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What happened in history on this day: December 9?
On December 9 in ...
- 1902 - American League announces purchase of grounds for a baseball stadium in New York.
- 1913 - Heavyweight Jack Johnson-Jim Johnson fight to no decision in Paris.
- 1913 - John K Tener becomes president of baseball's National League.
- 1925 - American League extends Ban Johnson's baseball contract to 1935 and raise to $40,000.
- 1926 - USGA legalizes steel shaft golf clubs.
- 1931 - Major League Baseball cuts squad from 25 to 23 players and National League continues to prohibit numbers on uniforms.
- 1933 - 21st Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Sarnia Imperials, 4-3.
- 1934 - New York Giants defeat Chicago Bears 30-13 for NFL championship.
- 1936 - American League authorizes night baseball for Saint Louis.
- 1936 - Australia all out 58 versus England Donald Bradman out for a duck.
- 1940 - South Australia all out for 47 versus New South Wales, O'Reilly 5-11.
- 1941 - 7th Heisman Trophy Award: Bruce Smith, Minnesota (Half Back).
- 1949 - NFL merges Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Colts from AAFC.
- 1953 - Montreal Canadiens (106) and Toronto Maple Leafs (98) get 204 penalty minutes.
- 1961 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 67 points vs New York Knicks.
- 1965 - Frank Robinson is traded from Cincinnati Reds to the Baltimore Orioles.
- 1973 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Jim Bakken kicks six field goals versus Atlanta Falcons.
- 1978 - First game of the Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL), Chicago Hustle versus Milwaukee Does.
- 1979 - Murle Breer/Dave Eichelberger win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1984 - 59th Australian Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats H Sukova (6-7, 6-1, 6-3).
- 1984 - Los Angeles Rams' Eric Dickerson rushes 215 yards for season record 2,003 yards.
- 1984 - Vicki Alvarez/Mike McDonald win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1985 - 74th Australian Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Mats Wilander (6-4, 6-3, 6-3).
- 1987 - Larry Bird ends streak of 59 consecutive free throws.
- 1988 - New York Yankees sign 12-year television contract with Madison Square Garden for US$500 million.
- 1990 - Betsy King wins Itoman LPGA World Match Play Golf Championship.
- 1990 - Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3k ladies (4:10.80).
- 1990 - Houston Oilers (58) scores most points against Cleveland Browns (14).
- 1990 - NFL New York Giants' Otis Anderson becomes 8th to rush for 10,000th yard.
- 1992 - Cincinnati Reds' owner Marge Schott apologizes for racist remarks.
- 1992 - New Jersey Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, and white for the 1992-93 season.
- 1992 - Sri Lanka's third-ever Test Cricket victory (versus New Zealand by nine wickets).
- 1993 - Pitcher Randy Johnson re-signs with the Seattle Mariners for US$20.25 million over three years.
- 1995 - 61st Heisman Trophy Award: Eddie George, Ohio State (Running Back).
- 2000 - The Colorado Rockies announce the signing of pitcher Mike Hampton to a eight-year, US$123.8 amillion contract.
Births of sports figures on December 9
- 1853 - Birth of Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn Rochester New York, pitcher (60-12 in 1884).
- 1889 - Birth of John P "Hannes" Kolehmainen; Finnish long-distance runner (Olympics-gold 1912).
- 1915 - Birth of Colin McCool; cricket player (Australian leg-spin all rounder late 40s).
- 1929 - Birth of Bob Hawke; cricket player (no relation to Lord 12th man for Oxford University 1954).
- 1933 - Birth of Milt Campbell in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA; hurdler/decathlete (Olympics-gold-1956).
- 1933 - Birth of Orville Moody in Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA; PGA golfer (1969 US Open).
- 1934 - Birth of Al Kaline in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; baseball outfielder (Detroit Tigers).
- 1934 - Birth of Milton Gray Campbell in Plainfield, New Jersey, USA; decathlete (Olympics-gold-1956).
- 1938 - Birth of [David] Deacon Jones; NFL defensive end (Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins).
- 1942 - Birth of Dick Butkus in Chicago, Illinois, USA; NFL hall of fame linebacker (Chicago Bears)/sportscaster.
- 1949 - Birth of Thomas O Kite Jr in Austin, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1978 British Columbia Open, Crosby 1983).
- 1953 - Birth of World B Free; NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors).
- 1960 - Birth of Juan Samuel in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic; infielder (New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays).
- 1961 - Birth of Christiane Jolissaint in Switzerland; tennis star.
- 1961 - Birth of Ian Andrew Wright in Hamilton, New Zealand; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1963 - Birth of Barry Wilburn; NFL full safety (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1964 - Birth of Petr Briza in Prague, Czechoslovakia; hockey goalie (Team Czechoslovakia Representative).
- 1965 - Birth of Caryn Kadavy in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA; figure skater.
- 1966 - Birth of Dana Murzyn in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks).
- 1967 - Birth of Cathy Mockett in Newport Beach, California, USA; LPGA golfer (1995 Youngstown-7th).
- 1967 - Birth of Ray Agnew; NFL nose tackle (Carolina Panthers, New York Giants).
- 1968 - Birth of Bill Johnson; NFL defensive linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1968 - Birth of Brent Price; NBA guard (Houston Rockets, Washington Bullets).
- 1968 - Birth of Kurt Angle in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; 220 pounds freestyle wrestler (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Greg[ory] Klingsporn in Morristown, New Jersey, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Ramon Garcia in Guanare, Venezuela; pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers).
- 1970 - Birth of Donald Douglas; WLAF safety (Rhein Fire).
- 1970 - Birth of Marlin Cannon in Dallas, Texas, USA; 200 metre/400 metre runner.
- 1971 - Birth of Chris Boniol, NFL kicker (Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1971 - Birth of Clifton Abraham, NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1971 - Birth of Petr Nedved in Libercec, Czechoslovakia; NHL center (Team Czechoslovakia, Pittsburgh Penguins).
- 1971 - Birth of Todd Van Poppel in Hinsdale Illinois, USA; pitcher (Oakland Athletics).
- 1972 - Birth of Fabrice Santoro in Tahiti; tennis star.
- 1972 - Birth of Paul Greene; Australian 100 metre/200 metre/400 metre (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Tony Batista in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic; infielder (Oakland Athletics).
- 1975 - Birth of Stuart McRae; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1978 - Birth of Mandy James in Jacksonville, Florida; rhythmic gymnast (US team-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Ryder Hesjedal; Canadian professional cyclist.
- 1983 - Birth of Dariusz Dudka; Polish football player.
Deaths of sports figures on December 9
- 1929 - Willis Cuttell, cricket player (two Tests England versus South Africa 1899), dies.
- 1930 - Jim Slight, cricket player (represented Australia at Oval 1880), dies.
- 1933 - Morice Bird, cricket player (scored 280 runs in 10 Tests for England), dies.
- 1948 - Sir Timothy O'Brien, cricket player (Bart five Tests England 1884-96), dies.
- 1957 - Carswell Adams, sportscaster (Your Sports Special), dies.
- 1974 - George Carew, cricket player (4 Tests for West Indies between 1935 and 1949), dies.
- 1990 - Mike Mazurski, wrestler/actor (Centerfold Girls), dies at age 80.
- 1992 - Carl Barger, baseball president (Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins), dies at age 62.
- 1993 - Danny Blanchflower, North Ireland soccer/union coach, dies at age 67 (born 1926).
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