On This Day in Sport for December 4

Events in Sport

Event of Interest

1914 Walter Johnson accepts money from Federal League Chicago Whales Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court

MLB Pitcher Walter Johnson — MLB Pitcher
Walter Johnson

1920 8th CFL Grey Cup: U of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 16-3
1926 14th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats U of Toronto, 10-7
1943 Commissioner Landis announces any baseball club may sign Negroes
1945 11th Heisman Trophy Award: Doc Blanchard, Army (FB)
1948 13th Iron Bowl (first since 1907): Alabama beats Auburn 55-0 in Birmingham
1949 Bob Gage ties NFL record of a 97 yard touchdown run
1956 22nd Heisman Trophy Award: Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (QB)

Boxing Title Fight

1961 Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4 for heavyweight boxing title

Boxer and Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Floyd Patterson — Boxer and Undisputed Heavyweight Champion
Floyd Patterson

1961 Smallest NY Knick, 49th St Madison Square Garden crowd-1,300 (snowstorm)
1961 1962 NFL Draft: Ernie Davis from University of Syracuse first pick by Washington Redskins
1964 Baseball approves a free-agent draft
1964 Commissioner's office given full powers in baseball disputes
1964 Test Cricket debut of Ian Chappell, v Pakistan MCG, 11, 0-49, 0-31
1965 2nd NY Knicks game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner)
1965 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
1966 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies Golf Invitational
1977 Hollis Stacy and Jerry Pate wins Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Championship
1977 NFL's 5,000th game, Cincinnati beats KC 27-7
1977 66th Davis Cup: Australia beats Italy in Sydney (3-1)
1979 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 7, Bingo Smith
1980 Islanders end 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2) (Col Rockies)
1982 48th Heisman Trophy Award: Herschel Walker, Georgia (RB)
1983 NJ Devils 1st shut-out, beating Minnesota Detroit Red Wings 6-0
1988 Amy Benz/John Huston wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic

Event of Interest

1988 Orioles trade veteran 1B Eddie Murray to the Dodgers

MLB First Baseman Eddie Murray — MLB First Baseman
Eddie Murray

1993 2nd SEC Championship Game: #9 Florida beats #16 Alabama, 28-13
1994 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1)
1994 Marta Figueras-Dottie and Brad Bryant wins LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic
1996 Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest ponts scored since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57
1997 NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for 1 year for attacking his coach
1999 8th SEC Championship Game: #7 Alabama beats #5 Florida, 34-7
2004 13th SEC Championship Game: #3 Auburn beats #15 Tennessee, 38-28
2005 94th Davis Cup: Croatia beats Slovak Republic in Bratislava (3-2)
2010 19th SEC Championship Game: #2 Auburn beats #18 South Carolina, 56-17
2010 6th ACC Championship Game: #12 Virginia Tech beats #20 Florida State, 44-33
2010 15th Big 12 Championship Game: #10 Oklahoma beats #13 Nebraska, 23-20
2011 100th Davis Cup: Spain beats Argentina in Seville (3-1)
2017 New York Giants fire coach Bob McAdoo and manager Jerry Reese

