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What happened in history on this day: December 9?
On December 9 in ...
- 1902 - American League announces purchase of grounds for a baseball stadium in New York.
- 1913 - Heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris.
- 1913 - John K Tener becomes president of baseball's National League.
- 1925 - American League extends Ban Johnson's baseball contract to 1935 and raise to $40,000.
- 1926 - USGA legalizes steel shaft golf clubs.
- 1931 - Major League Baseball cuts squad from 25 to 23 players and National League continues to prohibit numbers on uniforms.
- 1933 - 21st Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Sarnia Imperials, 4-3.
- 1934 - New York Giants defeat Chicago Bears 30-13 for NFL championship.
- 1936 - American League authorizes night baseball for Saint Louis.
- 1936 - Australia all out 58 versus England Donald Bradman out for a duck.
- 1940 - South Australia all out for 47 versus New South Wales, O'Reilly 5-11.
- 1941 - 7th Heisman Trophy Award: Bruce Smith, Minnesota (Half Back).
- 1949 - NFL merges Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Colts from AAFC.
- 1953 - Montreal Canadiens (106) and Toronto Maple Leafs (98) get 204 penalty minutes.
- 1961 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points vs New York Knicks.
- 1965 - Frank Robinson is traded from Cincinnati Reds to the Baltimore Orioles.
- 1973 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Jim Bakken kicks six field goals versus Atlanta Falcons.
- 1975 - (to December 20) In Bangkok, Thailand, the 8th SEAP Games are held.
- 1978 - First game of the Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL), Chicago Hustle versus Milwaukee Does.
- 1979 - Murle Breer/Dave Eichelberger win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1984 - 59th Australian Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats H Sukova (6-7, 6-1, 6-3).
- 1984 - Los Angeles Rams' Eric Dickerson rushes 215 yards for season record 2,003 yards.
- 1984 - Vicki Alvarez/Mike McDonald win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1985 - 74th Australian Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Mats Wilander (6-4, 6-3, 6-3).
- 1987 - Larry Bird ends streak of 59 consecutive free throws.
- 1988 - New York Yankees sign 12-year television contract with Madison Square Garden for US$500 million.
- 1990 - Betsy King wins Itoman LPGA World Match Play Golf Championship.
- 1990 - Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3k ladies (4:10.80).
- 1990 - Houston Oilers (58) scores most points against Cleveland Browns (14).
- 1990 - NFL New York Giants' Otis Anderson becomes 8th to rush for 10,000th yard.
- 1992 - Cincinnati Reds' owner Marge Schott apologizes for racist remarks.
- 1992 - New Jersey Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, and white for the 1992-93 season.
- 1992 - Sri Lanka's third-ever Test Cricket victory (versus New Zealand by nine wickets).
- 1993 - Pitcher Randy Johnson re-signs with the Seattle Mariners for US$20.25 million over three years.
- 1995 - 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (Running Back).
- 2000 - The Colorado Rockies announce the signing of pitcher Mike Hampton to a eight-year, US$123.8 amillion contract.
- 2019 - The World Anti-Doping Agency votes unanimously to ban Russia from major international sport events for four years for doping offences, meaning it will be excluded from the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
- 2021 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats San Jose Sharks by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Dallas Stars by score 4-0.
- 2021 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Seattle Kraken by score 3-0.
- 2021 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Edmonton Oilers by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Calgary Flames by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Detroit Red Wings by score 6-2.
- 2021 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats New York Islanders by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Montreal Canadiens by score 2-0.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 5-3.
Births of sports figures on December 9
- 1853 - Birth of Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn in Rochester, New York, USA; pitcher (60-12 in 1884).
- 1889 - Birth of John P "Hannes" Kolehmainen; Finnish long-distance runner (Olympics-gold 1912).
- 1915 - Birth of Colin McCool; cricket player (Australian leg-spin all rounder late 40s).
