Births on December 8

Tony Simmons (American football)

Born on December 8, 1974

Tony Simmons, American football player and coach

Tony De'Angelo Simmons (born December 8, 1974) is a former American football player. He played in the National Football League for the New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans and New York Giants. He has also played for the Edmonton Eskimos, BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and the Triangle Razorbacks in Denmark and the Békéscsaba Raptors in Hungary. In 2020, he was scheduled to be the Head Coach for the Cabo Marlins of the Futbol Americana de Mexico, but the season was ultimately canceled due to COVID. In the 2022 European League of Football season he is the wide receiver coach of the Panthers Wrocław in Poland.

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Events on 1974

18 Jan

Yom Kippur War
A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.
27 Jun

Richard Nixon
U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union.
27 Jul

Richard Nixon
Watergate scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon.
9 Aug

Richard Nixon
As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
8 Sep

Gerald Ford
Watergate scandal: US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.

Births on December 8

Tony Simmons (American football)

Born on December 8, 1974

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