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What happened in history on this day: December 15?
On December 15 in ...
- 1891 - James Naismith invents basketball (Canada).
- 1894 - Cricket day two first T Australia versus England; Australia 586 (Gregory 201) England 3-130.
- 1909 - Thomas J Lynch becomes president of baseball's National League.
- 1925 - First hockey game at Madison Square Garden, Montreal Canadiens 3, New York Americans 1.
- 1930 - Donald Bradman takes his first Test Cricket wicket (Ivan Barrow, West Indies, lbw).
- 1933 - Baseball owners agree to ban Sunday doubleheaders until after June 15.
- 1935 - Detroit Lions win NFL championship.
- 1946 - Chicago Bears beat New York Giants 24-14 in NFL championship game.
- 1946 - New York Giants' Frank Filchock and Merle Hapes are suspended by NFL, because they didn't report bribe attempt.
- 1950 - Ezzard Charles knocks out Nick Barone to retain heavyweight boxing title.
- 1954 - Fordham University scraps football team for financial reasons.
- 1965 - William Eckert replaces Ford Frick as fourth commissioner of baseball.
- 1966 - John W Mecom Junior becomes first owner of the New Orlean Saints.
- 1973 - Sandy Hawley becomes first jockey to win 500 races in one year.
- 1973 - Tennessee beats Temple 11-6 in low scoring NCAA basketball game.
- 1974 - Oakland Athletics' Catfish Hunter is ruled a free agent (later signs with New York Yankees).
- 1978 - Test Cricket debut of Malcolm Marshall, versus India at Bangalore.
- 1980 - New York Yankees' Dave Winfield becomes highest-paid player, ten years $15 million.
- 1982 - Bill Parcells becomes the 12th head coach of the New York Giants.
- 1983 - Three Kansas City Royals' players suspended due to cocaine usage.
- 1991 - Deb Richard wins JBP Cup LPGA Match Play Golf Championship.
- 1992 - Arthur Ashe is named Sports Illustrated Sportman of Year.
- 1994 - Diane Modahl banned from athletics for drug use, in the United Kingdom.
- 1995 - The European Court of Justice rules that all EU football players have the right to a free transfer between European Union member states at the end of their contracts.
- 1996 - Dottie Pepper and Juli Inkster win LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches.
- 1996 - Jim Colbert and Bob Murphy win Diner's Club Senior PGA Golf Matches.
- 1996 - Tom Lehman and Duffy Waldoff win Diner's Club PGA Golf Matches.
- 1997 - San Francisco 49ers retire Joe Montana's #16.
- 2021 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Arizona Coyotes by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Washington Capitals by score 5-4.
Births of sports figures on December 15
- 1914 - Birth of Ernie Toshack; cricket pace bowler (Aussie left-arm post-WWII).
- 1919 - Birth of Ake Seyffarth; 10km speed skater (Olympics-gold-1948).
- 1929 - Birth of Keith Andrew; cricket player (England wicket-keeper in two Tests 1954-63).
- 1930 - Birth of Alim-ud-Din; cricket player (Pakistani batsman in 25 Tests 1954-62).
- 1940 - Birth of Nick Buoniconti; NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins)/sportscaster (NBC).
- 1941 - Birth of Austin Savage; Welsh hockey player.
- 1943 - Birth of Mihaly Hesz in Hungary; 1000m kayak (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1944 - Birth of Stan Bahnsen; New York Yankees pitcher (1968 American League Rookie-of-year).
- 1951 - Birth of Joe Jordan; Scottish soccer star.
- 1959 - Birth of Greg Matthews; cricket player (New South Wales and Australia off-spin all rounder Yeah yeah).
- 1959 - Birth of Rashid Khan; cricket player (four Tests for Pakistan 1982-85).
- 1963 - Birth of Asif Karim; cricket player (slow left-arm bowler for Kenya 1996 World Cup).
- 1963 - Birth of David Wingate; NBA guard/forward (Seattle Supersonics).
- 1964 - Birth of Carlton Bailey; NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers).
- 1964 - Birth of Jerry Ball; NFL defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings).
- 1965 - Birth of Walter Reeves; NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns).
- 1966 - Birth of Carl Hooper; cricket player (West Indies off-spin all-rounder).
- 1967 - Birth of Chris Gioskos; Canadian Football League tackle (Toronto Argonauts).
- 1967 - Birth of Christine Larsen in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada; synchronized swimmer (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Frank Hartley; NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns, San Diego Chargers).
- 1967 - Birth of Keith Askins; NBA guard/forward (Miami Heat).
- 1967 - Birth of Missouri Vaughn in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA; infielder (Boston Red Sox, Most Valuable Player-1995).
- 1969 - Birth of Dan Williams; NFL defensive end (Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1969 - Birth of Sean Briscombe in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Wayne Simmons; linebacker (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1970 - Birth of Damon Thomas; NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills).
- 1970 - Birth of Lawrence Funderburke; NBA forward (Sacramento Kings).
- 1970 - Birth of Mitchell Butler; NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Cleveland Cavaliers).
- 1971 - Birth of Boudewijk Pahlplatz; soccer player (FC Twente, PSV).
- 1971 - Birth of Chris Maumalanga; NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals).
- 1971 - Birth of Eric Bjornson; NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1971 - Birth of Ken Alexander; WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1972 - Birth of Rodney Harrison; NFL safety (San Diego Chargers).
- 1972 - Birth of Stanislav Jasecko in Spisska Nova Ves, Czechoslovakia; hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia).
- 1973 - Birth of Geoff Stewart; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Mike Cherry; quarterback (New York Giants).
- 1973 - Birth of Mirko Ludemann in Weiwasser, Germany; NHL defenseman (Team Germany, Colorado Avalanche).
- 1973 - Birth of Tammy Melinda Pearman in Brooklyn, New York; soccer forward/defender (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Jeffrey van der Stone; soccer player (RKC).
- 1977 - Birth of Catherine Fox; 400 metre freestyle relay (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Larissa Fontaine in Chicago, Illinois; gymnast (alternate-Olympics-1996).
- 1978 - Birth of Henrietta Nagyova in Nove Zamky, Slovakia; tennis star (ITF/Cali-COL).
Deaths of sports figures on December 15
- 1939 - Tom McKibbin, cricket player (5 Tests for Australia 1895-1898, 17 wickets), dies.
- 1961 - William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at age 99.
- 1968 - Jess Willard, heavyweight boxing champion (1915-19), dies at age 86.
- 1994 - Mollie Doreen Phillips, British figure skater (Europe-bronze-1933), dies at age 87.
- 2006 - Death of Clay Regazzoni, Swiss race car driver (born 1939).
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