Friday, December 28, 2012

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - DECEMBER 28TH

1887 - Sir John Layton Jarvis, first British race horse trainer is knighted.
1905 - Intercollegiate Athletic Association of US is founded, five year later becoming the NCAA.
1947 - Chicago Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 in the NFL Championship game.
1952 - Detroit Lions beat the Cleveland Browns 17-7 in the NFL Championship game.
1958 - What might be called the greatest NFL game, Baltimore Colts beat the NY Giants 23-17.
1975 - Red Army beats the NY Rangers 7-3 at Madison Square Garden.
1978 - Mike Bossy captures the 30th hat trick in NY Islander history.
1986 - Pat Davis, ranked 412th among world tennis competitors wins the Davis Cup.
1993 - John Maclean passes Kirk Muller as the all-time NJ Devils scorer with 521 points.
2008 - The Detroit Lions finish the season 0-16 with a 31-21 lost to the Green Bay Packers. The first time in National Football League history that a team goes winless in a 16-game season.

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