On This Day in Sport for December 18
Events in Sport
- 1894 Day 4 of the 1st cricket test Australia v England, England following on 4-268, 7 in front
- 1932 National Football League Championship; Playoff, Chicago Stadium: Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans, 9-0
- 1935 Don Bradman scores 117 in his debut Sheffield Shield cricket match for South Australia in an innings & 5 run win over his old team, New South Wales
- 1936 Queensland cricket all out for 49 v Vic, Fleetwood-Smith 7-17
- 1949 National Football League Championship, Philadelphia Eagles beat Los Angeles Rams, 14-0; played in driving rain that caused field to become a mud pit
- 1952 Ellis W. Ryan resigns as Cleveland Indians president
- 1956 Phil Rizzuto signs as NY Yankees radio-TV announcer
- 1956 Ballon d'Or: Blackpool & England winger Stanley Matthews wins inaugural award for best football player in Europe; beats Real Madrid pair Alfredo Di Stéfano & Raymond Kopa
- More Events in Sport
Ty Cobb
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
Clarence Kummer
Bobby JonesWeddings in Sport
- 1983 Wrestler Hulk Hogan (30) weds Linda Claridge
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
