November 1975 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Nov 2 First sports event at The Summit arena in Houston - NBA's Houston Rockets beat Milwaukee Bucks, 104-89; future Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich top scores with 24 points

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Nov 3 Chris Evert becomes first tennis player to achieve the No. 1 ranking as the WTA Tour rankings debut; Evert holds top-spot for first 26 weeks

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Nov 4 Orioles Jim Palmer wins his 2nd Cy Young Award

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Nov 10 Royals release slugger Harmon Killebrew, ending his 22-year career

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Nov 12 25th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Richard Petty wins

Nov 12 7h Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats England 25-0

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Nov 12 NY Mets Tom Seaver wins his 3rd Cy Young Award

Nov 18 Calvin Murphy (Houston) ends NBA free throw streak of 58 games

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Nov 19 Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP

Nov 23 Bob Thomas of Chicago Bears kicks 55-yard field goal
Nov 23 CFL Grey Cup, McMahon Field, Calgary: Edmonton Eskimos defeat Montreal Alouettes, 9-8; just the 3rd Grey Cup in which no TDs scored; game-time temperature -15 degrees Celsius, with a 25-kph wind
Nov 26 Boston Red Sox center fielder Fred Lynn becomes the first rookie ever to be named American League MVP

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Nov 28 Bobby Orr plays his last game for the Boston Bruins

Ice Hockey Coach and Commentator Don Cherry

Nov 28 Test Cricket debut of Michael Anthony Holding, WI v Australia Brisbane
Nov 29 40th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 28-0 in Birmingham

Birthdays in Sport

Nov 2 Stéphane Sarrazin, French auto racer (Le Mans Series 2007, 10; French Formula Renault 1994; 24 Hours of Le Mans x 4 runner-up), born in Barjac, Gard, France
Nov 3 Darren Sharper, American NFL defensive back (5-time Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 2009, Green Bay Packers), born in Richmond, Virginia
Nov 4 Lorenzen Wright, American NBA forward (LA Clippers), born in Oxford, Mississippi (d. 2010)
Nov 4 Orlando Pace, American tackle (St Louis Rams), born in Sandusky, Ohio
Nov 6 Mike Maurer, Canadian CFL fullback (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Nov 8 Brevin Knight, American NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Livingston, New Jersey
Nov 8 José Pinto, Spanish footballer, born in El Puerto de Santa María, Spain
Nov 12 Jason Lezak, American swimmer, born in Irvine, California
Nov 13 Ivica Dragutinović, Serbian footballer
Nov 13 Quim, Portuguese footballer
Nov 13 Sarah Pitkowski, Seclin France, tennis star (1995 Futures-Koksijde)
Nov 13 Tom Compernolle, Belgian athlete (d. 2008)

David Ortiz (47 years old)

Nov 18 Dominican Baseball HOF first baseman/DH (10 × MLB All-Star; World Series 2004, 07, 13; World Series MVP 2013 Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Nov 18 Jason Williams, American basketball point guard (NBA C'ship 2006, Miami Heat; NBA All-Rookie First Team 1999), born in Belle, West Virginia
Nov 18 Shawn Camp, American baseball player
Nov 20 J. D. Drew, American baseball player, born in Valdosta, Georgia
Nov 21 Chad Levitt, running back (Oakland Raiders)
Nov 27 Martin Gramatica, Argentinian-American football player
Nov 30 Ben Thatcher, Welsh footballer
Nov 30 Mehrdad Minavand, Iranian soccer midfielder (67 caps; Persepolis, Sturm Graz), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2021)