Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Dec 2 In rain affected 1st Test in Brisbane, Australia compiles 1st innings total 645 on Day 3 v India (Bradman 187, Hassett 128 ); Australia wins by an innings and 332
Donald Bradman
- Dec 3 12th Heisman Trophy Award: Glenn Davis, Army (HB)
- Dec 15 National Football League Championship, Polo Grounds, NYC: Chicago Bears beat New York Giants, 24-14; record attendance 58,346 at final NFL title game played at Polo Grounds
- Dec 15 Giants Filchock & Hapes suspended by NFL, didn't report bribe attempt
- Dec 16 1947 NFL Draft: Bob Fenimore from University of Oklahoma A&M first pick by Chicago Bears
- Dec 17 Bradman & Barnes complete 405 run 5th wicket stand, score 234 each
- Dec 22 Cleveland Browns beat NY Yankees 14-9 in AAFC championship game
- Dec 26 35th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Melbourne (5-0)
Birthdays in Sport
- Dec 1 Ho-Jun Li, Korea PR, rifle (Olympic gold 1972)
- Dec 3 Joop Zoetemelk, Dutch road cyclist (world champion 1985 - oldest), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Dec 6 Frank Hayes, English cricket batsman (9 Tests, HS 106no England v WI on debut 1973), born in Preston, Lancashire
- Dec 11 Rick McCosker, Australian cricketer (fine Australian opener 1975-80), born in Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
- Dec 12 Emerson Fittipaldi, Brazilian auto racer (World F1 Champion 1972, 74, Indy 500 1989, 93), born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Dec 14 Ruth Fuchs, German javelin thrower (Olympic 2 gold-72, 76), born in Egeln, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
- Dec 14 Stan Smith, American tennis player (US Open 1971, Wimbledon 1972), born in Pasadena, California
- Dec 15 Art Howe, American baseball player and manager
- Dec 17 Albert Padmore, cricketer (WI off-spinner mid-70s)
- Dec 18 Hubert Green, American golfer (US Open 1977, PGA C'ship 1985), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2018)
- Dec 25 Larry Csonka, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins, NY Giants)
- Dec 25 Gene Lamont, American baseball player and manager
- Dec 28 Jorge Velasquez, sportsman
- Dec 29 Laffit Pincay Jr., Panamanian jockey (Ky Derby 1984, Belmont 1982-84, Swale), born in Panama City, Panama
- Dec 31 Cliff Richey, American tennis player (Davis Cup 1969-70), born in San Angelo, Texas
Deaths in Sport
Walter Johnson
Dec 10 Walter Johnson, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (3-time Triple Crown: Washington Senators), dies of a brain tumour at 59
Walter Johnson