Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Nov 1 Australian cricket batting prodigy Dob Bradman scores 133 not out in NSW 2nd innings v Queensland in Brisbane; follows his 131 in the Blues' 1st innings
Donald Bradman
Birthdays in Sport
- Nov 1 James Bradford, American heavyweight weightlifter (Olympic silver 1952, 56), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2013)
- Nov 1 Leon Hart, NFLer (Heisman Trophy)
- Nov 11 Trevor Meale, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests NZ v England 1958)
- Nov 13 Steve Bilko, American baseball player, born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania (d. 1978)
- Nov 17 Colin McDonald, cricketer (stalwart Australian opening bat for 1950's)
- Nov 20 John Disley, Welsh athlete (co-founded London Marathon), born in Corris, Gwynedd (d. 2016)
- Nov 22 Juno Stover-Irwin, American diver (Olympic silver 1956)
- Nov 22 Pat Smythe, England, equestrian jumper (Olympic bronze 1956)
- Nov 27 Edward Greenall, businessman/sportsman
- Nov 30 Joe B. Hall, American basketball coach
Deaths in Sport
Arnold Rothstein
Nov 6 Arnold Rothstein, American gambler and mobster (fixed 1919 World Series), dies of gunshot wounds at 46
Arnold Rothstein