Events in Sports History in December 1984

Dec 1 49th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-15 in Birmingham

Doug Flutie

Dec 1 50th Heisman Trophy Award: Doug Flutie, Boston College (QB)

Dec 1 American boxer Greg Page KOs home town favourite Gerrie Coetzee in 8th round to win WBA heavyweight title in Sun City, South Africa

Chris Evert's 1,000th

Dec 1 American tennis icon Chris Evert wins her 1,000th career professional match; beats Pascale Paradis of France 6-1, 6-7, 6-2 in the round of 16 at the Australian Open; Evert goes on to win the event

Dec 2 Australian Test cricket spin bowler Bob Holland takes a career best 9-83 for NSW in the Sheffield Shield match against South Australia in Sydney

Dan Marino

Dec 2 Miami quarterback Dan Marino breaks NFL single-season touchdown pass record when he throws his 37th in the Dolphins' 45-34 loss to the Raiders; finishes season with 48 TD passes

Dec 5 New York Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Atlanta Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher

Rickey Henderson to the Yankees

Dec 5 Oakland Athletics trade Rickey Henderson to the NY Yankees for Jay Howell and Jose Rijo

Suková Breaks Navratilova Streak

Dec 6 Helena Suková snaps Martina Navratilova's 74-match winning streak 1-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the semi finals of the Australian Open in Melbourne; ends Navratilova's hopes of completing the Grand Slam

Border Captains Australia

Dec 7 Allan Border's 1st Test Cricket match as captain (v WI Adelaide)

Dec 8 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert-Lloyd beats Helena Suková 6-7, 6-1, 6-3; continues streak of winning at least 1 major per year since 1973

Wilander 2nd Straight Win

Dec 9 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Sweden's Mats Wilander wins 2nd straight Australian title; beats Kevin Curren of South Africa 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 6-2

Tennis Player and Seven-Time Major Champion Mats Wilander

Dickerson Rush Record

Dec 9 LA Ram Eric Dickerson rushes 215 yards for season record 2,105 yards

Thomson Wins Seniors

Dec 9 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Australian Peter Thomson wins his lone Champions Tour major title by 3 strokes from Don January

Dec 18 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1)

Bowman's Record NHL Win

Dec 19 Scotty Bowman wins his 691st regular season game, the most wins by any coach in NHL history

Gretzky Youngest to Score 1,000

Dec 19 Wayne Gretzky, 23, is 18th & youngest NHL-er to score 1,000 points

Dec 21 Brigham Young University (BYU) beats Michigan, 24-17 in the Holiday Bowl at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego to remain undefeated and secure their first ever NCAA Division I-A football title
Dec 22 Test Cricket debut of Craig McDermott, v WI at the MCG

Richards Bats 208

Dec 23 West Indies batsman Viv Richards scores 208 vs Ausatralia in test match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Cricketer and Master Blaster Viv Richards

Michel Platini's Second in a Row

Dec 25 Ballon d'Or: Juventus' French midfielder Michel Platini is named Europe's best football player for the 2nd consecutive time; beats Bordeaux midfielder Jean Tigana and Verona striker Preben Elkjær

Dec 25 Knicks basketball forward Bernard King scores 60 points, but New York loses, 120-114 to the New Jersey Nets on Xmas Day at Madison Square Garden
Dec 27 Padres' free agent pitcher Ed Whitson signs with NY Yankees
Dec 29 NHL St. Louis Blues launch 27 shots in 1 period during 5-1 loss to visiting New York Islanders; NY goaltender Kelly Hrudey finishes game with 47 saves
Dec 29 Wayne Gretzky scores his NHL career 32nd hat trick & adds 3 assists in Edmonton's 6-3 win over Detroit Red Wings for his 100th point in just 35 games; 2nd fastest in history - recorded 100 points in 34 games in 1983
Dec 31 Test Cricket debut of Mohammad Azharuddin, v England at Calcutta