November 1951 in Sport

Events in Sport

Nov 1 Brooklyn Dodgers catcher Roy Campanella wins first of his 3 National League MVP awards

Nov 4 Ryder Cup Golf, Pinehurst Resort: US wins 9½-2½; Sam Snead playing captain for US; Arthur Lacey non-playing GB skipper

Nov 8 NY Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra wins 1st of his 3 MVP awards

Nov 13 Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan)

Nov 15 Cricket 1st-class debut of Hanif Mohammad, Pakistan XI v MCC, Lahore
Nov 15 NY Yankee Gil McDougald wins AL Rookie of Year
Nov 18 Former Cubs 1st baseman & future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft
Nov 19 Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday
Nov 24 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa Rough Riders claim their 4th Championship with 21-14 win over Saskatchewan Roughriders
Nov 25 Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears
Nov 25 3rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Herb Thomas wins
Nov 25 Cleveland halfback Dub Jones ties the NFL record for most touchdowns in a game crossing for 6 in Browns 42-21 win v Chicago Bears at Cleveland Stadium

Nov 1 Craig Serjeant, cricketer (Australian batsman late seventies)
Nov 2 Kathy Hammond, American 400m runner (Olympic bronze 1972), born in Sacramento, California
Nov 3 Azmat Rana, cricketer (one Test for Pakistan against Australia 1980)
Nov 7 Dan Duva, boxing promoter/producer (Howard Stern New Years Party)
Nov 10 Morris Hatalsky, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles), born in San Diego, California
Nov 11 Fuzzy Zoeller, American golfer (US Masters 1981, US Open 1984), born in New Albany, Indiana
Nov 13 Beth Anders, American field hockey sweeper (Olympic bronze 1984), born in Norristown, Pennsylvania
Nov 17 Butch Davis, American football coach
Nov 23 Bernd Landvoigt, German DR, coxless pairs (Olympic gold 1976)
Nov 23 Jorg Landvoigt, German DR, coxless pairs (Olympic gold 1976)
Nov 24 Graham Price, British rugby player
Nov 25 Bucky Dent, all star shortstop (Chicago White Sox, NY Yankees)
Nov 25 Johnny Rep, Dutch soccer player
Nov 27 Jayne Kennedy, sportscaster (CBS)/actress (Body & Soul), born in Washington, D.C.