Tuesday, December 2, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - DECEMBER 2ND

1907 - English Professional Football Players' Association forms.
1916 - Baseballers who are injured now get full pay for duration of contract.
1922 - 10th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 13-1.
1941 - NY Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager, replacing Bill Terry.
1948 - Stan Musial is picked NL MVP.
1962 - 50th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg beats Hamilton, 28-27 at Toronto [OT].
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.
1981 - Fernando Valenzuela (Dodgers) wins NL Rookie of the Year.
1983 - Aaron Rodgers, Quarterback Green Bay Packers is born.
1991 - Bobby Bonilla signs record $29 million-5 year pact with NY Mets.
1997 - MCI Center opens in Washington DC, Wizards vs SuperSonics.
2009 - Foge Fazio, American College Football coach (b. 1938) dies.

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