November 1976 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Nov 4 1st mass-market free-agent reentry draft, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Gullett, Tenace, Fingers, Baylor, Grich & McCovey, available

Nov 5 Baltimore Orioles Jim Palmer wins AL Cy Young Award

Nov 6 Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years
Nov 9 Oakland A's release Billy Williams, ending his Hall of Fame baseball career
Nov 14 Cleveland Browns' Jerry Sherk sets club record with 4 sacks

Nov 16 Rick Barry (San Francisco), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60

Nov 21 26th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins

Nov 23 Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100m undersea without breathing equipment.
Nov 24 NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak

Nov 24 Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award

Nov 25 O.J. Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs Detroit

Nov 27 41st Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 38-7 in Birmingham
Nov 28 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 23-20 in a thriller; 53,467 Grey Cup record attendance
Nov 29 NY Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to 5-year contract
Nov 30 42nd Heisman Trophy Award: Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh (RB)

Nov 3 Guillermo Franco, Mexican soccer striker (25 caps; Villarreal), born in Corrientes, Argentina
Nov 4 Bruno Junqueira, Brazilian racing driver, born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Nov 4 Mario Melchiot, Dutch footballer, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nov 6 Laurie Baker, American ice hockey forward (USA, Olympic-gold-98), born in Concord, Massachusetts
Nov 6 Pat Tillman, American football player and U.S. Army Ranger, born in Fremont, California (d. 2004)
Nov 7 Mark Philippoussis, Australian tennis star (140 MPH serve), born in Melbourne, Australia
Nov 8 Brett Lee, Australian cricketer (brother of Shane, AIS representative), born in Wollongong, Australia
Nov 10 Shefki Kuqi, Finnish footballer (Sheffield Wednesday), born in Vushtrri, SFR Yugoslavia
Nov 10 Steffen Iversen, Norwegian footballer, born in Oslo, Norway
Nov 11 Jason Grilli, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
Nov 12 Mirosław Szymkowiak, Polish footballer, born in Poznań, Poland
Nov 13 Kelly Sotherton, English heptathlete
Nov 16 Juha Pasoja, Finnish footballer, born in Kemi, Finland
Nov 19 Benny Vansteelant, Belgian duathlete, born in Torhout, Belgium (d. 2007)
Nov 19 Petr Sýkora, Czech ice hockey forward (Stanley Cup 2000 NJ Devils, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins; World C'ship gold 1999, 2005), born in Pizen, Czech Republic
Nov 19 Stylianos Venetidis, Greek soccer player, born in Orestiada, Greece

Nov 20 Dominique Dawes, American gymnast (Olympics-gold/brz-92, 96), born in Silver Spring, Maryland
Nov 20 Elisa Blair, Australian rower (1997 World Champion)
Nov 20 Theodoros Velkos, Greek badminton player, born in Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Nov 21 Daniel Whiston, British ice skater
Nov 21 Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer
Nov 21 Saleem Elahi, Pakistani cricket batsman (13 Tests, 1 x 50; Lahore City CC, Habib Bank Ltd CC), born in Sahiwal, Pakistan
Nov 22 Adrian Bakalli, Belgian footballer
Nov 22 Regina Halmich, German female boxer
Nov 22 Torsten Frings, German footballer
Nov 24 Chen Lu, China, figure skater (Olympic bronze 94)
Nov 25 Clint Mathis, American soccer forward (46 caps; Los Angeles Galaxy; MetroStars; Hannover 96), born in Conyers, Georgia
Nov 25 Donovan McNabb, American NFL football quarterback, 1999-2011, 6X Pro Bowl (Philadelphia Eagles and 2 other teams), born in Chicago, Illinois
Nov 26 Brian Schneider, American baseball player (Washington Nationals), born in Jacksonville, Florida
Nov 27 Chad Kilger, Canadian NHL winger, 1995-2008 (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, and 5 other teams), born in Cornwall, Ontario
Nov 29 Michalis Kakiouzis, Greek basketball player, born in Athens, Greece
Nov 30 Josh Lewsey, English rugby union footballer

Nov 8 Gottfried von Cramm, German tennis player (French C'ship 1934, 36), dies in a car accident at 67
Nov 11 Eric Davies, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 7 wickets; East Province, Transvaal), dies at 67
Nov 19 Wayne Millner, American NFL Hall of Fame football end, 1936-45 (Boston/Washington Redskins), and US Navy WWII veteran, dies of a heart attack at 63