1989 Billy Martin, NYY manager, died in a car accident at age 61
1984 Bernard King of the Knicks scores a franchise record 60 points in a 120-114 loss at Madison Square Garden
1972 John Wooden of UCLA is the first basketball coach to be named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated
1971 Miami Dolphins Garo Yepremian kicked a FG in the 2nd OT of sudden death to beat the Chiefs 27-24 – game time was 82 minutes 40 seconds
1958 Rickey Henderson born – 25 seasons played, averaged .279, had 2,295 runs scored and stole 1,406 bases
1947 First NBA Christmas day game – NY Knicks beat Providence Steamrollers 89-75
1946 Larry Csonka born – 1973 Super Bowl MVP when he ran for 145 yards and scored 2 TDs
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