper of 1930s outstanding bat).
- 1923 - Birth of Tom Fears; NFL end (Los Angeles Rams).
- 1923 - Birth of Trevor Bailey in England; cricket all-rounder (batted and ran).
- 1925 - Birth of Ken Funston; South African cricket batsman (18 Tests during 1950s).
- 1937 - Birth of Bobby Allison; auto racer (3-time winner of Daytona 500).
- 1950 - Birth of John Akii-bua in Uganda; 400-metre hurdler (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1951 - Birth of Danger Alberto Juantorena in Cuba; 800m runner (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1951 - Birth of James Turner Brewer in Maywood, Illinois, USA; basketball player (Olympics-silver-1972).
- 1951 - Birth of Rick Mears; Indy-car racer (over 25 wins).
- 1953 - Birth of Franz Klammer in Austria; downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1959 - Birth of Kathy Jordan in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA; tennis player (US Opens Doubles 1981).
- 1960 - Birth of Mike Ramsey; American ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1962 - Birth of Tammy Jackson; WNBA forward/center (Houston Comets).
- 1963 - Birth of Ashley De Silva; Sri Lankan Cricket wicketkeeper (1993).
- 1963 - Birth of Steve Hegg in Dana Point, California, USA; road cyclist (Olympics-16th-1984, 1996).
- 1964 - Birth of Darryl Hamilton in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; outfielder (Texas Rangers).
- 1964 - Birth of Toi Cook; cornerback (Carolina Panthers).
- 1965 - Birth of Katarina Witt in Staaken, German Democratic Republic; figure skater (Olympics-gold-1984, 1988).
- 1965 - Birth of Tammy Jacques in Auburn, Maine, USA; cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Lisa Lightfoot; Australian middle distance runner (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Greg Sutton; NBA guard (Philadelphia 76ers).
- 1967 - Birth of Katie Henderson in Santa Monica, California, USA; WPVA volleyball (US Open-25th-1993).
- 1969 - Birth of Ed King; NFL guard (New Orleans Saints).
- 1969 - Birth of Kwamie Lassiter; NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1970 - Birth of Charles Hope; WLAF guard (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1970 - Birth of Laura Schuler; ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Lindsey Hunter; NBA guard (Detroit Pistons).
- 1970 - Birth of Paul Byrd in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; pitcher (New York Mets).
- 1972 - Birth of Eva Nemcova; WNBA forward/guard (Cleveland Rockers).
- 1972 - Birth of Peter Wright; American 1500 metre freestyle (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Andrew McNally; Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Brian Loyd in Lynwood, California, USA; baseball catcher (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Ralph Staten; safety (Baltimore Ravens).
- 1975 - Birth of Nadine Neumann in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of David Sales; cricket player (Northampton batsman, 210 on fc debut 1996).
Deaths of sports figures on December 3
- 1890 - Bill Midwinter, cricket player (eight Tests for Australia, four for England), dies.
- 1964 - George Brown, cricket player (7 Tests for England), dies.
- 1975 - Hugh Thurlow, cricket player (one Test for Australia 1932), dies.
- 1997 - Steve Hamilton, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies of cancer at age 63.
- 2018 - Death of Josep Lluís Núñez, Spanish businessman and 35th President of FC Barcelona (born 1931).
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