This Day in Sports History
December 8

What happened in history on this day: December 8? On December 8 in ... 1914 - Connie Mack sells Eddie Collins to the Chicago White Sox. 1940 - First NFL championship on national radio; Chicago Bears beat Washington Redskins 73-0. 1942 - 8th Heisman Trophy Award: Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (Half Back). 1948 - 14th Heisman Trophy Award: Doak Walker, SMU (Half Back). 1951 - American League alters its restrictions on night games, adopting National League's suspended game rule and lifting its ban on lights for Sunday games. 1953 - 19th Heisman Trophy Award: John Lattner, Notre Dame (Half Back). 1955 - 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (Half Back). 1955 - Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his third Most Valuable Player Award. 1956 - Games of the XVI Olympiad close in Melbourne, Australia. 1960 - Expansion Los Angeles Angels sign a four-year lease to use Dodger Stadium. 1961 - Larry Costello scores 32 consecutive points without a miss (NBA record). 1961 - South Africa versus New Zealand, Durban debuts for Eddie Barlow and Peter Pollock. 1961 - Wilt Chamberlain scores the second highest total in the NBA - 78. 1963 - Mickey Wright/Dave Ragan Junior win LPGA Haig and Haig Scotch Mixed Golf. 1966 - A terrible New York Yankees trade: Roger Maris for Saint Louis Cardinals' Charlie Smith. 1967 - NHL's California Seals change name to Oakland Seals. 1973 - 39th Heisman Trophy Award: John Cappelletti, Pennsylvania State (Running Back). 1974 - Sandra Post wins LPGA Colgate Far East Golf Open. 1977 - 43rd Heisman Trophy Award: Earl Campbell, Texas (Running Back). 1978 - Commencement of the first day/night WSC cricket supertest at VFL Park. 1982 - Clark Gilles fails in 7th New York Islanders' penalty shot. 1984 - 73rd Australian Men's Tennis: Mats Wilander beats K Curren (6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2). 1985 - 60th Australian Women's Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (6-2, 4-6, 6-2). 1985 - Ken O'Brien's 96-yard touchdown pass (New York Jets record) to Wesley Walker. 1985 - Laurie Rinker/Larry Rinker win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. 1987 - Philadelphia Flyers' Ron Hextall becomes first goalie to actually score a goal. 1988 - New York Knicks set NBA record of eleven 3-pointers and sink Milwaukee Bucks, 113-109. 1990 - Cleveland Indians agree to a lease new ballpark in Gateway (Jacobs Field). 1991 - Kris Tschetter/Billy Andrade win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. 1992 - Barry Bonds signs the richest contract in major league history: US$43-million over the next six years with the San Francisco Giants. 1996 - Donna Andrews and Mike Hulbert win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic. 2008 - Greg Maddux announces his retirement from Major League Baseball after 23 seasons and 355 wins. Maddux pitched for the Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, and claimed four successive Cy Young Awards from 1992 as best pitcher in the National League. 2021 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Dallas Stars by score 5-4. 2021 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Boston Bruins by score 2-1. 2021 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats New York Rangers by score 7-3. 2021 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: New Jersey Devils beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 3-0. Births of sports figures on December 8 1904 - Birth of Wilmer L Allison; tennis champion (US Open-1935). 1918 - Birth of Ian Johnson; cricket player (Australian Test captain between Hassett and Craig). 1920 - Birth of Emmanuel McDonald in Bailey, Trinidad; 100-metre runner (Olympics-bronze-1952). 1922 - Birth of George Fullerton; cricket player (South African keeper-batsman 1947-51). 1936 - Birth of Peter Parfitt; cricket player (fine England batsman of the 1960s). 1936 - Birth of W S "Buster" Farrer; cricket player (South African Test batsman 1962-64). 1941 - Birth of Geoff Hurst; cricket player (Essex 1962, better known as soccer immortal). 1942 - Birth of Hemant Kanitkar; cricket player (batted in two Tests India versus West Indies 1974). 1953 - Birth of Roy Firestone; sportscaster (Life's Most Embarrassing Moments). 1955 - Birth of Ian Greig; cricket player (brother of Tony Two Tests for England 1982). 1958 - Birth of Wayne Dickert in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA; slalom double canoe (Olympics-11th-1996). 1962 - Birth of Berry van Aerle; Dutch soccer star (PSV). 1962 - Birth of Stephen John Elkington in Inverell, Australia; PGA golfer (1990 Kmart). 1964 - Birth of James Martinez in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; rower (Olympics-1996). 1965 - Birth of Greg Truitt; NFL safety/linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals). 1965 - Birth of Teresa Weatherspoon; WNBA guard (New York Liberty). 1965 - Birth of Troy Sadowski; NFL tight end (Cincinnati Bengals). 1966 - Birth of Douglas Allan Martin in Bluffton, Ohio, USA; PGA golfer (1995 Buick-second). 1966 - Birth of Joe Staysniak; NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts). 1967 - Birth of Jeff George; NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders). 1967 - Birth of Ron George; linebacker (Minnesota Vikings). 1967 - Birth of Tony Mayberry; NFL center (Tampa Bay Buccaneers). 1968 - Birth of Bill Johnson; defensive tackle (Saint Louis Rams). 1968 - Birth of Mike Mussina in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA; pitcher (Baltimore Orioles). 1969 - Birth of Antoon Kuil; soccer player (Veendam, SC Heerenveen). 1969 - Birth of Bobby Phillips; WLAF running back (Minnesota Vikings, Frankfurt Galaxy). 1969 - Birth of Darrin Shannon in Barrie, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets). 1969 - Birth of Victor Green; NFL cornerback/safety (New York Jets). 1971 - Birth of Garvin Alston in Mount Vernon, New York, USA; pitcher (Colorado Rockies). 1971 - Birth of James Stewart, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings). 1973 - Birth of Mitch Jacoby; tight end (Saint Louis Rams). 1973 - Birth of Monty Montgomery; defensive back (Indianapolis Colts). 1974 - Birth of Paul Staight in Victoria, Australia; badminton player (Olympics-1996). 1978 - Birth of Kate Robinson in Peoria, Illinois; dance skater (and Peter Breen). Deaths of sports figures on December 8 1982 - Bertus de Harder, Dutch soccer star (Bordeaux), dies. 2015 - Death of Alan Hodgkinson, English footballer (born 1936). 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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