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What happened in history on this day: December 28?
On December 28 in ...
- 1887 - Sir John Layton Jarvis becomes first British race horse trainer to be knighted.
- 1902 - First indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Philadelphia 6-0 (Madison Square Garden, New York City).
- 1905 - Intercollegiate Athletic Association of US founded (becomes NCAA in 1910).
- 1905 - New South Wales all out for 805 versus Victoria in cricket, win by innings and 253.
- 1926 - Arthur Mailey takes 4-362 off 64 overs (no maidens) New South Wales versus Victoria in cricket.
- 1926 - Bill Ponsford scores 352 and Ryder 295 in cricket against New South Wales.
- 1938 - Paul Gibb scores 106 on Test Cricket debut versus South Africa.
- 1940 - Arthur Morris scores 111 in second innings of first game after 148.
- 1947 - Chicago Cardinals beat Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game.
- 1952 - Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 17-7 in NFL championship game.
- 1954 - 43rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Sydney (3-2).
- 1955 - 44th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (5-0).
- 1957 - CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on.
- 1968 - 57th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (4-1).
- 1969 - Dallas Cowboys' kicker Mike Clark, attempting an on-side kick against Cleveland Browns, misses the ball.
- 1975 - "Hail Mary Pass" - Dallas Cowboys beat Minnesota Vikings 17-14 on last second pass.
- 1975 - Gary Cosier scores 109 versus West Indies at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Test Cricket debut.
- 1975 - Red Army beats New York Rangers 7-3 at Madison Square Garden, New York.
- 1978 - 30th hat trick in New York Islanders' history (Mike Bossy).
- 1983 - 72nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2).
- 1983 - Gavaskar achieves his 30th century, beating Donald Bradman's 29.
- 1983 - Warren Cromartie signs three year US$2.5 million contract with Yomiuri Giants.
- 1986 - Pat Davis, ranked 412th among world tennis competitors, wins Davis Cup.
- 1990 - Blockbuster Bowl 1: Florida State beats Pennsylvania State, 24-17.
- 1991 - Eight are crushed to death at a RAP basketball game at City College, New York City, New York.
- 1991 - Blockbuster Bowl 2: Alabama beats Colorado, 30-25.
- 1993 - John Maclean passes Kirk Muller as all-time New Jersey Devils scorer (521 points).
- 1994 - Boon completes his 20th Test Cricket century (131 versus England, Melbourne Cricket Ground).
- 1996 - India all out for 66 at Durban after making 100 in cricket first inning.
- 1997 - Sting beats Hollywood Hogan for WCW Championship.
- 2005 - The Chicago White Sox and Jon Garland sign a three-year, US$29 million contract.
- 2008 - The Detroit Lions end the football season with no wins, sixteen losses, the worst losing record in NFL history.
- 2021 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats Arizona Coyotes by score 8-4.
- 2021 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Los Angeles Kings by score 6-3.
- 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Montreal Canadiens by score 5-4.
Births of sports figures on December 28
- 1894 - Birth of Ed Healey; NFL tackle (Rock Island Independents, Chicago Bears).
- 1910 - Birth of John Kerr in New Zealand; cricket player (opening batsman in 1930s).
- 1920 - Birth of Steve Van Buren; NFL halfback (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1922 - Birth of Nyron Sultan Asgarali; cricket player (West Indian opening bat 1957).
- 1926 - Birth of Donald Carr; cricket player (England player in 1950s, later MCC honcho).
- 1929 - Birth of Terry Sawchuk; NHL goaltender (Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers).
- 1941 - Birth of Intikhab Alam; Pakistan cricket leg-spinner (1959-77).
- 1946 - Birth of Hubie Green; golfer (US Open-1977, PGA-1985).
- 1948 - Birth of Jorge Velasquez; jockey (Kentucky Derby-1981, Preakness-1981).
- 1952 - Birth of Ray Knight; third baseman (New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles).
- 1959 - Birth of Everson Walls; NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants).
- 1960 - Birth of Raymond Bourque in Montréal, Quebec, Canada; NHL defenseman (Team Canada, Boston Bruins).
- 1960 - Birth of Zane Smith in Madison, Wisconsin, USA; pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 1961 - Birth of Heather Hafner in Santa Barbara, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (National-7th-1990).
- 1962 - Birth of Keith Lee; basketball player (Memphis State).
- 1963 - Birth of Mel Stottlemyre Junior; pitcher (Toronto Blues Jays).
- 1964 - Birth of Charles Sinek; dance skater (and Beata Handra-1997 Pacific Coast Senior third).
- 1966 - Birth of Joe Wolf; NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1967 - Birth of Paul Lynch in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; canoeist (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Darrick Brownlow; NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins).
- 1968 - Birth of Jozef Dano in Skalica, Czechoslovakia; hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998).
- 1968 - Birth of Kurt Schulz; NFL safety (Buffalo Bills).
- 1969 - Birth of James Trapp; NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders).
- 1970 - Birth of Brenda Schultz-McCarthy in Haarlem, Netherlands; tennis star (1995, 1996 Oklahoma City).
- 1970 - Birth of James Jett; NFL wide receiver (Oakland Raiders).
- 1971 - Birth of Melvin Nieves in San Juan, Puerto Rico; outfielder (Detroit Tigers).
- 1971 - Birth of Michael Watkins; NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers).
- 1971 - Birth of Steve Morrison; NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1972 - Birth of Adam Clawson in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; slalom single canoe (Olympics-19th-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Adam Vinatieri; WLAF punter/kicker (Amsterdam Admirals, New England Patriots).
- 1972 - Birth of Jean-Francois Jomphe Havre in St-Pierre, California, USA; NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks).
- 1972 - Birth of Jim Kitts; WLAF running back (Frankfurt Galaxy, Miami Dolphins).
- 1972 - Birth of Patrick Rafter in Queensland, Australia; tennis star (1993 USTA/Aptos California).
- 1973 - Birth of Bobby Taylor; NFL cornerback (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1973 - Birth of Garth John Da Silva in Auckland, New Zealand; heavyweight boxer (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Rob Niedermayer Cassiar; NHL center (Florida Panthers).
- 1975 - Birth of Kesley Perrin; Canadian Football League defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
Deaths of sports figures on December 28
- 1932 - John Blackham, cricket player (35 Tests as Australia wicket keeper, caught 37), dies.
- 1949 - Jack Lovelock, New Zealand/American surgeon/athlete (Olympics-gold-1936), dies at age 39.
- 1980 - Amir Elahi, cricket player, first Pakistani Test cricket player to die.
- 2007 - Death of Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iranian basketball player (born 1982).
- 2021 - Death of John Madden at age 85 in Pleasanton, California, USA; American football coach (Oakland Raiders 1969-1978, Super Bowl win 1977), NFL TV commentator (1979-2008, 16 Sports Emmy awards), voice actor (Madden NFL video games).
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