November 1948 in Sport

Events in Sport

  • Nov 3 2nd NHL All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium: All-Stars beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-1; Gordie Howe's first of 23 All-Star appearances
  • Nov 27 36th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 12-7
  • Nov 30 Baseball's Negro National League disbands

Birthdays in Sport

  • Nov 1 Phil Myre, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Nov 3 Helmut Koinigg, Austrian racing driver (d. 1974)
  • Nov 7 Alex Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver
  • Nov 9 Sharon Stouder, American 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic gold 1964), born in Altadena, California (d. 2013)
  • Nov 14 Ian Stanley, Australian golfer (British Open Seniors 2001), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2018)
  • Nov 17 Jaime Huelamo, Spanish cyclist (Olympic bronze 1972) drug disqualified
  • Nov 18 Jack Tatum, Cherryville NC, NFL defensive back (Raiders)
  • Nov 22 Radomir Antić, Serbian football manager
  • Nov 24 Ashok Gandotra, cricketer (in Rio de Janiero Two Tests for India 1969)
  • Nov 24 Steve Yeager, catcher (LA Dodger)
  • Nov 26 Galina Prozumenschikova, USSR, 200m backstroke (Olympic gold 1964)
  • Nov 26 Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player (d. 1995)

Deaths in Sport

  • Nov 23 Hack Wilson, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (MLB single season record 191 RBI 1930), dies of internal haemorrhaging at 48