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Dec. 10, 1935

The first Downtown Athletic Club Trophy was presented to halfback Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago, who was thereby named the best football player from a college east of the Mississippi. In 1936, the DAC renamed it the Heisman Trophy and began presenting it to the best college player in the nation.

Dec. 11, 1981

Muhammad Ali had his last fight, against Trevor Berbick in Nassau, the Bahamas. Overweight at 236 pounds, he lost a unanimous 10-round decision.

Dec. 11, 1993

Clifford Rozier of the University of Louisville set an NCAA record by making all 15 of his field goal attempts in a win over Eastern Kentucky.

Dec. 12, 1965

Rookie Gale Sayers of the Chicago Bears tied an NFL record by scoring six touchdowns in a 61-20 win over the San Francisco 49ers. And he only touched the ball 16 times. His scores came on an 85-yard punt return, an 80-yard screen pass, and runs from scrimmage of one, seven, 21, and 50 yards. He totaled 336 yards for the game, 134 on punt returns, 113 rushing, and 89 on pass receptions.

Dec. 12, 1970

Chicago Blackhawk left winger Bobby Hull had an assist in the first period of a 5-3 win over Minnesota to reach the 1,000-point mark for his NHL career.

Dec. 13, 1956

The Brooklyn Dodgers traded Jackie Robinson to the New York Giants for lefty pitcher Dick Littlefield and cash. But Robinson decided to retire at 37 rather than play for the Dodgers' arch-rivals.

Dec. 13, 1983

The Detroit Pistons edged the Denver Nuggets, 186-184, in triple overtime. The teams combined to set NBA records for most points (370), most field goals made (136), and most assists (93).

Dec. 14, 1985

It took eight overtimes, but UCLA finally won the NCAA soccer championship with a 1-0 victory over American University. It stills stands as the longest soccer match in U. S. college history.