On this Day in Sports History December 7
NFL
On this day in 1980, the San Francisco 49ers pulled off the biggest comeback in NFL history, beating the Saints 38-35 after trailing 35-7 at halftime.
College Football
On this day in 1985, Auburn running back Bo Jackson beat out Chuck Long of Iowa by 45 votes for the Heisman Trophy.
NBA
On this day in 2012, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers became the youngest player to reach 30,000 career points at the age of 34 years and 104 days.
MLB
On this day in 2013, the New York Yankees signed Jacoby Ellsbury to a seven-year, $153 million.
Featured image of Jacoby Ellsbury by Keith Allison is licensed under CC by 2.0.
