TODAY 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.
1913 - Jack Johnson fights Jim Johnson to a draw in 10 for heavyweight boxing title.
1917 - 1st NHL game played on artificial ice (Toronto).
1917 - Quebec Bulldogs play their 1st professional hockey game.

1934 - Al Kaline, Hall of Fame outfielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Baltimore, Maryland.

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, Chattanooga Tennessee, NFL defensive end

(Green Bay Packers - Super Bowl 31) is born.

1976 - Piper Cherokee crashes into Balt Memorial Stadium upper stands,

10 minutes after Colts lose 40-14 to Steelers. No one seriously hurt.

1984 - Wayne Gretzky, 23, is 18th & youngest NHL-er to score 1,000 points.
1984 - Scotty Bowman wins his 691st regular season game,

the most wins by any coach in NHL history.

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.

1989 - Larry Bird (Celtics) begins NBA free throw streak of 71 games.
1991 - NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe arrested for cocaine possession.
2010 - "Miracle at the New Meadowlands", trailing the New York Giants by

21 points with under eight minutes to play in the 4th quarter, the

Philadelphia Eagles score four unanswered touchdowns in the final

seven minutes and 28 seconds of play, including the final score, a dramatic

walk-off punt returned for a touchdown by DeSean Jackson as time expires.