Birthdays in Sport

1858 Billy Gunn, cricketer (Notts & England batsman in 11 Tests 1886-99)
1868 Jesse Burkett, American baseball player (d. 1953)
1875 Joe Corbett, American baseball player (d. 1945)
1899 Charles William (Charlie) Spencer Newcastle and England football player (d. 1953)
1910 Amar Singh, cricketer (dashing Indian all-rounder of thirties)
1912 Jack Walsh, NSW/Leicestershire cricket china bowler (didn't rep Aust)
1915 Fred Freer, cricketer (Australian pace bowler played one Test in 1946)
1930 Harvey Kuenn, baseball player (AL Rookie of the Year-1953)
1931 Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice hockey player
1935 Fred Rumsey, England, cricket lefty pace bowler (5 Tests 1964-65)
1938 Richard Meade, British equestrian (3 Olympic Golds 1968, 1970), born in Chepstow, Monmouthshire (d. 2015)
1941 Raul Blanco, Australian soccer asst coach (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
1944 François Migault, French racing driver
1945 Pam Higgins, LPGA golfer
1949 Mary Bea Porter-King, LPGA golfer (1975 Golf Inns Classic), born in Everett, Washington
1953 Rick Middleton, Canadian ice hockey player
1955 Dave Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player
1956 Bernard King, basketball player (NY Knicks, NJ Nets)
1956 Blagoi Blagoyev, Bulgaria, 82.5 kg weightlifer (Olympic silver 1976)
1957 Lee Smith, Jamestown LA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
1957 Raul Boesel, Brazil, Indy-car racer (CART)
1958 Bill Roy, Versailles Ill, skeet (Olympics 1996)
1959 Paul McGrath, Irish footballer (Aston Villa, Sheffield United), born in Ealing, England
1960 David Green, American baseball player
1960 Glynis Nunn, Australian athlete
1961 Frank Reich, Freeport, New York, American NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions)
1962 Arnold Scholten, soccer player (Feyenoord)
1962 John Gaasbeek, soccer player (FC Twente/NAC)
1962 Stan Gelbaugh, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks)
1963 Johanna Wright, WPVA volleyballer (Pismo Beach-4th), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
1963 Mike Snoei, soccer player (Sparta)
1963 Sergey Bubka, Ukraine, pole vaulter (Olympic gold 88, 92)
1964 Bill Peterson, Smithfield NC, WLAF general mgr (Amsterdam Admirals)
1967 Klaus Wilmsmeyer, NFL punter (New Orleans Saints)
1967 Martha O'Kelley, US softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996)
1968 Mike Barrowman, kayak/200m breast stroke (Olympic gold 1992, 96), born in Costa Mesa, California
1969 Ferric Collons, NFL defensive end (New England Patriots)
1969 Jacques Landry, Saskatoon Saskatchawan, cyclist (Olympics 1996)
1969 Marie-Josee Morneau, Longueuil Quebec, 56 kg judoka (Olympics 1996)
1969 Mik Middleton, WLAF safety (Barcelona Dragons)
1969 Terry Glenn, wide receiver (New England Patriots)
1970 Jeff Blake, NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals)
1970 Sylvester Terkay, American wrestler
1971 Terrence Wisdom, NFL/WLAF guard/center (NY Jets, London Monarchs)
1971 Shannon Briggs, American boxer
1972 Damien Covington, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
1972 Howard Eisley, NBA guard (Utah Jazz)
1972 Jassen Cullimore, Simcoe, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
1972 Jude St John, CFL offensive linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1972 Kerry Anne Guse, Brisbane Queensland, tennis star (1996 final Hobart)
1972 Ted Johnson, American inside linebacker (NE Patriots), born in Alameda, California
1973 Corliss Williamson, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)
1973 Steven Menzies, Australian rugby league footballer

Anke Huber

1974 Anke Huber, German tennis star (1996 finalist Australian), born in Ludwigshafen, Germany

1974 Tadahito Iguchi, Japanese baseball player
1976 John Lee, dance skater (& Julia Bikbova), born in Chicago, Illinois
1977 Shahid Nazir, cricketer (Pakistan Test fast bowler v Zimbabwe 1996)
1978 Michele Di Piedi, Italian footballer
1979 Jay DeMerit, American soccer player
1982 Ho-Pin Tung, Dutch-Chinese racing driver
1985 Andrew Brackman, American baseball player
1985 Carlos Gómez, Dominican baseball player
1986 Martell Webster, American basketball player

Weddings in Sport

Wedding of Interest

1973 NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle (47) weds activist Carrie Cooke

2005 2004 Olympic volleyball team member Kerri Walsh (27) weds fellow volleyball player Casey Jennings (30) at the La Quinta Resort in Palm Springs, California

Deaths in Sport

1935 Hylton Philipson, cricketer (England keeper in 5 Tests 1892-95), dies
1944 Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player, dies at 65
1980 Stanislawa Walasiewicz [Stella Walsh], Polish-born American sprinter (Olympic gold 1932), dies shot during an armed robbery, at 69
2003 Iggy Katona, American race car driver, dies at 87
2011 Sócrates, Brazilian footballer (b. 1954)
2012 Miguel Calero, Colombia footballer, dies from cerebral thrombosis at 41
2016 Margaret Whitton, American actress (Good & Evil, Major League), dies of cancer at 67

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