November 1964 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Sports History

Nov 1 Cleveland running back Jim Brown runs for 149 yards in Browns' 30-17 win at Pittsburgh to become the first NFL player to exceed 10,000 yards career rushing

Nov 1 Houston Oilers quarterback George Blanda attempts an AFL record 68 passes (37 completions) in 24-10 loss v Buffalo Bills at War Memorial Stadium
Nov 1 Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson passes for 435 yards and 6 TDs in 49-39 win over Denver Broncos at Municipal Stadium
Nov 2 Columbia Broadcasting System buys 80% share in the New York Yankees Baseball Club for $11.2 million; later purchases club outright
Nov 3 Philadelphia voters narrowly approve $25 million to build a new multi-purpose stadium that would become Veterans Stadium, home to MLB Phillies and NFL Eagles
Nov 7 NL keeps Braves in Milwaukee in 1965, may move to Atlanta in 1966
Nov 10 Braves sign a 25-year lease to play in the new Atlanta stadium
Nov 13 Bob Petit (St Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points

NHL Record

Nov 14 Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal

Nov 15 Ajax soccer star Johan Cruijff debuts against GVAV

Sports History

Nov 15 Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro at the Tall City Open, Midland, Texas

Sports History

Nov 18 Baltimore Orioles third baseman Brooks Robinson wins American League MVP

Nov 24 30th Heisman Trophy Award: John Huarte, Notre Dame (QB)
Nov 24 Cards' 3rd baseman Ken Boyer is voted NL MVP
Nov 26 29th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 21-14 in Birmingham
Nov 28 1965 NFL Draft: Tucker Frederickson from Auburn University first pick by New York Giants
Nov 28 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: BC Lions defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 34-24; BC's Bill Munsey scores 2 touchdowns in the 3rd quarter, one on offence and another on defence

Birthdays in Sport

Nov 1 Kosala Kuruppuarachchi, Sri Lankan cricket spin bowler (2 Tests; best 5-44 1986), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nov 2 Kevin Gogan, American NFL guard (Pro Bowl 1994, 97-98; Super Bowl 1992-93, Dallas Cowboys), born in Pacifica, California
Nov 3 Bryan Young, New Zealand cricket batsman (35 Tests, top score 267; 74 ODIs), born in Whangarei, Northland
Nov 6 Erik Kramer [William Erik Kramer], American former NFL quarterback (Chicago Bears), born in Encino, California
Nov 8 Chuck Cecil, American NFL safety (Houston Oilers), born in Red Bluff, California
Nov 9 Leah Pells, Canadian 1.5k runner (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Nov 10 Keith Lockhart, American baseball infielder (KC Royals), born in Whittier, California
Nov 10 Kenny Rogers, American MLB pitcher (perfect game 1994), born in Savannah, Georgia
Nov 10 Magnús Scheving, Icelandic athlete, writer and producer (LazyTown), born in Borgarnes, Iceland
Nov 11 Roberto Hernandez, Puerto Rican pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Santurce Puerto Rico
Nov 12 Erik Howard, American NFL defensive tackle/end (NY Jets), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Nov 12 Gerald Perry, American NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders), born in Columbia, South Carolina
Nov 12 Jakob Hlasek, Swiss tennis player (French Open doubles 1992, Hopman Cup 1992), born in Prague, Czech Republic
Nov 13 Ronald Agenor, Moroccan tennis player (1989 French quarters), born in Rabat, Morocco
Nov 14 Silken Laumann, Canadian rower (Olympic bronze, silver-92, 96), born in Mississauga, Ontario

Dwight Gooden (58 years old)

Nov 16 American baseball pitcher (4 x MLB All-Star; NL Cy Young Award, Triple Crown 1985 NY Mets; no-hitter 1996 NY Yankees), born in Tampa, Florida

Nov 16 Monica Bandini, Italian racing cyclist (World C'ship gold women's team time trial 1988), born in Faenza, Italy (d. 2021)
Nov 17 Marina Tcherkasova, American pairs figure skater (Olympic silver 1980)
Nov 17 Michelle Knox-Zaloom, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Annapolis, Maryland
Nov 18 Seth Joyner, American football linebacker (Super Bowl 1998 Denver Broncos; First-team All-Pro 1991, 93; Pro Bowl 1991, 93, 94; Philadelphia Eagles), born in Spring Valley, New York
Nov 19 Irina Laricheva, Russian trap shooter (World C'ships x 6 gold individual, team, double trap), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 2020)
Nov 20 John Maclean, Canadian NHL right wing (NJ Devils), born in Oshawa, Ontario
Nov 21 Olden Polynice, NBA forward/center (Sacramento Kings)
Nov 21 Thomas Everett, NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs)
Nov 22 Akram Raza, cricketer (Pakistani off-spin all-rounder)
Nov 22 Benoit Benjamin, NBA center (Milwaukee Bucks)
Nov 22 David Tate, NFL defensive back (Indianapolis Colts)
Nov 22 Pierre Vercheval, CFL guard (Toronto Argonauts)
Nov 22 Robbie Slater, Australian soccer midfielder (44 caps; Blackburn Rovers, West Ham, Southampton, Northern Spirit) and broadcaster (Fox Sports), born in Ormskirk, England
Nov 23 Dan Snyder, American NFL team owner (Washington Football Team), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
Nov 23 Frank Rutherford, Bahamian athlete
Nov 23 Jose Gonzales, baseball MLB player, born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Nov 23 Kapila Wijegunewardene, Sri Lankan cricketer (fast-medium bowler), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nov 25 Dan Saleaumua, Samoan-American NFL defensive tackle, 1988-97 (Detroit Lions; Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks), born in San Diego, California
Nov 25 Wendy Wyland, American platform diver (Olympic bronze, 1984), born in Jackson, Michigan
Nov 26 Al Smith, American NFL linebacker (Pro Bowl 1991, 92; All-Pro 1992; Houston Oilers), born in Los Angeles, California
Nov 26 Jeff Jaeger, American NFL kicker (Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears), born in Tacoma, Washington
Nov 26 Vreni Schneider, Swiss alpine skier (Olympic gold 1988, 94), born in Elm, Switzerland
Nov 28 John Burkett, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star, NL wins leader 1993 SF Giants; All Star 2001 Atlanta Braves), born in New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Nov 30 David Wood, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)

Weddings in Sport

Roberto Clemente

Nov 14 MLB right fielder Roberto Clemente (30) weds Vera Zabala at San Fernando Church in Carolina

Deaths in Sport

Nov 1 Henry "Doc" Carlson, American Basketball Hall of Fame collegiate coach (University of Pittsburgh, 1922-53: 367–248 [.597]), originated figure 8 play, dies at 70
Nov 6 Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (1951 Tour de France, dies at 39
Nov 16 Piet Moeskops, Dutch track cyclist (world sprint champion 1921-24, 26), dies at 71