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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY DECEMBER 14

2009  Red Sox sign John Lackey to a 5 year $85 million deal
1999  LA Clippers score just 19 points in the 1st half – breaking a 25 year old record
1992  Lennox Lewis wins the WBC title when Riddick Bowe refuses to fight him
1991  Desmond Howard wins the 57th Heisman Award
1990  Alex English of Denver scores his 25,000th NBA point
1988  The Miami Heat win their first game ever 89-88 after 17 losses
1986  Dan Marino throws for 403 yards and 5 TDs in an OT win vs. LA Rams
1985  Roger Maris died – 2 time MVP with NYY – in 1961 he  batted .269 with record 61 HRs and 141 RBI
1984  Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football after 15 years
1980  Elston Howard died – 4 time World Series winner with NYY – MVP 1963
1980  New Orleans Saints beat NY Jets – end 14 game losing streak
1965  Rookie Rick Barry of San Francisco scores 57 points in a game vs. NY Knicks – second highest score by a rookie (Wilt Chamberlain had 58 in 1960)
1962  Wilt Chamberlain of Philadelphia scores 63 and Elgin Baylor of LA Lakers scores 50 – only 3 times in NBA history have opposing players scored 50 or more in the same game
1961  NYY reject Roger Maris’ request for a $75,000 contract
1954  Brooklyn Dodgers sign Sandy Koufax to a $6,000 contract
1947  NASCAR is founded in Daytona Beach, Florida

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