Events in Sport
- Dec 1 Yanks send Miller, Segrist, Leppert & 2 minors to Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley & Del Guercio (completing 18 player deal)
- Dec 2 Frank Selvy of Milwaukee sets then NBA record of 24 of 26 free throws
- Dec 10 Philadelphia Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium
- Dec 11 Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium
- Dec 26 Cleveland Browns win NFL Championship, beating Detroit 56-10
- Dec 28 43rd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Sydney (3-2)
Birthdays in Sport
- Dec 5 Kathryn Young, LPGA golfer
- Dec 11 Bradley Dub Bryant, Amarillo TX, PGA golfer (1995 Walt Disney)
- Dec 11 Sylvester Clarke, cricketer (West Indian fast bowler & brick-thrower)
- Dec 14 Alan Kulwicki, Greenfield Wisc, NASCAR racer (Winston Cup)
- Dec 16 Joslyn Y Hoyte-Smith, Barbados, 4X400m hurdler (Olympic bronze 1980)
Chris Evert
Dec 21 [Christine] Chris Evert, tennis champion (18 singles Gram Slams, 3 doubles titles), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Chris Evert
- Dec 22 Derick Parry, cricketer (WI off-spinner early 80's)
- Dec 22 Hideshi Matsuda, Japanese racing driver
- Dec 23 Brian Teacher, tennis star, born in San Diego, California
- Dec 26 Ozzie Smith, Mobile AL, infielder (St Louis Cardinals)
- Dec 26 Susan H Butcher, dog sled driver (Idatarod)
- Dec 26 Ullrich Diessner, German DR, 4 man cox (Olympic gold 1976)
- Dec 26 Walter Diessner, German DR, 4 man cox (Olympic gold 1976)
- Dec 29 Glenn Myernick, US soccer coach (Olympic gold 1996), born in Trenton, New Jersey