November 1977 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Event of Interest

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

Baseball Pitcher Steve Carlton — Baseball Pitcher
Steve Carlton

Event of Interest

Nov 16 Rod Carew wins AL MVP award

Baseball Hall of Fame Infielder Rod Carew — Baseball Hall of Fame Infielder
Rod Carew

Nov 19 Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 3rd penalty shot against Islanders
Nov 20 Steve Largent begins NFL streak of 177 consecutive game receptions

NFL Record

Nov 20 Walter Payton (Bears) rushes for NFL record 275 yards

NFL Running Back Walter Payton — NFL Running Back
Walter Payton

Nov 20 27th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins

Event of Interest

Nov 21 Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year

MLB 1st Baseman Eddie Murray — MLB 1st Baseman
Eddie Murray

Boxing Title Fight

Nov 25 Thomas Hearns KOs Jerome Hill in 2 rounds in his 1st pro fight

Boxer Thomas Hearns — Boxer
Thomas Hearns

Nov 26 42nd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 48-21 in Birmingham
Nov 27 CFL Grey Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Montreal Alouettes beat Edmonton Eskimos, 41-6; record Grey Cup crowd 68,318; game referred to as the 'Ice Bowl'; Dan Sweet record 23 points

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
Nov 4 So Ji-sub, South Korean swimmer, model and actor
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 baseball player, 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 (Olympic gold 1994), born in
Nov 17 Ryk Neethling, South African swimmer
Nov 18 Trent Barrett, Australian rugby league footballer
Nov 19 Kerri Strug, 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