Year 1971 in Sports History

Events in Sport

• Jan 1 57th Rose Bowl: #12 Stanford beats #2 Ohio State, 27-17
• Jan 1 37th Sugar Bowl: #4 Tennessee beats #11 Air Force, 34-13

• Jan 1 37th Orange Bowl: #3 Nebraska beats #5 LSU, 17-12
• Jan 2 Spectator crush at Ibrox Park in Glasgow, Scotland as Rangers supporters leave the ground with home team 0-1 behind to Old Firm rivals Celtic; 66 deaths and more than 200 injuries; Rangers score late for 1-1

• Jan 3 1st NFC Championship, Kezar Stadium, SF: Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco 49ers, 17-10
• Jan 5 Globetrotters lose 100-99 to NJ Reds, ending 2,495-game winning streak

• Jan 17 Super Bowl V, Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, FL: Baltimore Colts beat Dallas Cowboys, 16-13; MVP: Chuck Howley, Dallas, LB

• Jan 19 NHL Writers' Association renamed Professional Hockey Writers' Association
• Jan 24 21st NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: NFC beats AFC, 27-6; MVPs: Fred Carr, Green Bay Packers, LB; Mel Renfro, Dallas Cowboys, CB
• Jan 28 1971 NFL Draft: Jim Plunkett from Stanford University first pick by New England Patriots
• Jan 30 UCLA starts 88 basketball game winning streak


• Jan 31 Special Veterans Committee adds 6 former players and 1 executive to the Baseball Hall of Fame: Dave Bancroft, Jake Beckley, Chick Hafey, Harry Hooper, Joe Kelley, Rube Marquard and George Weiss
• Jan 31 Dave Bancroft & George Weiss elected to baseball Hall of Fame
• Feb 4 Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks
• Feb 6 1st time a golf ball is hit on Moon (by Alan Shepard)
• Feb 9 Satchel Paige becomes 1st negro-league player elected to baseball hall of fame
• Feb 10 Bill White becomes 1st African American baseball announcer (NY Yankees)
• Feb 11 Montreal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal
• Feb 12 Only Test Cricket for Ken Eastwood, who scored 5 & 0 Aust v England

• Feb 14 13th Daytona 500: Richard Petty wins his 3rd Great American Race; goes on to win the inaugural Winston Cup title
• Feb 17 England regains cricket Ashes with a 2-0 series win

• Feb 23 Boston Bruins begin 13 NHL game winning streak

• Mar 6 Test Cricket debut of Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar versus West Indies at Port-of-Spain; 125 Tests, 10,122 runs @ 51.12; 34 Test centuries

• Mar 8 Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record)
• Mar 13 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court wins her 10th Australian singles title; beats fellow Australian Evonne Goolagong 2-6, 7-6, 7-5
• Mar 13 18th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: South Carolina beats North Carolina, 52-51

• Mar 19 Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in 1 half
• Mar 20 Boston Bruins win 13th straight NHL game
• Mar 21 Indian cricket great Sunil Gavaskar scores first of his 34 Test Cricket centuries; 116 in drawn 3rd Test at Georgetown, Guyana
• Mar 25 Boston Patriots become New England Patriots
• Mar 27 33rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Villanova, 68-62; UCLA's 5th consecutive title; Villanova later disqualified, ineligible player Howard Porter
• Mar 27 Wales clinches its 17th Five Nations Rugby Championship, 6th Grand Slam and 12th Triple Crown with a 9-5 win over France at Stade Colombes, Paris
• Apr 3 125th Grand National: John Cook aboard 28/1 chance Specify wins a close finish between the leading 5 in the final furlong
• Apr 7 Dismissal of Curt Flood's suit against baseball is upheld by
• Apr 10 Philadelphia Phillies open their new home, Veterans Stadium with a 4-1 win over the Montreal Expos; 55,352, largest ever crowd to watch a MLB game in Pennsylvania
• Apr 11 35th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Charles Coody wins his only major title by 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Johnny Miller and Jack Nicklaus
• Apr 19 After smashing 124 in the 1st innings, Indian cricket opener Sunil Gavaskar makes 220 in 2nd innings in the drawn 5th Test against the West Indies in Port of Spain, Trinidad
• Apr 19 75th Boston Marathon: Álvaro Mejía of Colombia wins in 2:18:45; American Sara Mae Berman 1st woman for 3rd straight year in 3:08:30 (unsanctioned)
• Apr 30 25th NBA Championship: Milwaukee beat Balt Bullets in 4 games
• May 1 97th Kentucky Derby: Gustavo Ávila wins aboard Canonero II (wins Preakness May 15)
• May 9 Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42)
• May 11 Cleveland's pitcher Steve Dunning hits a grand slam off Oakland Athletics pitcher Diego Seguí
• May 15 96th Preakness: Gustavo Avila aboard Canonero II wins in 1:54
• May 18 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3
• May 18 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Frank Mahovlich scores twice as Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4-2 for a 4-3 series victory
• May 21 Chelsea win 11th European Cup Winner's Cup against Real Madrid 2-1 in Athens (replay)
• May 27 23rd Walker Cup: Britain-Ireland, 13-11
• May 29 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser wins in 3:10:11.545 (253.850 km/h)

