Events in Sports History in December 1994

Cobb

Dec 2 "Cobb" a film about baseball player Ty Cobb, starring Tommy Lee Jones premieres

  • Dec 3 3rd SEC Championship Game: #6 Florida beats #3 Alabama, 24-23
  • Dec 4 83rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats Russia in Moscow (4-1)

Darryl Strawberry Indicted

Dec 8 Darryl Strawberry indicted on tax evasion charges

Ballon d'Or

Dec 20 Ballon d'Or: FC Barcelona's Bulgarian forward Hristo Stoichkov is named Europe's best football player ahead of Juventus striker Roberto Baggio and Milan defender Paolo Maldini

  • Dec 23 Baseball owners impose salary cap, fiercely opposed by players

Boon Makes It 20

Dec 28 David Boon completes his 20th Test Cricket century (131 v England, MCG)

Warne's Famous Hat-trick

Dec 29 Australian cricket's spin king Shane Warne dismisses England's Phil DeFreitas, Darren Gough and Devon Malcolm for a famous hat-trick in 2nd Test win in Melbourne