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What happened in history on this day: December 4?
On December 4 in ...
- 1909 - First Canadian Football League Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale, 26-6.
- 1920 - First Pro football playoff game Buffalo-7, Canton-3 at Polo Grounds stadium.
- 1920 - 8th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 16-3.
- 1926 - 14th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeat University of Toronto, 10-7.
- 1927 - Pittsburgh Pirates' Paul Waner wins National League Most Valuable Player.
- 1943 - US Major League Baseball Commissioner Landis announces any baseball club may sign Negroes.
- 1945 - 11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB); he is first junior to win the trophy.
- 1949 - Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97-yard touchdown run.
- 1956 - 22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (quarterback).
- 1961 - Floyd Patterson knocks out Tom McNeeley in four rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1961 - Smallest New York Knicks crowd at 49th Steet Madison Square Garden - 1,300 (due to snowstorm).
- 1964 - American Major League Baseball approves a free-agent draft.
- 1964 - Commissioner's office given full powers in baseball disputes.
- 1964 - Test Cricket debut of Ian Chappell, versus Pakistan Melbourne Cricket Ground, 11, 0-49, 0-31.
- 1965 - Second New York Knicks game postponed (due to death of opponent Philadelphia 76ers' owner).
- 1965 - San Francisco Giants' Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka, Japan for US$40,000.
- 1966 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies Golf Invitational.
- 1973 - John Cappelletti wins Heisman trophy.
- 1977 - Hollis Stacy/Jerry Pate win Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Championship.
- 1977 - NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati Bengals beat Kansas City Chiefs 27-7.
- 1979 - Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey number 7, Bingo Smith.
- 1980 - New York Islanders end 15-game undefeated streak (13-0-2) (to Colorado Rockies).
- 1982 - 48th Heisman Trophy Award: Herschel Walker, Georgia (Running Back).
- 1983 - New Jersey Devils' make their first NHL hockey shut-out, beating Detroit Red Wings 6-0.
- 1987 - Karlstad skates world record 10 km (13:48.51).
- 1988 - Amy Benz/John Huston win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1988 - Baltimore Orioles trade veteran first baseman Eddie Murray to Los Angeles Dodgers.
- 1993 - Dan Jansen skates world record 500 metre (35.92 seconds).
- 1993 - Johann Koss skates world record 5000m (6:35.53).
- 1994 - 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1).
- 1994 - Marta Figueras-Dottie and Brad Bryant win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1995 - Atherton (185) bats for 643 minutes to save Johannesburg Test.
- 1996 - The Orlando Magic team ties the NBA record of fewest points scored since inception of 24 second clockm losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57.
- 1997 - NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for one year for attacking his coach.
- 2021 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Vancouver Canucks by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Buffalo Sabres by score 6-2.
- 2021 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Montreal Canadiens by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 3-1.
- 2021 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats New York Islanders by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Colorado Avalanche by score 6-5.
- 2021 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Boston Bruins by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Saint Louis Blues by score 4-3.
Births of sports figures on December 4
- 1858 - Birth of Billy Gunn; cricket player (Notts and England batsman in 11 Tests 1886-99).
- 1910 - Birth of Amar Singh; cricket player (dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties).
- 1912 - Birth of Jack Walsh; New South Wales/Leicestershire cricket china bowler (didn't represent Australia).
- 1915 - Birth of Fred Freer; cricket player (Australian pace bowler played one Test in 1946).
- 1930 - Birth of Harvey Kuenn; baseball player (American League Rookie of the Year-1953).
- 1935 - Birth of Fred Rumsey in England; cricket lefty pace bowler (5 Tests 1964-65).
- 1941 - Birth of Raul Blanco; Australian soccer assistant coach (Olyroos, Olympics-1996).
- 1949 - Birth of Mary Bea Porter-King in Everett, Washington, USA; LPGA golfer (1975 Golf Inns Classic).
- 1956 - Birth of Bernard King; basketball player (New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets).
- 1956 - Birth of Blagoi Blagoyev in Bulgaria; 82.5kg weightlifter (Olympics-silver-1976).
- 1957 - Birth of Lee Smith in Jamestown, Louisiana, USA; pitcher (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1957 - Birth of Raul Boesel in Brazil; Indy-car racer (CART).
- 1958 - Birth of Bill Roy in Versailles, Illinois, USA; skeet (Olympics-1996).
- 1961 - Birth of Frank Reich; NFL quarterback (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions).
- 1962 - Birth of Arnold Scholten; soccer player (Feyenoord).
- 1962 - Birth of John Gaasbeek; soccer player (FC Twente/NAC).
- 1962 - Birth of Stan Gelbaugh; NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1963 - Birth of Johanna Wright in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Pismo Beach-4th).
- 1963 - Birth of Mike Snoei; soccer player (Sparta).
- 1963 - Birth of Sergey Bubka in Ukraine; pole vaulter (Olympics-gold-1988, 1992).
- 1964 - Birth of Bill Peterson in Smithfield, North Carolina, USA; WLAF general manager (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1967 - Birth of Klaus Wilmsmeyer; NFL punter (New Orleans Saints).
- 1967 - Birth of Martha O'Kelley; US softball infielder (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Mike Barrowman in Costa Mesa, California, USA; kayak/200 metre breast stroke (Olympics-gold-1992, 1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Ferric Collons; NFL defensive end (New England Patriots).
- 1969 - Birth of Jacques Landry in Saskatoon, Saskatchawan, Canada; cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Marie-Josée Morneau in Longueuil, Québec, Canada; 56kg judoka (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Mik Middleton; WLAF safety (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1969 - Birth of Terry Glenn; wide receiver (New England Patriots).
- 1970 - Birth of Jeff Blake; NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1971 - Birth of Terrence Wisdom; NFL/WLAF guard/center (New York Jets, London Monarchs).
- 1972 - Birth of Damien Covington; NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills).
- 1972 - Birth of Howard Eisley; NBA guard (Utah Jazz).
- 1972 - Birth of Jassen Cullimore Simcoe; NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks).
- 1972 - Birth of Jude Saint John; Canadian Football League offensive linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats).
- 1972 - Birth of Kerry Anne Guse in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; tennis star (1996 final Hobart).
- 1972 - Birth of Ted Johnson; NFL inside linebacker (New England Patriots).
- 1973 - Birth of Corliss Williamson; NBA forward (Sacramento Kings).
- 1974 - Birth of Anke Huber in Bruchsal, Germany; tennis star (1996 finalist Australian).
- 1976 - Birth of John Lee in Chicago, Illinois; dance skater (and Julia Bikbova).
- 1977 - Birth of Shahid Nazir; cricket player (Pakistan Test fast bowler versus Zimbabwe 1996).
Deaths of sports figures on December 4
- 1935 - Hylton Philipson, cricket player (England keeper in five Tests 1892-95), dies.
- 1980 - Stella Walsh-S-Walasiewicz, sprinter (Olympics-gold-1932), shot dead at age 69.
- 2015 - Death of Erik De Vlaeminck, Belgian professional cyclist (born 1945).
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