December 1967 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Dec 1 Pacific Northwest Sports, Inc. is awarded one of the 2 American League baseball expansion franchises; new team named the Seattle Pilots

NBA Record

Dec 1 Philadelphia center Wilt Chamberlain scores 52 points in 76ers' 133-109 win over Seattle SuperSonics; sets NBA record for 22 free throw misses

Dec 2 32nd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 7-3 in Birmingham
Dec 2 CFL Grey Cup, Landsdowne Park, Ottawa: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 24-1; Alan Ford's 87 yard punt, on a quick kick, is the longest in Grey Cup history
Dec 3 Australian Derek Clayton runs world marathon record 2:09:36.4 at the Fukuoka Marathon in Japan
Dec 8 NHL California Seals change name to Oakland Seals
Dec 15 Retired baseball player Joe Garagiola joins "Today" show panel
Dec 16 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia 76ers scores 68 points vs Chicago
Dec 26 Ballon d'Or: Ferencváros forward Flórián Albert wins award for best European football player ahead of Manchester United midfielder Bobby Charlton and Celtic winger Jimmy Johnstone
Dec 28 56th Davis Cup: Australia beats Spain in Brisbane (4-1)
Dec 31 1st NBA game at Great Western Forum, LA Lakers beat Houston 147-118

Sports History

Dec 31 AFL Championship, Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland: Oakland Raiders beat Houston Oilers 40-7; George Blanda 4 field goals for Raiders in club's 1st AFL Championship

NFL Quarterback and Placekicker George Blanda

Dec 31 NFL Championship, Lambeau Field, Green Bay: Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys, 21-17; "The Ice Bowl", -13°F

Birthdays in Sport

Dec 1 Reggie Sanders, American MLB baseball outfielder, 1991-2007, All-Star 1995; World Series 2001 (Cincinnati Reds, Arizona Diamondbacks, and 6 other teams), born in Florence, South Carolina
Dec 4 Guillermo Amor, Spanish soccer midfielder and executive (37 caps, FC Barcelona), born in Benidorm, Spain
Dec 4 Klaus Wilmsmeyer, Canadian NFL punter (Super Bowl 1994, SF 49ers), born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Dec 6 Kevin Appier, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1989-94 (Kansas City Royals, and three others), born in Lancaster, California
Dec 7 Tino Martinez, American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star 1995, 1997; World Series 1996, 98–2000 Seattle Mariners, NY Yankees), born in Tampa, Florida
Dec 7 Václav Chalupa, Czech rower (Henley Royal Regatta 1989, Olympic silver 1992), born in Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia
Dec 8 Darren Sheridan, English footballer and manager, born in Stretford, United Kingdom
Dec 8 Jeff George, American NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 8 Ron George, American linebacker (Minnesota Vikings), born in Heidelberg, Germany
Dec 8 Tony Mayberry, American NFL center (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Würzburg, Germany
Dec 9 Caryn Kadavy, American figure skater, born in Erie, Pennsylvania,
Dec 9 Jason Dozzell, English footballer
Dec 9 Ray Agnew, NFL nose tackle, 1990-2000 (New England Patriots; New York Giants; St. Louis Rams), and executive (Los Angeles Rams; Detroit Lions), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 11 Katy Steding, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in Portland, Oregon
Dec 11 Richard Stemp, English cricketer (Yorkshire & England A left-arm spinner), born in Erdington, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Dec 12 David Szott, American NFL guard (KC Chiefs), born in Passaic, New Jersey

Dec 12 John Randle, American NFL defensive tackle (Minnesota Vikings), born in Mumford, Texas
Dec 12 Masood Anwar, Pakistani cricketer (one Test Pakistan v West Indies 1990), born in Khanewal, Punjab, Pakistan
Dec 13 Bo Pelini, American football coach, born in Youngstown, Ohio
Dec 13 Chris O'Loughlin, American fencer (Olympics 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
Dec 13 Scott Zolak, American NFL quarterback (NE Patriots), born in Monongahela, Pennsylvania
Dec 14 Eldridge Recasner, American NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 15 Mo Vaughn, American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star 1995, 96, 98; AL MVP 1995; Boston Red Sox), born in Norwalk, Connecticut
Dec 16 Donovan Bailey, Canadian athlete (WR 100m 9.84 1996; Olympic gold 100m, 4x100m 1996; World C'ship gold 100m, 4x100m 1995, 4x100m 1997), born in Manchester Parish, Jamaica
Dec 17 Alan Nolet, gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
Dec 17 Pauline Maurice, Welland Ontario, softball outfielder (Olympics 1996)
Dec 17 Vincent Damphousse, NHL center (Montreal Canadiens), born in Montreal, Quebec
Dec 18 Bob Corkum, Salisbury, NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers)
Dec 18 Toine van Peperstraten, Dutch sports journalist
Dec 19 Doug Johns, American baseball pitcher (Oakland A's), born in South Bend, Indiana
Dec 20 Duncan Kennedy, American luger (Olympics 1994), born in Burlington, California
Dec 21 Ervin Johnson, NBA center (Seattle Supersonics, Milwaukee Bucks), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 21 Terry Mills, NBA forward (Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons), born in Romulus, Michigan
Dec 22 Dan Petrescu, Romanian football manager and professional football player, born in Bucharest, Romania
Dec 22 Mike Sullivan, NFL center (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Marshfield, Massachusetts
Dec 22 Roland Holder, cricketer (West Indian batsman in ODI's 1993-), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Dec 23 Lamar Lathon, American football linebacker (Carolina Panthers), born in Wharton, Texas
Dec 24 Mikhail Shchennikov, Russian race walker, born in Yekaterinburg, Russia
Dec 26 Ken Tanigawa, American golfer (Senior PGA C'ship 2019), born in Kobe, Japan
Dec 26 Tony Covington, NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks), born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 29 Henry Jones, American football Safety (Buffalo Bills, Minnesota Vikings), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 29 Kevin Toth, American shot put athlete, born in Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 29 Tony Tolbert, American NFL defensive end (Pro Bowl 1996; Super Bowl 1992, 93, 95; Dallas Cowboys), born in Tuskegee, Alabama
Dec 31 Brad Daluiso, American NFL placekicker (NY Giants), born in San Diego, California

Deaths in Sport

Dec 4 Harry Wismer, American sports broadcaster (NBC Blue Network, ABC, voice of Washington Redskins) and AFL team owner (New York Titans), dies after a fall at 54
Dec 14 Frank Moran, American heavyweight boxer & film actor, dies of a heart attack at 80
Dec 26 Sydney Barnes, English cricket fast bowler (27 Tests, 189 wickets, BB 9/103); Warwickshire CCC, Lancashire CCC, Staffordshire CCC), dies at 94
Dec 31 Arthur Mailey, Australian cricket spin bowler (21 Tests, 99 wickets; 10/66 v Gloucestershire 1921), dies at 81

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