Events in Sports History in December 1982

Dec 2 American track and field record holder Steve Scott sets record for fastest round of golf played on a regulation course; posts a 95, completing 18 holes in 29:33.05s at Miller Golf Club in Anaheim, California; he used only two clubs, and ran between holes

Leonard vs. Benitez

Dec 3 After losing his world welterweight boxing titles to Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns wins WBC Super Welterweight crown in a majority points decision over Wilfred Benitez at Superdome, New Orleans

Dec 4 48th Heisman Trophy Award: Herschel Walker, Georgia (RB)
Dec 5 Dutch judoka Ingrid Berghmans retains judo's world championship
Dec 5 Mel Gray ends NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions
Dec 5 NFL Cleveland Browns' Brian Sipe sets club record with 33 pass completions
Dec 5 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Don January wins his lone Champions Tour major title by 1 stroke over Julius Boros
Dec 9 World Boxing Council first to reduce the length of championship fights from 15 to 12 rounds, and allows referees to order standing 8-count for fighters in trouble

Doakes vs. Weaver

Dec 10 Heavyweight Michael Doakes KOs Mike Weaver in 1:03 in Las Vegas

Evert-Lloyd's First Title

Dec 12 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert-Lloyd wins her first Australian title; beats Martina Navratilova 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

Dec 13 Australian Open Men's Tennis: South African Johan Kriek wins 2nd straight Australian title; repeats previous year's win over American Steve Denton 6-3, 6-3, 6-2

Dionne Scores 500

Dec 14 LA Kings' Marcel Dionne becomes 9th NHLer to score 500 goals

Parcells Coaches NY Giants

Dec 15 Bill Parcells becomes 12th head coach of NY Giants

Dec 24 Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic

Nazar, Khan Put Pakistan on Top

Dec 25 Mudassar Nazar scores 119 in Pakistan's 2nd innings of 452 before Imran Khan takes 6 wickets in 2nd Test against India in Karachi; Pakistan will win by an innings and 86 runs

Cricketer and Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan

Dec 27 Pakistani bowler Imran Khan's 8-60 to brings about innings victory v India at Karachi
Dec 28 Ballon d'Or: Juventus striker Paolo Rossi is named best European football player; beats Bordeaux midfielder Alain Giresse and Juventus' Polish midfielder Zbigniew Boniek