TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - DECEMBER 2ND

1907 - English Professional Football Players' Association forms.
1907 - Tommy Burns KOs Gunner Moir in 10 for heavyweight boxing title.
1916 - Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract.

1940 - Gerry Cheevers, NHL goalie (Bruin,

longest undefeated streak-32 games) is born.

1941 - NY Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager, replacing Bill Terry.

1948 - Stan Musial is picked NL MVP.

1951 - Don Hutson's #14 jersey is retired by the Green Bay Packers,

the first number retired in the history of the franchise.

1957 - 1958 NFL Draft: King Hill from Rice first pick by Chicago Cardinals.

1958 - 1959 NFL Draft: Randy Duncan from University

of Iowa first pick by Green Bay Packers.

1973 - Monica Seles, Novi Sad Yugoslavia, tennis star (US Open 1992) is born.

1974 - Cowhide, rather than just horsehide, can be used to make baseballs.

1976 - Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates), dies at 59.

1978 - Jason Collins, American NBA player (New Jersey Nets),

1st NBA to come out as gay, born in Northridge, California.

1981 - Fernando Valenzuela (Dodgers) wins NL Rookie of the Year.

1983 - Aaron Rodgers, star quarterback for the Green Bay Packers is born.

1985 - NFL QB legends Dan Marino and John Elway face each other for the

first time, a 30-26 victory for the Dolphins (Marino 390 yards and 3 touchdowns).

1985 - Chicago Bears' head coach Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator

Buddy Ryan come to blows on the sideline in a loss to the

Miami Dolphins, Chicago's only loss of the season.

1991 - Bobby Bonilla signs record $29 million-5 year pact with NY Mets.
1993 - Houston Rockets tie NBA record of 15-0 start.
1995 - After being left in the game to allow nine goals, Patrick Roy declares

"It's my last game in Montreal", and is traded four days later.

1997 - MCI Center opens in Wash DC, Wizards vs SuperSonics.

2010 - Ron Santo, American baseball player and

broadcaster (Chicago Cubs) (b. 1940) dies.

2014 - Jean Marc Beliveau, Canadian NHL player NHL, dies at 83.