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What happened in history on this day: December 21?
On December 21 in ...
- 1849 - First US skating club formed (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
- 1891 - Eighteen students play first basketball game (Springfield College).
- 1918 - Boston Red Sox trade Dutch Leonard, Ernie Shore and Duffy Lewis to New York Yankees for Ray Caldwell and Slim Love, Frank Gilhooey, Al Walters and $15,000.
- 1925 - Stork Hendry scores 325 for Victoria against New Zealand in cricket.
- 1932 - New York Giants sign former outfielder Billy Southworth as a coach.
- 1936 - Donald Bradman's second consecutive Test Cricket duck! Australia all out 80.
- 1937 - O'Reilly completes 14-98 for cricket match, New South Wales versus South Australia.
- 1941 - Chicago Bears win the NFL championship, Ray McLean makes last NFL drop kick for an extra point.
- 1944 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Marty Marion wins National League Most Valuable Player.
- 1959 - Tom Landry accepts coaching job with Dallas Cowboys (stays until 1988).
- 1969 - Vince Lombardi (Washington Redskins) coaches his last football game, losing.
- 1975 - First New York Jets' player to gain 1,000 yards rushing (John Riggins).
- 1975 - 64th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Czechoslovakia in Stockholm (3-2).
- 1975 - Buffalo Sabres set NHL record of 40 points beating Washington Capitals 14-2 scoring five goals versus Capitals in 4:57.
- 1976 - 20th New York Islanders' shut-out opponent-Billy Smith 3-0 versus Boston Bruins.
- 1979 - Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game.
- 1980 - Harold Carmichael ends NFL streak of 127 consecutive game receptions.
- 1981 - Cincinnati beats Bradley 75-73 in 7 overtimes (NCAA record).
- 1983 - NBA Indiana Pacers end a 28-game road losing streak.
- 1983 - NCAA rules rescind last two-minute men's basketball free throw rule.
- 1984 - New York Islanders' Kelly Hrudy's first shut-out win, over Hartford Whalers 1-0.
- 1985 - Alice Miller/Don January win LPGA Mazda Golf Championship.
- 1986 - 75th Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2).
- 1986 - Amy Alcott/Bob Charles win LPGA Mazda Golf Championship.
- 1990 - Steve and Mark Waugh complete 464 partnership for New South Wales versus Western Australia.
- 1995 - Martina Ertl of Germany wins her third giant slalom world cup.
- 1995 - David Cone re-signs with the New York Yankees in three-year deal worth US$18 million.
- 1995 - The Baltimore Orioles sign second baseman Roberto Alomar to a three-year US$18 million contract.
- 1995 - San Francisco Giants announce plans to build a new stadium to open in 2000.
- 1996 - Pakistan all out 67 to lose to Tasmania by an inning.
- 1997 - Detroit Lions' Barry Sanders is third to run for 2,000 yards in a season.
- 1997 - Detroit Lions linebacker Reggie Brown knocked unconscious in game.
- 2006 - Australian cricket player Shane Warne announces his retirement from the sport.
- 2009 - Martin Brodeur, goalie for the NHL's New Jersey Devils breaks the record for shutouts with his 104th win, against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- 2021 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Minnesota Wild by score 7-4.
- 2021 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 4-3.
Births of sports figures on December 21
- 1892 - Birth of Walter Hagen in Rochester, New York, USA; PGA golfer (US Open 1914, 1919).
- 1911 - Birth of Josh Gibson; pro baseball player, "Negro Babe Ruth" (hit 800+ homeruns).
- 1919 - Birth of Gert Fredriksson in Sweden; 1000m kayak (Olympics-gold-1948, 1952, 1956).
- 1924 - Birth of Joe Paterno; football coach (Pennsylvania State, Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of 1986).
- 1933 - Birth of Jackie Hendriks; cricket player (West Indian wicket-keeper of 1960s).
- 1934 - Birth of Hanif Mohammad; cricket player (prolific Pakistani batsman 1952-69).
- 1945 - Birth of Doug Walters; cricket player (Aussie batting genius 1965-81 Extrovert).
- 1948 - Birth of Dave Kingman; baseball player (New York Mets, New York Yankees, New York Giants).
- 1952 - Birth of Steve Furniss; American swimmer (Olympics-bronze-1972).
- 1953 - Birth of Arie Luyendyk in Netherlands; Indy-car racer (1990 Indianapolis 500).
- 1954 - Birth of Chris Evert Lloyd Mills in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; tennis pro 'Miss Pokerface'.
- 1956 - Birth of Kevin Burnham in Hollis, New York, USA; 470 yachter (Olympics-8th-1992, 1996).
- 1959 - Birth of Florence Griffith Joyner in Los Angeles, California, USA; runner (3 Olympics-gold-1988).
- 1960 - Birth of Michael Swain in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA; judoka (Olympics-bronze-1988).
- 1960 - Birth of Roger McDowell in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; pitcher (New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles).
- 1961 - Birth of Trevor Bayliss; cricket player (New South Wales batsman).
- 1964 - Birth of Joey Kocur in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks).
- 1964 - Birth of Keith Taylor; NFL safety (Washington Redskins).
- 1965 - Birth of Rodney Thomas; WLAF cornerback (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1965 - Birth of Sue Thomas in Texarkana, Texas, USA; LPGA golfer (1991 Orix Hawaiian Ladies-14th).
- 1967 - Birth of Ervin Johnson; NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks).
- 1967 - Birth of Terry Mills; NBA forward (Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons).
- 1968 - Birth of Anthony Lynn; NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1969 - Birth of Chuck Smith; NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1969 - Birth of Leon Searcy; NFL offensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1970 - Birth of Irving Spikes; NFL running back (Miami Dolphins).
- 1970 - Birth of Monique Ambers; WNBA forward (Phoenix Mercury).
- 1970 - Birth of Ronnie Woolfork; WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1971 - Birth of Ernest Hunter; NFL running back (Cleveland Browns).
- 1971 - Birth of Irena Slavutskay in Israel; athlete (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Tommie Boyd; NFL/WLAF receiver (Detroit Lions, Rhein Fire).
- 1973 - Birth of Mike Alstott; fullback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1974 - Birth of Karrie Webb Ayr in Queensland, Australia; LPGA golfer (1994 Australian Strokeplay).
- 1974 - Birth of Raymond Austin; cornerback/safety (New York Jets).
- 1978 - Birth of Amber Corwin in Harbor City, California; figure skater (1997 Nationals - 5th).
Deaths of sports figures on December 21
- 1914 - A O Jones, cricket player (12 Tests for England 1899-1909), dies.
- 1920 - Claude Tozer, cricket player (dashing New South Wales batsman), is shot to death.
- 1927 - Jack Saunders, cricket player (79 wickets-14 Tests for Australia 1902-08), dies.
- 1928 - Harry Butt, cricket player (England wicket-keeper versus South Africa 1895-96), dies.
- 1963 - Jack Hobbs, cricket player (61 Tests for England), dies.
- 1976 - Edward Bartlett, cricket player (West Indies Test batsman in five Tests 1928-31), dies.
- 1979 - Bill Anderson, cricket player (Test for New Zealand 1946, scored five and one), dies.
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