• Jun 2 European Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London: Ajax beats Panathinaikos, 2-0; Dutch champions begin 3-year period of domination
• Jun 3 Chic Cub Ken Holtzman 2nd no-hitter beats Cincinnati Reds, 1-0

• Jun 4 Oakland A's beat Washington Senators, 5-3, in 21 innings
• Jun 4 Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbas scores 274 vs England at Edgbaston in 544 minutes
• Jun 5 103rd Belmont: Walter Blum aboard Pass Catcher wins in 2:30.6
• Jun 5 French Open Women's Tennis: Evonne Goolagong wins her first career Grand Slam singles title; beats fellow Australian Helen Gourlay 6-3, 7-5
• Jun 6 Willie Mays hits record 22nd & last extra inning HR

• Jun 8 White Sox draft Danny Goodwin #1, he refuses to sign

• Jun 16 Groningen soccer team forms in Groningen
• Jun 21 US Open Men's Golf, Merion GC: Lee Trevino wins his 2nd Open by 3 strokes in a Monday 18-hole playoff with Jack Nicklaus
• Jun 21 Indians Ken Harrelson retires from baseball to play pro golf
• Jun 23 Phillies Rick Wise no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 4-0
• Jun 27 US Open Women's Golf, Kahwa GC: JoAnne Carner wins by 7 strokes from Kathy Whitworth
• Jun 28 Phillies' Rick Wise hits 2 HRs and no-hits Reds

• Jul 2 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Evonne Goolagong beats Margaret Court 6-4, 6-1 for the first of 2 Wimbledon singles titles
• Jul 3 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: John Newcombe of Australia beats American Stan Smith 6-3, 5-7, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 for his third and final Wimbledon singles title
• Jul 7 MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announces that Negro League players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame to be given full membership in the Museum
• Jul 10 100th British Open Men's Golf, Royal Birkdale: Lee Trevino wins the first of his consecutive Open Championships, a stroke ahead of Lu Liang-Huan of Taiwan
• Jul 11 Phillies Deron Johnson 3 HRs caps his 4 in a row
• Jul 13 42nd MLB All Star Game, Tiger Stadium, Detroit, MI: AL beats NL, 6-4; MVP: Frank Robinson, Baltimore Orioles, OF
• Jul 18 58th Tour de France: Eddy Merckx of Belgium wins third straight Tour general classification as well as points and combination categories
• Jul 30 38th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Baltimore 24, All Stars 17 (52,289)
• Jul 31 4-time Eredivisie soccer champions Go Ahead from Dutch city of Deventer add 'Eagles' to famous name
• Aug 1 Richard Petty wins the Dixie 500 in Atlanta, Georgia to become the first NASCAR driver to win $1m in career earnings
• Aug 9 Satchel Paige inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame
• Aug 10 16 baseball researchers form Society for American Baseball Research
• Aug 15 Charles Lismont wins Helsinki marathon (2:13:09.0)
• Aug 15 Despite crashing out on lap 36, Scotsman Jackie Stewart clinches his second Formula 1 World Drivers Championship at the Austrian Grand Prix at Österreichring; French Tyrrell driver François Cevert wins the race
• Aug 26 Orioles' Don Buford struck out 5 times in a game

• Aug 31 Adrienne Beames runs female world record marathon (2:46:30)
• Sep 1 Australian John Newcombe becomes 1st male top-seed to lose in US Open 1st round when beaten by eventual finalist Jan Kodeš 6-2, 6-7, 6-7, 3,-6

• Sep 5 Astros pitcher J R Richard debut, strikes out 15 Giants in a 5-3 win
• Sep 5 NY Mets Don Hahn hits 1st inside the park homer at Phillies Vet