- 1929 - Birth of Bob Hawke; cricket player (no relation to Lord 12th man for Oxford University 1954).
- 1933 - Birth of Milt Campbell in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA; hurdler/decathlete (Olympics-gold-1956).
- 1933 - Birth of Orville Moody in Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA; PGA golfer (1969 US Open).
- 1934 - Birth of Al Kaline in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; baseball outfielder (Detroit Tigers).
- 1934 - Birth of Milton Gray Campbell in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA; decathlete (Olympics-gold-1956).
- 1938 - Birth of [David] Deacon Jones; NFL defensive end (Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins).
- 1942 - Birth of Dick Butkus in Chicago, Illinois, USA; NFL hall of fame linebacker (Chicago Bears)/sportscaster.
- 1949 - Birth of Thomas O Kite Junior in Austin, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1978 British Columbia Open, Crosby 1983).
- 1953 - Birth of World B Free; NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors).
- 1960 - Birth of Juan Samuel in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic; infielder (New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays).
- 1961 - Birth of Ian Andrew Wright in Hamilton, New Zealand; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1963 - Birth of Barry Wilburn; NFL full safety (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1964 - Birth of Petr Briza in Prague, Czechoslovakia; hockey goalie (Team Czechoslovakia Representative).
- 1965 - Birth of Caryn Kadavy in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; figure skater.
- 1966 - Birth of Dana Murzyn in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks).
- 1967 - Birth of Cathy Mockett in Newport Beach, California, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Youngstown-7th).
- 1967 - Birth of Ray Agnew; NFL nose tackle (Carolina Panthers, New York Giants).
- 1968 - Birth of Bill Johnson; NFL defensive linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1968 - Birth of Brent Price; NBA guard (Houston Rockets, Washington Bullets).
- 1968 - Birth of Kurt Angle in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; 220 pounds freestyle wrestler (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Greg[ory] Klingsporn in Morristown, New Jersey, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Ramon Garcia in Guanare, Venezuela; pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers).
- 1970 - Birth of Donald Douglas; WLAF safety (Rhein Fire).
- 1970 - Birth of Marlin Cannon in Dallas, Texas, USA; 200 metre/400 metre runner.
- 1971 - Birth of Chris Boniol, NFL kicker (Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1971 - Birth of Clifton Abraham, NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1971 - Birth of Petr Nedved in Libercec, Czechoslovakia; NHL center (Team Czechoslovakia, Pittsburgh Penguins).
- 1971 - Birth of Todd Van Poppel in Hinsdale Illinois, USA; pitcher (Oakland Athletics).
- 1972 - Birth of Paul Greene; Australian 100 metre/200 metre/400 metre (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Tony Batista in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; infielder (Oakland Athletics).
- 1975 - Birth of Stuart McRae; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1978 - Birth of Mandy James in Jacksonville, Florida; rhythmic gymnast (US team-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on December 9
- 1929 - Willis Cuttell, cricket player (two Tests England versus South Africa 1899), dies.
- 1930 - Jim Slight, cricket player (represented Australia at Oval 1880), dies.
- 1933 - Morice Bird, cricket player (scored 280 runs in 10 Tests for England), dies.
- 1948 - Sir Timothy O'Brien, cricket player (Bart five Tests England 1884-96), dies.
- 1957 - Carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies.
- 1974 - George Carew, cricket player (4 Tests for West Indies between 1935 and 1949), dies.
- 1990 - Mike Mazurski, wrestler/actor (Centerfold Girls), dies at age 80.
- 1992 - Carl Barger, baseball president (Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins), dies at age 62.
- 1993 - Danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at age 67 (born 1926).
- 2021 - Death of Demaryius Thomas at age 33 in Roswell, Georgia, USA; football player (NFL wide receiver, Denver Broncos, SuperBowl 2016 winner).
- 2022 - Death of Grant Wahl at age 49 of an aortic aneurysm in Qatar; sports journalist.
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