What Happened On Wednesday Dec 9, 1974 In NFL

There was 1 regular season game played on Dec 9, 1974. The game was a 6 point victory for the Washington Redskins over the Los Angeles Rams. The top fantasy performance on this date was Billy Kilmer with 22.25 points against the Los Angeles Rams. The top fantasy performance ever on this date was Lorenzo White who had 35.60 points on Dec 9, 1990 against the Cleveland Browns.

There were 2 players born on this date: Raphael Ball and David Akers, and 67 total players who share this birthday including: Silvio Zaninelli, Lou Brock and Bill Dutton.

The pro football champion in 1974 was the Pittsburgh Steelers who defeated the Minnesota Vikings in the Super Bowl. The stat leaders for the year were: Ken Anderson (pass yds), Otis Armstrong (rush yds) and Cliff Branch (rec yds). The top fantasy players of '74 were Ken Anderson, Otis Armstrong, Don Woods, Sam Cunningham and Fran Tarkenton and the top fantasy games were: Bert Jones with 39.75 pts against the New York Jets, Otis Armstrong with 37.25 pts against the Houston Oilers and Ken Anderson with 33.50 pts against the Cleveland Browns.

The top pick in the 1974 draft was Too Tall Jones by the Dallas Cowboys, and the 1974 Hall of Fame Class Members were Lou Groza, Bill George, Tony Canadeo and Night Train Lane.