In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on December 6. As a bonus, we place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete as well.
6 December in Sports History
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Daily Digits December 6
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.
24 - 44 - 45 - 14 - 80 - 22 - 33
December 6, 1939 - 5th Heisman Trophy Award was won by Iowa halfback Number 24, Nile Kinnick.
December 6, 1961 - 27th Heisman Trophy Award was historic as it went to the first African American to have ever won the prestigious trophy, Syracuse halfback, Number 44, Ernie Davis
December 6, 1975 - 41st Heisman Trophy Award was won by Ohio State running back Number 45, Archie Griffin.
December 6, 1986 - 52nd Heisman Trophy Award was won by Miami Hurricanes quarterback Number 14, Vinny Testaverde
December 6, 1992 - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver, Number 80, Jerry Rice catches NFL recorded his 101st career touchdown in a 27-3 win over Miami Dolphins at Candlestick Park
December 6, 2018 - Tennessee Titans running back Number 22, Derrick Henry exploded for a record 238 yards and 4 touchdowns in 30-9 win versus the Jacksonville Jaguars in Nashville; 99-yard TD run tied a performance by Dallas Cowboys HOF RB Number 33 Tony Dorsett's longest run in NFL history
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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 Iowa running back Nile Kinnick.
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