On this day in sports: December 12

1. 1997 Born: Ed Oliver, American football player Source
2. 2006 Died: Paul Arizin, American basketball player (born 1928) Source
3. 2014 Died: Herb Plews, American baseball player (born 1928) Source
4. 2021 Dutch Formula One racing driver Max Verstappen wins the controversial 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton to become the first Formula One World Champion to come from the Netherlands. Source
5. 2021 At the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Max Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton on the final lap to become World Drivers' Champion. Source

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