Thursday, December 27, 2012

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - DECEMBER 27TH

1897 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Victorias beat the Ottawa Capitals, 15-2.
1937 - German immigration officials with no explanation bar Juan Carlos Zabala of Argentina, the 1932 Olympic marathon champion, from entering Germany.
1953 - Detroit Lions beat the Cleveland Browns17-16 in the NFL Championship game.
1956 - Bill Sharman, of the Boston Celtics, ends his NBA free throw streak of 55 games.
1959 - Baltimore Colts beat NY Giants 31-16 in the NFL Championship game.
1964 - Cleveland Browns beat the Baltimore Colts 27-0 in the NFL Championship game.
1980 - Calvin Murphy, of the Houston Rockets, begins longest NBA free throw streak of 78.
1981 - Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky becomes fastest NHLer to get 100 pts (38th game).
1987 - Steve Largent sets all-time NFL record for career catches when he catches his 752nd pass.
1991 - Cincinnati Bengals hire Dave Shula as the youngest NFL coach (32).

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