On This Day in Sport
Events in Sport
- 1870 The New York Times dubs baseball "The National Game"
- 1940 6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB)
- 1941 Joe DiMaggio is named AL MVP
- 1943 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winnipeg RCAF Bombers, 23-14
- 1946 English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2
- 1947 Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote
- 1948 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Calgary Stampeders win their first Championship; defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7
- 1950 Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract
- More Events in Sport
Birthdays in Sport
- 1858 Henry Musgrove, Australian cricket batsman (1 Test 1885), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1931)
- 1901 Ted Husing, American sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), born in NYC, New York
- 1903 Johnny "Blood" McNally, American Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback and coach (NFL champion 1929-31, 36; Green Bay Packers), born in New Richmond, Wisconsin (d. 1985)
- 1916 Chick Hearn, American NBA broadcaster (called 3,338 LA Lakers games), born in Aurora, Illinois (d. 2002)
Deaths in Sport
James Braid
(1870 - 1950)
James BraidWeddings in Sport
- 1971 MLB center fielder Willie Mays (40) weds Mae Louise Allen in Mexico City
November in Sports History
First Official Cheerleader
Johhny Campbell coordinates a team to lead the crowd on a football game cheering for University of Minnesota team
November 2, 1898Garry Kasparov Becomes World Chess Champion
Garry Kasparov vs. Anatoly Karpov in Moscow on November 9, 1985
November 9, 1985Bulls Finally Spared 700 Years of Cruelty
The dangerous and despicably cruel “sport” of bull-running came to an end on this day in an English market town. It had been going on for 700 years.
November 13, 1839Lomu – The Unstoppable Gentle Giant
Jonah Lomu was a phenomenon in Rugby Union – a man-mountain who inspired fear and respect in equal measure among his opponents.
November 28, 2015
