Sunday, December 8, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - DECEMBER 8TH

1914 - Connie Mack sells Eddie Collins to the White Sox.
1940 - First NFL Championship on national radio; Bears beat Redskins 73-0.
1953 - Roy Firestone, Miami Beach, Florida, American sportscaster 
(Life's Most Embarrassing Moments) is born.
1955 - Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his 3rd MVP Award.
1958 - Tris Speaker, American baseball player (b. 1888) dies.
1961 - Larry Costello scores 32 consecutive points without a miss (NBA record).
1961 - Wilt Chamberlain scores the second highest total in the NBA - 78.
1966 - A terrible Yankee trade, Roger Maris for Card's Charlie Smith.
1967 - NHL California Seals change name to Oakland Seals.
1985 - Dwight Howard, American basketball player is born.
1987 - Flyers' Ron Hextall becomes first goalie to actually score a goal.
1994 - Darryl Strawberry indicted on tax evasion charges.

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