On This Day in Sport for December 26
Events in Sport
- 1860 First ever inter-club football match between Hallam F.C. and Sheffield F.C. at Sandygate Road ground in Sheffield, England
- 1908 African-American boxer Jack Johnson stops Canadian defending champion Tommy Burns in the 14th round in Sydney, Australia, to become the first black man to win world heavyweight title; Burns is favourite in 12th title defence but Johnson dominates before police stop the bout
- 1917 1st NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leaf Harry Cameron
- 1918 1st day of 1st-class cricket in Aust after WW I (Vic v NSW)
- 1919 Yankees and Boston Red Sox reach agreement to move future Baseball Hall of Fame pitching slugger Babe Ruth to New York
- 1925 1st East-West Shrine Bowl game of college football 'all-stars' played before 25,000 fans at Ewing Park, San Francisco. Proceeds continue to benefit Shriners Hospitals for Children.
- 1925 NY Americans and Pittsburgh Pirates set an NHL record by recording a combined 141 shots on goal in Americans' 3-1 win; Roy Worters makes incredible 70 saves for Pittsburgh and Jake Forbes has 67 for NY
- 1928 Johnny Weissmuller announces his retirement from amateur swimming
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Ozzie Smith
Doug Harvey
Reggie White
Phil NiekroWeddings in Sport
- 1948 MLB player Gil Hodges (24) weds Joan Lombardi
- 1959 NFL coach John Madden (23) weds Virginia Fields
- 2002 Los Angeles Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal (30) weds Shaunie Nelson at The Beverly Hills Hotel's Crystal Garden
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