Events in Sport
Sports History
Nov 2 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton wins his second Cy Young Award, outpointing Tommy John of the LA Dodgers; Carlton leads National League with 23 wins and posts 2.64 ERA
NFL Record
Nov 20 Walter Payton (Bears) rushes for NFL record 275 yards
- Nov 20 27th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins
Sports History
Nov 21 Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year
- Nov 24 Miami Dolphins quarterback Bob Greise passes for 6 touchdowns in a 55-14 win over Cardinals in St. Louis
Boxing Title Fight
Nov 25 Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight
Birthdays in Sport
- Nov 1 Steve Hutchinson, American NFL offensive guard (7 x Pro Bowl; 5 First Team All Pro), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Nov 2 Leon Taylor, English diver and broadcaster (Olympic silver 10m synchro 2004; BBC), born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
- Nov 4 Larry Bigbie, American baseball player, born in Hobart, Indiana
- Nov 4 So Ji-sub, South Korean model and actor, born in Incheon, South Korea
- Nov 5 Tuula Puputti, Finnish ice hockey goalie (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Kuopio, Finland
- Nov 5 Richard Wright, English football goalkeeper and coach (Manchester City), born in Ipswich, England
- Nov 8 Nick Punto, American MLB baseball player, 2001-14 (Philadelphia Phillies; Minnesota Twins, and 4 other teams), born in San Diego, California
- Nov 10 Matt Cepicky, American baseball player, born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Nov 11 Maniche, Portuguese footballer (Porto), born in Lisbon, Portugal
- Nov 11 Ben Hollioake, Australian born English cricketer, born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2002)
- Nov 12 Benni McCarthy, South African footballer, born in Cape Town, South Africa
- Nov 12 James Borrego, American basketball head coach (Charlotte Hornets 2018-19), bon in Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Nov 16 Oksana Baiul, Ukrainian figure skater (World Champion, 1993; Olympic gold, 1994), born in Dnipro, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
- Nov 17 Ryk Neethling, South African swimmer
- Nov 18 Trent Barrett, Australian rugby league footballer
- Nov 19 Kerri Strug, American gymnast (Olympic gold 1996), born in Tucson, Arizona
- Nov 21 Bruno Berner, Swiss footballer
- Nov 21 Jonas Jennings, American football player
- Nov 22 Michael Preston, English footballer
- Nov 23 Myriam Boileau, Canadian diver, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Nov 23 Adam Eaton, American baseball player, born in Springfield, Ohio
- Nov 25 Guillermo Cañas, Argentine tennis player
- Nov 25 Marcus Marshall, Australian racing driver
- Nov 26 Ivan Basso, Italian cyclist, born in Gallarate, Province of Varese, Italy
- Nov 26 John Parrish, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Nov 26 Paris Lenon, American football player, born in Lynchburg, Virginia
- Nov 28 Fabio Grosso, Italian footballer
- Nov 28 Gavin Rae, Scottish footballer
- Nov 28 DeMya Walker, American basketball player
- Nov 28 Greg Somerville, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Nov 28 Angela Stanford, American golfer (Evian C'ship 2018), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Nov 30 Iván Guerrero, Honduran footballer
- Nov 30 Kazumi Saitoh, Japanese baseball player
- Nov 30 Olivier Schoenfelder, French ice dancer
Deaths in Sport
- Nov 8 Bucky Harris, American baseball player and manager (Phillies, Yankees), dies at 81
- Nov 9 Fred Haney, American baseball player, dies at 81
- Nov 18 Davey O'Brien, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1938, Texas Christian University; NFL: Philadelphia Eagles), dies from cancer at 60
- Nov 22 Reg Perks, England cricket pace bowler (1938-39), dies
Baseball Players
Basketball Stars
Boxers
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