Thursday, December 19, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - DECEMBER 19TH

1894 - Ford C Frick, baseball commissioner (1951-65) is born.
1904 - Dawson City hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to 
Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in Stanley Cup on Jan 13 1905
1934 - Al Kaline, Baltimore MD, Hall of Fame outfielder (Detroit Tigers) is born.
1948 - Cleveland Browns beats Buffalo Bills 49-7 in AAFC championship game
1948 - Philadelphia Eagles shutout Chicago Cards 7-0 in NFL championship game
1957 - Kevin McHale, NBA forward (Boston Celtics) is born.
1961 - Reggie White, NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31) is born.
1972 - Warren Sapp, NFL defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) is born.
1976 - Piper Cherokee crashes into Baltimore Memorial Stadium 
upper stands, 10 minutes after Colts lose 40-14 to Steelers. No one seriously hurt
1983 - The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen 
from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro.
1984 - Scotty Bowman becomes NHL's all time winningest coach
1984 - Wayne Gretzky, 23, is 18th & youngest NHL-er to score 1,000 points
1986 - Michael Sergio, who parachuted into Shea Stadium during game 6 of the 
World Series, sentenced to 100 hrs of community service & fined $500
1988 - Oklahoma's College Football team gets 3 year probation
1991 - NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe arrested for cocaine possession

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