Events in Sport
- Dec 4 19th SEC Championship Game: #2 Auburn beats #18 South Carolina, 56-17
- Dec 4 6th ACC Championship Game: #12 Virginia Tech beats #20 Florida State, 44-33
- Dec 4 15th Big 12 Championship Game: #10 Oklahoma beats #13 Nebraska, 23-20
- Dec 5 99th Davis Cup: Serbia beats France in Belgrade (3-2)
- Dec 13 76th Heisman Trophy Award: Cam Newton, Auburn (QB)
- Dec 19 "Miracle at the New Meadowlands", Philadelphia Eagles trail New York Giants by 21 points with eight minutes to play, before scoring 4 touchdowns in final 7 minutes, including dramatic walk-off punt returned for a touchdown by DeSean Jackson
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Dec 10 Tennis player Martina Hingis (30) weds equestrian show jumper Thibault Hutin at a private civil ceremony in Paris, France
Martina Hingis
- Dec 11 Actress Joanna Garcia (32) weds New York Yankees` Nick Swisher (31) at Breakers Hotel & Resort in Palm Beach, Florida
- Dec 31 NASCAR driver and team owner Kyle Busch (25) weds model Samantha Sarcinella at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago
Deaths in Sport
- Dec 2 Ron Santo, American Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman (9-time MLB All Star; 5-time Gold Glove; Chicago Cubs), dies from bladder cancer at 70
- Dec 5 Don Meredith, American football player and broadcaster (b. 1938)
- Dec 8 Murray Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey centre and NCAA coach (Detroit Red Wings; coach University of Denver 1956-77, 5 NCAA C'ships), dies at 94
- Dec 10 MacKenzie Miller, American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1921)
- Dec 10 Jacques Swaters, Belgian racing driver, dies at 84
- Dec 11 Dick Hoerner, American football player (b. 1922)
- Dec 12 Peter Pagel, German footballer (b. 1956)
- Dec 12 Tom Walkinshaw, former racing driver and Formula 1 team owner (b. 1946)
- Dec 14 Dale Roberts, English footballer, dies at 24
- Dec 15 Bob Feller, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (AL Triple Crown 1940; 3 x no-hit games), dies from leukemia at 92
- Dec 17 Walt Dropo, American baseball player (b. 1923)
- Dec 17 Dick Gibson, British racing driver, dies at 92
- Dec 18 Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player (NL MVP 1945), dies at 94
- Dec 21 Enzo Bearzot, Italian football player and manager (b. 1927)
- Dec 25 Bud Greenspan, American documentary maker (Olympic Games), dies at 84
- Dec 27 Keith Andrew, English cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 2 Tests 1954-63), dies at 81