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Birthdays in Sport

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• Jan 1 Bobby Holik, Czech ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 1995, 2000; New Jersey Devils; NHL All-Star 1998-99), born in Jihlava, Czech Republic
• Jan 1 Bridget Pettis, American basketball guard (WNBA champion 2007, 09 assistant coach, Phoenix Mercury), born in East Chicago, Indiana
• Jan 1 Scott Riggs, American auto racer (NASCAR Busch Series Rookie of the Year 2002), born in Bahama, North Carolina
• Jan 2 Aamer Nazir, Pakistani cricket fast bowler (6 Tests, 20 wickets; 9 ODIs), born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
• Jan 4 Carlos Perez, Dominican-American baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos), born in Nigua, Dominican Republic
• Jan 4 Deb Sonnenberg, Canadian softball pitcher (Olympics 1996), born in Edmonton, Alberta
• Jan 4 Garrison Hearst, American NFL running back (Arizona Cardinals, SF 49ers), born in Lincolnton, Georgia
• Jan 4 Orlanda Truitt, American football wide receiver (Oakland Raiders), born in Bessemer, Alabama
• Jan 4 Richard Chee Quee, Australian-Chinese cricketer (NSW opening batsman Fiji/Chin ancestry), born in Camperdown, Australia
• Jan 5 Jason Bates, American baseball infielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Downey, California
• Jan 6 Myron Baker, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears), born in Haughton, Louisiana
• Jan 8 Billy Joe Hobert, American NFL quarterback (Oakland Raiders), born in Puyallup, Washington
• Jan 8 Darren Langdon, Canadian NHL left wing (NY Rangers), born in Deer Lake, Canada
• Jan 8 Jason Giambi, American baseball infielder (Oakland A's), born in West Covina, California
• Jan 8 Roosevelt Potts, American NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in Rayville, Louisiana
• Jan 8 Pascal Zuberbühler, Swiss footballer, born in Frauenfeld, Switzerland
• Jan 9 Bill Schroeder, American NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31), born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
• Jan 9 Elizabeth Punsalan, American ice skater (Olympic 15-94), born in Syracuse, New York
• Jan 9 Scott Thornton, Canadian hockey left wing (941 NHL games; Montreal Canadiens, San Jose Sharks), born in London, Ontario
• Jan 10 Sergi Bruguera, Italian tennis star, born in Barcelona, Spain
• Jan 11 Alexander Delgado, Palmerejo Venezuela, catcher (Boston Red Sox)
• Jan 11 Noah Cantor, CFL defensive tackle (Toronto Argonauts)
• Jan 11 Stephen Smith, high jumper, born in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Jan 12 Andy Fox, American baseball infielder (NY Yankees), born in Sacramento, California
• Jan 12 Oscar Sturgis, American NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys), born in Hamlet, North Carolina
• Jan 12 Scott Burrell, American NBA guard/forward (Chicago Bulls, Charlotte Hornets), born in New Haven, Connecticut
• Jan 12 Shane Dronett, American NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos), born in Orange, Texas (d. 2009)
• Jan 13 Elmer Dessens, Hermosillo Mexico, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
• Jan 14 Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer, born in Arta, Greece
• Jan 15 LeShon Johnson, American football running back (Arizona Cardinals), born in Haskell, Oklahoma
• Jan 16 Junior Bryant, American NFL defensive end (SF 49ers), born in Omaha, Nebraska
• Jan 16 Michel Kreek, Dutch soccer player (Ajax), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Jan 16 Scott Williams,American field hockey defender (Olympics 1996), born in Orange County, California
• Jan 16 Sergei Bruguera, Spanish tennis star, born in Barcelona, Spain
• Jan 16 Ulrich van Gobbel, Suriname/Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
• Jan 17 Derek Plante, American NHL center (Buffalo Sabres), born in Cloquet, Minnesota
• Jan 17 Peter Winter, Australian decathlete (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Victoria
• Jan 17 Tyler Houston, American baseball catcher (Atlanta Braves), born in Long Beach, California
• Jan 17 Richard Burns, English rally driver, born in Reading, England (d. 2005)
• Jan 17 Ann Wolfe, American boxer, born in Oberlin, Louisiana
• Jan 18 Andre Coleman, American NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Jan 18 Greg Engel, American NFL center (San Diego Chargers), born in Davenport, Iowa
• Jan 18 Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian racing driver (Formula 3000 1991), born in São Paulo, Brazil
• Jan 18 Pep Guardiola, Spanish football midfielder & manager (Spain 47 caps, manager Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City), born in Santpedor, Spain
• Jan 19 Jeff Juden, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies, SF Giants), born in Salem, Massachusetts
• Jan 19 Maurice Hofman, Dutch soccer player (MVV), born in Maastricht, Netherlands
• Jan 20 Andrei Skabelka, Belarusian ice hockey player & coach (Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Minsk, Belarus
