Thursday, December 23, 2010

On this Day.....

Today is Thursday, December 23, 2010

Today in
Sports History

1951 - A NFL championship game was televised nationally for the first time. The Los Angeles Rams beat the Cleveland Browns 24-17. The DuMont Network had paid $75,000 for the rights to the game.



1972 - The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Oakland Raiders 13-7 in an NFL playoff game on a last-second play that was dubbed the "Immaculate Reception." Pittsburgh's Franco Harris caught a deflected pass and ran it in for the winning touchdown.



1991 - Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Chuck Noll retired after 23 seasons. He was the only coach to win four Super Bowls.

 
Tonya Harding
1995 - Tonya Harding and Mike Smith were married.



1997 - Jari Kurri (Colorado Avalanche) became the 8th NHL player to score 600 goals.

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