On this Day in Sports History December 24
NFL
On this day in 1967, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath became the first player to pass for 4,000 yards in a season.
NBA
On this day in 1960, the Boston Celtics pulled down 109 rebounds against the Pistons.
MLB
On this day in 1990, the Montreal Expos traded Tim Raines and two minor leaguers to the White Sox in exchange for Ivan Calderon and Barry Jones.
On this day in 2009, the Angels signed Fernando Rodney to a two-year, $11 million deal.
The featured image of Fernando Rodney by Keith Allison is licensed under CC by 2.0.