• Jan 20 Johnny Mitchell, American football tight end (NY Jets), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Jan 20 Brian Giles, American baseball player, born in El Cajon, California
• Jan 21 Doug Edwards, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies)
• Jan 21 Doug Weight, Warren MI, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98)
• Jan 21 Alan McManus, Scottish snooker player
• Jan 22 Bucky Brooks, American NFL wide receiver & sportswriter (Sports Illustrated; NFL Network and NFL.com), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
• Jan 22 Stan Collymore, English football player, born in Stone, United Kingdom
• Jan 23 Adam Parore, New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (NZ, 1st Maori Test centurion), born in Auckland, New Zealand
• Jan 23 Julie Foudy, American soccer midfielder (Olympics 1996), born in San Diego, California
• Jan 23 Kevin Mawae, American football center (Seattle Seahawks), born in Savannah, Georgia
• Jan 23 Mark Grimmette, American doubles luger (Olympics 1994), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Jan 24 Cory Bailey, American baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox), born in Marion, Illinois
• Jan 24 Joe Panos, American football offensive lineman (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Brookfield, Wisconsin
• Jan 25 Herman Smith, American football defensive end (Tampa Bay Bucs, London Monarchs), born in Mound Bayou, Mississippi
• Jan 25 Kerry Taylor, American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Bemidji, Minnesota
• Jan 25 Kevin Williams, American football wide receiver (Az Cardinals, Dallas Cowboys), born in Dallas, Texas
• Jan 25 Vincent Brisby, American NFL wide receiver (New England Patriots), born in Houston, Texas
• Jan 25 Luca Badoer, Italian racing driver, born in Montebelluna, Italy
• Jan 26 Lee Naylor, Australian 400m runner (Olympics 1996), born in Walsall, United Kingdom
• Jan 26 Min Tang, Chinese tennis player (1995 Futures-Canberra AUS), born in Hunan, China
• Jan 27 Mark Noordlander, soccer player (Sparta)
• Jan 27 Patrice Brisebois, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Montreal, Quebec
• Jan 29 Jamal Fountaine, American NFL defensive end (SF 49ers, Atlanta Falcons), born in San Francisco, California
• Jan 30 Brent Moss, American football running back (Amsterdam Admirals), born in Racine, Wisconsin
• Jan 30 Chris Slade, American football player (New England Patriots), born in Newport News, Virginia
• Jan 30 Kimo Von Oelhoffen, American football defensive tackle (Cin Bengals), born in Kaunakakai, Hawaii
• Jan 30 Milko Pieren, Dutch football player (Sparta), born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
• Jan 30 Quentin Neujahr, American ice hockey player (Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns), born in Seward, Nebraska
• Jan 30 Takeshi Yamanaka, Japanese ice hockey coach and player (Team Japan 1998), born in Hokkaido, Japan
• Jan 30 Trent Klatt, American ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Robbinsdale, Minnesota
• Jan 31 Corey Holliday, American football wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Richmond, Virginia
• Jan 31 Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer, born in Kilkis, Greece
• Feb 1 Ajay Jadeja, Indian cricket batsman (15 Tests; 196 ODIs, 6 x 100), born in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
• Feb 1 Tommy Salo, Swedish ice hockey goalie (Olympic gold 1994; World C'ship gold 1998; NHL All Star 2000, 02; Edmonton Oilers), born in Surahammar, Sweden
• Feb 1 Zlatko Zahovič, Slovenian soccer midfielder (80 caps; Partizan, Porto, Benfica), born in Maribor, Slovenia
• Feb 1 Harald Brattbakk, Norwegian soccer striker (17 caps; Rosenburg, Celtic), born in Trondheim, Norway
• Feb 2 Ken Dilger, NFL tight end (Indianapolis Colts)
• Feb 2 Tony Miller, Mount Pleasant Texas, 400m runner
• Feb 3 Eric Owens, Danville VA, outfielder (Cincinnati Reds)
• Feb 3 Marcus Buckley, NFL linebacker (NY Giants)
• Feb 3 Roman Cechmanek, NHL goaltender (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998)
• Feb 4 Maarten Atmodikoro, soccer player (Dordrecht '90, NAC)
• Feb 4 Pete Pierson, NFL tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs)
• Feb 4 Sterling Palmer, NFL defensive end (Washington Redskins)
• Feb 5 Dianne Norman, Canadian basketball forward (Olympics 1996), born in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada
• Feb 6 Brad Hogg, Australian cricketer (WA chinaman all-rounder, Australia v India 1996), born in Narrogin, Australia
• Feb 6 Carlos Rogers, American NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Feb 6 Lance Bade, American target shooter (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Vancouver, Washington
• Feb 6 Mana Endo, Japanese tennis player (1996 3rd round Aust Open), born in Hiroshima, Japan
• Feb 6 Peter Tchernyshev, Russian dance skater (with Naomi Lang), born in St Petersburg, Russia
• Feb 7 Andrew Currey, Australian javelin thrower (Olympics 1996)
• Feb 7 Marvin Graves, CFL quarterback (Montreal Alouettes)
• Feb 9 Gonzalo Floyd, CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats)

