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Saturday, December 1, 2012

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY DECEMBER 2

1996  Clyde Drexler becomes only the 5th NBA player in history to have 2,000 career steals
1993  Houston Rockets get their 15th straight win to start the season 
1989  Andre Ware wins the 55th Heisman award
1986  Boston Celtics lose to Washington 117-109 – had won 38 straight home games
1981  Fernando Valenzuela of Dodgers is NL Rookie of the Year – 13-7, 2.48 ERA, 11 complete games, 8 shutouts, 180 strikeouts
1962  In the AFL, Houston beats Denver 34-17 – Denver QBs threw 8 interceptions and had a total of 9 turnovers, George Blanda of Houston managed to throw 5 interceptions himself, but also threw 3 TDs
1951  Philadelphia sets NFL record with 25 rushing 1st downs in the game
1948  Stan Musial is NL MVP - .376 average, 39 HRs, 131 RBI, 230 hits, 46 doubles, 18 triples

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