Events in Sport
- Dec 4 2nd NY Knicks game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner)
- Dec 4 San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000
- Dec 9 Frank Robinson is traded from Cincinnati to the Orioles
- Dec 10 Test Cricket debut of Doug Walters v England at the Gabba
NFL Record
Dec 12 Gale Sayers of Chicago Bears scores 6 TDs, ties NFL record
Gale Sayers
Birthdays in Sport
- Dec 3 Katarina Witt, Staaken GDR, figure skater (Olympic-Gold-1984, 88)
- Dec 3 Tammy Jacques, Auburn Maine, cyclist (Olympics 1996)
- Dec 6 Gordon Durie, Scottish footballer
- Dec 7 Peter Draisaitl, Karvina CZE, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
- Dec 7 Colin Hendry, Scottish footballer
- Dec 8 Greg Truitt, NFL safety/linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
- Dec 8 Teresa Weatherspoon, WNBA guard (NY Liberty)
- Dec 8 Troy Sadowski, NFL tight end (Cin Bengals)
- Dec 9 Joe Ausanio, American baseball player
- Dec 10 Jennifer Wyatt, golfer (1992 Crestar-Farm Fresh), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Dec 11 Jay Bell, Eglin AFB FL, infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates)
- Dec 12 Laurie Grover-Tavares, American biathelete (Olympics 1994), born in Newark, New Jersey
- Dec 14 Christine Burton, Adelaide Aust, golfer (1990 T25 Victorian Open)
- Dec 14 Craig Biggio, infielder (Houston Astros), born in Smithtown, New York
- Dec 14 Ken Hill, Lynn, Massachusetts, American MLB pitcher (Montreal Expos)
- Dec 14 Lawrence Clay-Bey, super heavyweight boxer (Olympics 1996), born in Hartford, Connecticut
- Dec 15 Walter Reeves, NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns)
- Dec 16 Brent Franklin, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Japan Open-2nd), born in Barrie, Ontario
- Dec 16 Chris Jones, outfielder (NY Mets), born in Utica, New York
- Dec 16 Moe Elewonibi, NFL/CFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles, BC Lions)
- Dec 16 Page Dunlap, Harrisonburg VA, LPGA golfer (1994 Atlanta Women's-8th)
- Dec 16 Romallis Ellis, lightweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1988), born in Washington, D.C.
- Dec 17 Craig Berube, Calahoo, NHL left wing (Washington Capitals)
- Dec 17 Jeff Grayer, NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets, Olympic bronze 1988)
- Dec 17 Scott Edward Gump, American PGA golfer (1991 International-2nd), born in Rockledge, Florida
- Dec 18 Angeliki Kaneltopoutous, Greece, tennis star
- Dec 18 Brian Walton, points race cyclist (Olympic silver 1996), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Dec 18 Willie Blair, Paintsville KY, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
- Dec 19 Chito MartÃnez, Belizean baseball player
- Dec 21 Rodney Thomas, WLAF cornerback (Barcelona Dragons)
- Dec 21 Sue Thomas, Texarkana TX, LPGA golfer (1991 Orix Hawaiian Ladies-14th)
- Dec 24 Erika von Heiland, Angeles City Phil, US badminton player (Olympics 1992,96)
- Dec 24 Michael Haynes, NFL wide receiver (New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons)
- Dec 24 Nancy Reno, Elmhurst Ill, WPVA volleyballer (Olympics 1996)
- Dec 24 Winston Moss, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
- Dec 25 Dmitri Mironov, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins, Anaheim), born in Moscow, Russia
- Dec 25 Kathleen Luciano, WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-17th-1993), born in Munich. Germany
- Dec 26 Ben Husaby, Eden Prairie Minn, cross country skier (Olympics 1994)
- Dec 27 Gamini Wickremasinghe, cricketer (Sri Lanka wicket-keeper)
- Dec 29 David Delfino, hockey goaltender (Team Italy 1998)
- Dec 30 Brad McNamara, cricketer (NSW all-rounder)
- Dec 30 David Baker, UK cyclist, born in Sheffield, England
- Dec 30 Tony Jones, WLAF receiver (Amsterdam Admirals, Frankfurt Galaxy)
- Dec 31 Michelle Dobek, golfer (1995 GHP Heartland Classic-45th), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts