We are bringing you the top moments in sports history that occurred on December 10, the athletes who starred in the roles, along with the jersey numbers they may have worn.
10 December in Sports History
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Daily Digits December 10
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.
18 - 98 - 20 - 21 - 19 - 7 - 2 - 8
December 10, 1922 - Canton Bulldogs player, Number 18, Pete Henry made the longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal of 45 yards
December 10, 1940 - 1941 NFL Draft: Tom Harmon, Number 98 from University of Michigan first pick by Chicago Bears
December 10, 1961 - Houston Oilers utility back Number 20, Billy Cannon gained an AFL record 373 yards combined rushing/receiving in 48-21 win over New York Titans at the Polo Grounds, NYC
December 10, 1986 - Atlanta Hawks Number 21, Dominique Wilkins dropped 57 points on the Chicago Bulls
December 10, 1992 - NHL awarded franchises to Miami and Anaheim for 1994-95
December 10, 1994 - 60th Heisman Trophy Award was won by Colorado running back, Number 19, Rashaan Salaam.
December 10, 2001 - 67th Heisman Trophy Award was won by Nebraska Quarterback, Number 7, Eric Crouch
December 10, 2005 - 71st Heisman Trophy Award was won by USC running back Number 5, Reggie Bush. Bush later forfeits trophy
December 10, 2012 - 78th Heisman Trophy Award was won by Texas A&M Quarterback, Number 2, Johnny Manziel. He was the first freshman to win the award
December 10, 2016 - 82nd Heisman Trophy Award was won by Louisville Cardinals Quarterback, Number 8, Lamar Jackson, youngest player to win at 19
Credits
A Very Special thanks to information obtained from the following brilliant internet sites: On This Day Sports, the Sports Reference's family of website databases & Stathead.com.
Banner photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of Photograph of University of Michigan athlete Tom Harmon circa 1940
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