November 1963 in Sport

Events in Sport

  • Nov 2 Only 1st-class cricket game played in Uganda, MCC v E African XI
  • Nov 3 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Cavern City Golf Open
  • Nov 3 14th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Joe Weatherly wins
  • Nov 7 New York Yankee Elston Howard is 1st african American ever voted AL MVP

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Nov 10 Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545

Ice Hockey Legend Gordie Howe
Ice Hockey Legend
Gordie Howe
  • Nov 11 Gordie Howe ties Rocket Richard's lifetime 544 goal record
  • Nov 26 29th Heisman Trophy Award: Roger Staubach, Navy (QB)

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Nov 26 Cincinnati 2nd baseman Pete Rose wins NL Rookie of Year

MLB Player and Manager Pete Rose
MLB Player and Manager
Pete Rose
  • Nov 30 51st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats BC Lions, 21-10
  • Nov 30 28th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 10-8 in Birmingham, Auburn's first points in the series in five years

Birthdays in Sport

  • Nov 1 Brian Forde, WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals)
  • Nov 1 Mark Hughes, Welsh footballer
  • Nov 2 Ines Diers, German 400m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1980), born in Rochlitz, Germany
  • Nov 3 Howard Ballard, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
  • Nov 3 Stephen Corkin, judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
  • Nov 3 Ian Wright, English footballer
  • Nov 3 Shigeaki Hattori, Japanese racing driver
  • Nov 4 David Williams, West Indian cricket wicket-keeper (3 Tests 1992)
  • Nov 4 Michael Heidt, hockey defenseman (Team Germany 1998)
  • Nov 4 Michel Therrien, Canadian ice hockey coach
  • Nov 5 Hans Gilhaus, soccer player (Vitesse)
  • Nov 6 Jean-Marc Chouinard, epee (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • Nov 7 John Barnes, British soccer player
  • Nov 7 Michael Heidt, hockey defenseman (Team Germany), born in Calgary, Alberta
  • Nov 7 Shelly Miller, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-25th-1994), born in Youngstown, Ohio
  • Nov 8 Dwight Smith, outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Tallahassee, Florida
  • Nov 8 Paul Butcher, NFL linebacker (Carolina Panthers)
  • Nov 9 Anthony Bowie, NBA guard (NY Knicks, Orlando Magic)
  • Nov 10 Michael Anthony Powell, American long jumper (world record 1991, Olympic silver 1988, 92), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Nov 12 Laurie Brower, LPGA golfer (1994 Lady Keystone-9th), born in Long Beach, California
  • Nov 13 Vinny Testaverde, NFL quarterback (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, NY Jets), born in Brooklyn, New York
  • Nov 14 Mike Prior, NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
  • Nov 15 Gideon Joe Ng, table tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • Nov 15 Michele McAnany, female infielder (Colo Silver Bullets), born in Los Angeles, California

Person of interestZina Garrison

Nov 16 Zina Garrison, American tennis player (Wimbledon runner-up 1990, Olympic doubles gold 1988), born in Houston, Texas

Tennis Player Zina Garrison
Tennis Player
Zina Garrison
  • Nov 17 Marco T Dawson, Freising Germany, PGA golfer (1995 Greater Milw-2nd)
  • Nov 18 Dante Bichette, outfielder (Colorado Rockies), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
  • Nov 18 Peter Schmeichel, Danish footballer
  • Nov 21 Peter Bosz, Dutch soccer star (Toulon/Feyenoord)
  • Nov 22 Helen Reale, American WPVA volleyballer (Manhattan Beach-7th-1994), born in NYC, New York
  • Nov 22 Hugh Millen, NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos)
  • Nov 23 Dale Sveum, baseball player
  • Nov 25 Bernie Kosar, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns)
  • Nov 25 Steve Ave, St Germain Enlay France, US 1500m runner
  • Nov 26 Mario Elie, NBA forward/guard (Houston Rockets)
  • Nov 28 Johnny Newman, NBA guard/forward (Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks)
  • Nov 28 Walt Weiss, Tuxedo NY, shortstop (Oakland A's, Colorado Rockies)

Deaths in Sport

  • Nov 22 Claude Floquet, cricketer (Test for South Africa), dies