This Day in Sports History
December 7

What happened in history on this day: December 7? On December 7 in ... 1907 - Eugene Corri becomes first referee in a boxing ring. 1911 - National Hockey Association forms with teams in New Westminister, Vancouver, and Victoria. 1920 - New South Wales make 802 against South Australia in cricket, then Mailey takes 8-81. 1929 - Donald Bradman scores 124 for Woodfull's XI against Ryder's XI 166 minutes. 1929 - Leo Diegel wins PGA golf tournament. 1930 - 13th PGA Championship: Tommy Armour at Fresh Meadows CC Flushing. 1931 - Donald Bradman scores 219 New South Wales versus South Africa, 234 minutes, 15 fours. 1935 - Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tigers, 18-12 at Hamilton. 1937 - Boston Red Sox acquire the contract of 19-year-old Ted Williams. 1939 - Lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame. 1940 - 28th Canadian Football League Grey Cup (Game 2): Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Ottawa, 12-5. 1949 - 15th Heisman Trophy Award: Leon Hart, Notre Dame (E). 1957 - Tony Kubek of the New York Yankees selected as American League Rookie of the Year. 1973 - Baltimore Orioles sell pitcher Eddie Watt to the Philadelphia Phillies. 1973 - Philadelphia Phillies sell infielder-outfielder Cesar Tovar to the Texas Rangers. 1975 - 10th New York Islanders' shut-out opponent-Glenn Resch 3-0 versus Buffalo Sabres. 1975 - Pat Bradley wins Colgate-Far East Ladies Tournament Golf Tournament. 1977 - New York Islanders' Billy Smith's 10th shut-out opponent - Chicago Black Hawks 4-0. 1978 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy's first career hat trick. 1984 - Allan Border's first Test Cricket match as captain (vs West Indies Adelaide). 1985 - 51st Heisman Trophy Award: Bo Jackson, Auburn (Running Back). 1986 - Juli Inkster/Tom Purtzer win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. 1988 - New York Islanders fire Terry Simpson; Al Arbour new coach. 1988 - Texas Rangers sign free-agent pitcher Nolan Ryan to a one-year contract. 1991 - A J Kitt, American, wins World Skiing Cup. 1995 - NBA settles strike of referees, referees to return on December 12. 1997 - Amy Fruhwirth and Clarence Rose win LPGA J C Penney Classic. 2021 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats Calgary Flames by score 5-3. 2021 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Edmonton Oilers by score 4-1. 2021 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 6-2. 2021 - At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Winnipeg Jets by score 4-2. 2021 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Florida Panthers by score 4-3. 2021 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Buffalo Sabres by score 2-0. 2021 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Predators beats Detroit Red Wings by score 5-2. 2021 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Ottawa Senators by score 5-3. 2021 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Montreal Canadiens by score 3-2. 2021 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 5-4. Births of sports figures on December 7 1847 - Birth of James Deacon White in Canton, New York, USA; ball player jumped teams in 1876 (Chicago). 1882 - Birth of Warren Bardsley; cricket player (great New South Wales and Aussie opening bat 1909-26). 1902 - Birth of J G Navle; cricket player (India's first Test wicket-keeper). 1908 - Birth of John H Doeg; tennis champion (US Open-1930). 1914 - Birth of Winston Place; cricket player (England opener in West Indies 1948). 1926 - Birth of Victor Kermit Kiam II; CEO (Remington shavers), NFL owner (New England Patriots). 1947 - Birth of Johnny Bench; baseball catcher (Cincinnati Reds). 1956 - Birth of Larry Bird; basketball star (Boston Celtics). 1957 - Birth of Geoff "Henry" Lawson; cricket player (Australian fast bowler 1980-89). 1957 - Birth of Rohan Jayasekera; cricket player (one Test Sri Lanka versus Pakistan 1982). 1959 - Birth of Salim Yousuf; cricket player (Pakistani wicket-keeper in 32 Tests 1986-90). 1963 - Birth of Kristi Albers in El Paso, Texas, USA; LPGA golfer (1993 Sprint Classic). 1964 - Birth of Peter Laviolette in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA; American hockey defenseman (Olympics-1994). 1965 - Birth of Peter Draisaitl in Karvina, Czechoslovakia; hockey forward (Team Germany 1998). 1967 - Birth of Tino Martinez in Tampa, Florida, USA; first baseman (Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees). 1967 - Birth of Vaclav Chalupa in Czechoslovakia; rower (Henley Royal Regatta 1989). 1968 - Birth of Cammy Myler in Plattsburgh, New York, USA; luger (Olympics-1994). 1968 - Birth of Keith Goganious; NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars). 1968 - Birth of Melissa Iverson in Anoka, Minnesota, USA; rower (Olympics-1996). 1968 - Birth of Ricky Ervins; NFL running back (San Francisco 49ers). 1968 - Birth of Tom Myslinski; NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars, Pittsburgh Steelers). 1970 - Birth of Courtney Browne; cricket player (West Indies Test wicket-keeper 1995). 1970 - Birth of Ed Robinson; WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy). 1970 - Birth of Rob Olson in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (1990 Newlands Open). 1971 - Birth of Ben Atkins in New York City, New York, USA; fencer-epee (Olympics-1996). 1971 - Birth of Mauricio Hadad in Cali, Colombia; tennis star (1995 Bermuda). 1972 - Birth of Bobby Schoonens; soccer player (RKC). 1972 - Birth of Clay Shiver; corner (Dallas Cowboys). 1972 - Birth of Kevin Dogins; corner (Tampa Bay Buccaneers). 1973 - Birth of Mark Hartsell; WLAF quarterback (Scotland Claymores). 1973 - Birth of Terrell Owens; football wide receiver (San Francisco 49ers). 1974 - Birth of Annette Salmeen; 200 metre butterfly/800 metre freestyle relay (Olympics-1996). 1977 - Birth of Fernando Vargas in Oxnard, California; welterweight boxer (Olympics-1996). 1977 - Birth of Francesca Lubiani in Bologna, Italy; tennis star (Futures-Amadora-POR). 1984 - Birth of Robert Kubica, Polish Formula One racing driver. Deaths of sports figures on December 7 1938 - Harry Moses, cricket player (6 Tests for Australia 1887-95), dies. 1977 - Paul Gibb, cricket player (England batsman, 8 Tests), dies. vvv advertisement vvv ^^^ advertisement ^^^ You can pick a particular day to view that day's events in history. Bookmark this URL:   http://kpolsson.com/thisday/sports/   and revisit each day. (this URL will automatically re-direct to the file containing the current day's events) Or, visit my Timelines of History page.

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