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Thursday, December 8, 2011

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY DECEMBER 8

2008  Greg Maddux announces his retirement – 355 wins, 3.16 ERA, 4 time Cy Young winner
2000  Shaquille O’ Neal of Lakers misses all 11 of his free throws – broke 40 year old record held by Wilt Chamberlain with 10
2000  Hakeem Olajuwon scores his 26,000th point – only 5th player to have 26,000 points and 13,000 rebounds ( Kareem, Wilt, Moses Malone, and Elvin Hayes)
1992  San Francisco Giants sign Barry Bonds to a 6 year $43.75 million deal
1992  Dominique Wilkins goes 23 for 23 from free throw line (NBA record)
1989  Jack Sikma of Milwaukee is the 18th NBA player to have 10,000 rebounds
1987  Cubs trade reliever Lee Smith to the Red Sox – will be 10-6 with 54 saves in the next 2 years with them
1977  Earl Campbell wins the 43rd Heisman Award
1966  NYY trade Roger Maris to St. Louis
1961  Larry Costello of Syracuse scores 32 points without a miss
1961  Wilt Chamberlain scores 78 points in a game
1940  The 1st NFL Championship game to be broadcast on the radio – Bears beat Redskins 73-0

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