Today in Sports History -- Dec. 3 By The Associated Press 1943 — Notre Dame quarterback Angelo Bertelli wins the Heisman Trophy. 1946 — Army halfback Glenn Davis is named the Heisman Trophy winner. 1950 — Tom Fears of the Los Angeles Rams has 18 receptions against Green Bay. 1950 — Cloyce Box of the Detroit Lions has 302 yards receiving and scores four touchdowns against the Baltimore Colts. 1956 — Wilt Chamberlain scores 52 points in his collegiate debut with Kansas. 1957 — Texas A&M halfback John David Crow is named the Heisman Trophy winner. 1972 — Bobby Howfield of the New York Jets kicks six field goals against New Orleans. 1973 — Dick Anderson of the Miami Dolphins intercepts four passes, returning two for touchdowns, against Pittsburgh. 1979 — Southern California halfback Charles White is named the Heisman Trophy winner. 1982 — Tommy Hearns wins the WBC welterweight title with a 15-round decision over Wilfred Benitez in New Orleans. 2000 — The 200-yard rushing games by Mike Anderson, Corey Dillon, Warrick Dunn and Curtis Martin mark the first time in NFL history that four runners have 200 yards on the same day. Its never happened three times in a single day. Anderson rushes for an NFL rookie record 251 yards and four touchdowns in Denvers 38-23 victory over New Orleans. 2004 — Bode Miller wins his fourth race of the season in the downhill at Beaver Creek, Colo., and Daron Rahlves is second to give the United States its first 1-2 finish on the World Cup circuit. The last time U.S. men went 1-2 in any elite international race was 1984, when Phil Mahre won the Olympic slalom in Sarajevo and twin brother Steve took the silver medal. 2005 — Southern California wins its 34th consecutive game and 16th straight against a ranked opponent, beating No. 11 UCLA 66-19. The 16 victories against Associated Press ranked teams is one better than Oklahoma, which won 15 from 1973-76. 2010 — Miami of Ohio wins the Mid-American Conference championship with a 26-21 victory over No. 24 Northern Illinois. The RedHawks win the MAC for the first time since 2003 and their conference-best 15th title overall a season after they finished 1-11 in 2009.
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