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Weddings in Sport

Deaths in Sport

• Jan 9 Elmer Flick, baseball player (b. 1876)
• Jan 16 Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (three times winner of Tour de France), dies at 81
• Feb 1 Jim Christy, South African cricket batsman (10 Tests; top score 103 1932; Transvaal, Queensland), dies at 66
• Feb 15 Dimitrios Loundras, Greek gymnast, dies at 85
• Feb 26 Edward van der Merwe, South African cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests in 30's), dies at 67
• Mar 15 Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (b. 1948)
• Mar 16 Chuck Fleetwood-Smith, Australian cricket wrist-spin bowler (10 Tests), dies from cancer at 62
• Mar 18 George Wood, England cricket wicket-keeper (v South Africa 1924), dies
• Apr 7 Charles F Pahud de Mortanges, (Olympic gold 1928, 32), dies at 74
• Apr 12 Ed Lafitte, American baseball player (b. 1871)
• Apr 13 Michel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player, dies from injuries sustained in a car crash at 21
• Apr 15 Dan Reeves, American NFL team owner (Cleveland, LA Rams), dies at 58
• Apr 19 Russ Hodges, American sportscaster (NY Mets, SF Giants; Wednesday Night Fights), dies at 60
• May 4 Seamus Elliott, Irish road bicycle racer, dies at 36
• May 12 Johnny Taylor, Australian cricketer (20 Tests 1920-26, 997 runs), dies at 75
• May 12 Heinie Manush, American baseball player (b. 1901)
• May 12 Tor Johnson [Tore Johansson], Swedish wrestler and actor (Bride of the Monster), dies at 67
• May 16 Barney Stanley, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame forward (Stanley Cup 1915, Vancouver Millionaires; coach Chicago Black Hawks 1927-28), dies at 77
• May 27 Jack Doscher, American baseball pitcher (1st son of a major leaguer to play MLB), dies at 90
• May 31 Dainty Ironmonger, cricketer (74 wkts in 14 Tests after age 46), dies
• Jun 17 C Christopher Morris, cricketer (brilliant batsman for Philadelphia), dies
• Jun 24 John Dunning, cricketer (4 Tests for NZ 1933-37), dies
• Jul 1 Lord Learie Constantine, West Indian cricket all-rounder (UKs first black peer), dies of a heart attack at 69
• Jul 4 Joe Cox, South African cricketer (4 wickets in 3 Tests for South Africa), dies at 85
• Jul 11 Pedro Rodríguez, Mexican racing driver (b. 1940)
• Jul 28 Myril Hoag, American baseball player (b. 1908)
• Aug 1 John McDermott, American golfer (US Open 1911-12), dies of mental illness at 79
• Aug 19 Mary Browne, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1912-14), dies at 80
• Aug 27 Jim Turnesa, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1952; Ryder Cup 1953), dies of lung cancer at 58
• Sep 3 Percy Holmes, English cricketer (Yorks opener, 7 Tests for Eng 1921-32), dies at 84
• Sep 5 Ed Gordon Jr, American long jumper (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 63
• Sep 5 George Trafton, American NFL center (Chicago Bears), dies at 74
• Sep 14 Bill Copson, cricketer (England pace bowler before & after WW2), dies
• Oct 13 Stafford Smythe, Canadian NHL executive (President Toronto Maple Leafs 1961–69, 1970-71), dies from an acute stomach ulcer at 50
• Oct 24 Chuck Hughes, Detroit Lion collapses during game & later, dies
• Nov 3 Étienne Gailly, Belgian long distance runner (famous Olympic bronze finish 1948), dies at 48
• Nov 5 Sam Jones, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1955, 59; no-hitter 1955; Chicago Cubs), dies of neck cancer at 45
• Nov 14 William Bendeck, Bolivian rally driver (b. 1934)
• Nov 19 Bill Stern, American sportscaster (first televised college football game), dies of a heart attack at 64
• Nov 23 Lisle Nagel, Australian cricket opening bowler (1932), dies
• Nov 27 Joe Guyon, American NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc), dies at 79
• Dec 14 Dick Tiger, Nigerian professional boxer, dies at 42

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