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What happened in history on this day: December 6?
On December 6 in ...
- 1873 - First international football game in US: Yale 2, Eton (England) 1.
- 1913 - Chicago White Sox beat New York Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo, Japan.
- 1925 - Record 73,000 pay to watch Chicago Bears football beat New York Giants 19-7.
- 1930 - 18th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Toronto Balmy Beach defeat Regina Roughriders, 11-6.
- 1939 - 5th Heisman Trophy Award: Nile Kinnick, Iowa (Half Back).
- 1953 - Cleveland Browns' Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating New York Giants 62-14.
- 1955 - New York psychologist Joyce Brothers wins TV's $64,000 Question on boxing.
- 1960 - American League grants Gene Autry a franchise, Los Angeles Angels.
- 1961 - 27th Heisman Trophy Award: Ernie Davis, Syracuse (Half Back).
- 1968 - Baseball dismisses Commissioner William Eckert after three years.
- 1968 - PBA National Championship won by Wayne Zahn.
- 1970 - Cleveland Cavaliers' first NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106.
- 1973 - National League votes to move San Diego Padres to Washington DC (doesn't happen).
- 1975 - 41st Heisman Trophy Award: Archie Griffin, Ohio State (Running Back).
- 1981 - Rob de Castella of Australia sets marathon record at 2:08:18.
- 1986 - 52nd Heisman Trophy Award: Vinny Testaverde, Miami Florida (quarterback).
- 1987 - Christa Rothenburger skates female world record 500 metre (39.39 seconds).
- 1987 - Jane Crafter/Steve Jones win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1988 - Agnes Neil Williams purchases Baltimore Orioles for $70 million; Eli Jacobs becomes CEO.
- 1988 - Merv Hughes takes 13 wickets versus West Indies at the WACA but Australia lose.
- 1988 - Milwaukee Bucks win their 1,000th NBA game (second fastest).
- 1990 - NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa Bay Lightning.
- 1990 - Shoeless Joe Jackson's signature is sold for $23,100.
- 1992 - 81st Davis Cup: USA beats Switzerland in Fort Worth (3-1).
- 1992 - Dottie Mochrie/Dan Forsmann win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1992 - San Francisco 49ers' player Jerry Rice catches NFL record 101st touchdown.
- 1992 - San Francisco Giants renig on $43 million pact with Barry Bonds.
- 1993 - Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 5 km 7:13.29.
- 1996 - Mashonaland defeats England in first-class tour match.
- 2005 - The Toronto Blue Jays agree to a five-year, US$55 million deal with A.J. Burnett.
- 2021 - The United States announces a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing in response to China's human rights record.
- 2021 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Seattle Kraken by score 6-1.
- 2021 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Los Angeles Kings by score 4-0.
- 2021 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Arizona Coyotes by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats New Jersey Devils by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Anaheim Ducks by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 7-5.
Births of sports figures on December 6
- 1893 - Birth of Lou Little; college football hall of fame coach (elected 1960).
- 1896 - Birth of George Trafton; NFL center (Chicago Bears).
- 1909 - Birth of Alan McGilvray; cricket player (20 games for New South Wales mid 1930s)/commentator (ABC).
- 1913 - Birth of Eleanor Holm in New York City, New York, USA; 100 metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1932).
- 1914 - Birth of Cyril Washbrook; cricket player (stalwart Lancs and England opener).
- 1921 - Birth of Otto Graham; AAFC/NFL quarterback (Cleveland Browns).
- 1925 - Birth of Andy Robustelli; NFL defensive end (Los Angeles Rams, New York Giants).
- 1932 - Birth of Don King in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; boxing promoter (Muhammud Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson).
- 1933 - Birth of Jim Pothecary; cricket player (South African pace bowler on 1960 England tour).
- 1945 - Birth of Larry Bowa; second baseman (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1946 - Birth of Frank Hayes; cricket player (106 England versus West Indies on debut 1973).
- 1949 - Birth of Peter Willey; cricket player (England batsman late 1970s early 1980s).
- 1952 - Birth of Ric Charlesworth; cricket player (Western Australia opener, Australian hockey captain), British Member of Parliament (Labour).
- 1955 - Birth of Malcolm Jarvis; cricket lefty paceman (Zimbabwe's first Test side).
- 1957 - Birth of Luis Mariano Delis Fournier in Cuba; discus thrower (Olympics-bronze-1980).
- 1960 - Birth of Jasmina Perazic Gipe; WNBA guard/forward (New York Liberty).
- 1964 - Birth of Will Johnson; Canadian Football League defensive end (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
- 1967 - Birth of Kevin Appier in Lancaster, California, USA; pitcher (Kansas City Royals).
- 1969 - Birth of Elmore Spencer; NBA center (Portland Trail Blazers).
- 1969 - Birth of Greg Knox; Canadian Football League safety (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1970 - Birth of Eric Mahlum; NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1971 - Birth of Ainsley Robinson in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; 62kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of David Defiagbon in Sapele, Nigeria; Canadian boxer (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Matt Maloney; NBA guard (Houston Rockets).
- 1971 - Birth of Richard Krajicek in the Netherlands; tennis star (Wimbledon-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Rika Hiraki in Beirut, Lebanon; tennis star (1992 Japan doubles).
- 1971 - Birth of Thomas Bailey; NFL wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1972 - Birth of Brendan Garard; Australian field hockey halfback (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Gary Bandy; NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1972 - Birth of James Logan; NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1972 - Birth of Mike Gruttadauri; NFL corner (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1973 - Birth of Tim Kohn; football guard/tackle (Oakland Raiders).
- 1974 - Birth of Arjan Ebbinge; soccer player (FC Groningen).
- 1975 - Birth of Natalie Titcume; Australian softball catcher (Olympics-bronze-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on December 6
- 1940 - Charlie Hime, cricket player (one Test for South Africa 1895), dies.
- 1996 - [Alvin] Pete Rozelle, American commissioner (NFL), dies at age 70 (born 1926).
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