Thursday, December 18, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - DECEMBER 18TH

1886 - Ty Cobb, Narrows Georgia, baseball player, Colo,
batted .367, stole 892 bases (Det Tigers) is born.
1913 - Ray Meyer, DePaul Blue Demons basketball coach (d. 2006) is born.
 1930 - Bill Skowron [Moose], Chicago, Illinois,
MLB First baseman (NY Yankees), (d. 2012) is born.
1932 - Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in 1st NFL playoff game.
1949 - Philadelphia Eagles beat LA Rams 14-0 in NFL Championship game.
1952 - Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleve Indians president.
1956 - Phil Rizzuto signs as NY Yankee radio-TV announcer.
1959 - Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL).
1961 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 78 points vs LA.
1971 - Bobby Jones Jr, amateur golfer (Grand Slam 1930), dies at 69.
1977 - Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 42, Nate Thumond.
1983 - NBA San Diego Clippers ends 29 game road losing streak.
1988 - Seattle Seahawks win their 1st ever division title with 9-7 record.
1994 - Darryl Strawberry pleads not guilty on tax evasion charges.

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