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What happened in history on this day: December 26?
On December 26 in ...
- 1902 - Most knock downs in a boxing fight, Oscar Nelson (5) and Christy Williams (42).
- 1908 - Jackson Johnson knocks out Tommy Burns in 14 rounds at Sydney, Australia for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1917 - First NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leafs' Harry Cameron.
- 1918 - First day of first-class cricket in Australia after WWI (Victoria versus New South Wales).
- 1919 - New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox reach agreement on transfer of Babe Ruth.
- 1925 - First East-West football game at Ewing Park before 25,000 fans.
- 1925 - NHL record 141 shots as New York Americans (73) beat Pittsburgh Pirates (68) 3-1.
- 1928 - Johnny Weissmuller announces his retirement from amateur swimming.
- 1928 - World record 10th wicket stand 307 (Alan Kippax / Hal Hooker) New South Wales versus Victoria.
- 1933 - Donald Bradman scores 187 New South Wales versus Victoria, 294 minutes, 13 fours.
- 1934 - Yomiuri Giants, Japan's first professional baseball team, forms.
- 1938 - Donald Bradman scores 225 South Australia versus Queensland before Christ gets him out.
- 1938 - Tom Goddard takes a cricket hat-trick for England versus South Africa.
- 1940 - First-class debut of Arthur Morris, who scores 148.
- 1943 - Chicago Bears win NFL championship.
- 1946 - 35th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Melbourne (5-0).
- 1950 - Gillette and Mutual buy All Star and World Series advertising rights (US$6 million for six years).
- 1954 - Cleveland Browns beat Detroit Lions 56-10 in NFL championship game.
- 1955 - Cleveland Browns beat Los Angeles Rams 38-14 in NFL championship game.
- 1960 - Philadelphia Eagles beat Green Bay Packers 17-13 in NFL championship game.
- 1964 - Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 20-7 in AFL championship game.
- 1965 - Buffalo Bills beat San Diego Chargers 23-0 in AFL championship game.
- 1968 - Boston Bruins' Ted Green sets NHL penalty record of three minors, two majors and two game misconducts in a game against the New York Rangers in New York's Madison Square Garden.
- 1975 - A crowd of 85,661 attends the first day of the Australia-West Indies Melbourne Cricket Ground Test Cricket.
- 1981 - One of the great day's Test Cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Australia versus West Indies.
- 1983 - Test Cricket debut of Gregory Richard John Matthews, versus Pakistan Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1985 - Test Cricket debut of Steve Waugh, versus India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1986 - Doug Jarvis, age 31, sets NHL record of 916 consecutive games.
- 1989 - ODI debut for Mark Taylor and Sanath Jayasuriya at cricket Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1990 - Reggie Williams becomes first general manager of WLAF's New York-New Jersey Knights.
- 1990 - Due to a financial dispute between the club owners, the Fort Myers Sun Sox franchise collapses causing the Senior Professional Association League to fold in the middle of its second season.
- 1991 - Chuck Knolls retires as NFL coach after 23 years.
- 1991 - New York Islanders' Derek King ties New Jersey Devils 5-5 with half second left.
- 1992 - New York Jets' announcer Marty Glickman retires at age 75.
- 1993 - Floyd, Nicklaus and Rodriguez win Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge Golf Tournament.
- 1995 - Muttiah Muralitharan no-balled for throwing (SL versus Australia, Melbourne Cricket Ground).
- 1995 - Paul Adams becomes South Africa's youngest Test Cricket player, 18 years 340 days.
- 2005 - ABC-TV airs the last Monday Night Football after 36 years.
Births of sports figures on December 26
- 1908 - Birth of Ralph Hill; American 5000m runner (Olympics-1932).
- 1935 - Birth of Barbara J Jacket; American athletic coach (Olympics-1972).
- 1935 - Birth of Rohan Kanhai; cricket player (one of West Indies' finest batsmen).
- 1942 - Birth of Barry Wood; cricket player (England opener in early 1970s).
- 1947 - Birth of Carlton Fisk in Vermont, USA; all star catcher (Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox).
- 1948 - Birth of Chris Chambliss; first baseman (New York Yankee).
- 1954 - Birth of Ozzie Smith in Mobile, Alabama, USA; infielder (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1954 - Birth of Ullrich Diessner in the German Democratic Republic; four man cox/twin of Walter (Olympics-silver-1976).
- 1954 - Birth of Walter Diessner in the German Democratic Republic; four man cox/twin of Ullrich (Olympics-silver-1976).
- 1956 - Birth of Gail Tatterson; Women's Professional Basketball League center (New York Stars).
- 1956 - Birth of Karen Smith; Women's Professional Basketball League forward (New York Stars).
- 1959 - Birth of Lesley Tomlinson in Derbyshire, England; cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1961 - Birth of Storm Davis in Dallas, Texas, USA; pitcher (Kansas City Royals).
- 1964 - Birth of Jeff King in Marion, Indiana, USA; infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 1965 - Birth of Ben Husaby in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA; cross country skier (Olympics-1994).
- 1966 - Birth of Tim Legler; NBA guard (Washington Wizards/Bullets).
- 1967 - Birth of Tony Covington; NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1968 - Birth of Darren Barber in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Lisa Gathright in Moline, Illinois, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-17th-1993).
- 1970 - Birth of Radka Zrubakova in Bratislava, Slovakia; tennis star (1994 Futures-Germany).
- 1970 - Birth of Willie Williams; NFL cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks).
- 1971 - Birth of Mark Lathwell; cricket player (England opening batsman versus Australia 1993).
- 1972 - Birth of Burnell Roques; NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1972 - Birth of Derrick Cullors; running back (New England Patriots).
- 1973 - Birth of Ryan Berube; American 800 metre freestyle relay (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Tony Brackens; defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1975 - Birth of Marcelo Rios in Santiago, Chile; tennis star (1995 Amsterdam).
- 1980 - Birth of Serena Phillips in Corvallis, Oregon; figure skater (1997 Pruetten Champion).
Deaths of sports figures on December 26
- 1916 - Frank Penn, cricket player (one Test for England versus Australia 1880), dies.
- 1961 - Charlie Frank, cricket player (South Africa Test centurion versus Australia 1921-22), dies.
- 1963 - "Gorgeous George" Wagner, wrestler, dies.
- 1967 - S F Barnes, cricket player (27 Tests for England, 189 wickets), dies.
- 2017 - Death of Johnny Bower, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1924).
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