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November 1977 in Sport

Events in Sport

  • 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
  • Nov 5 NCAA passing record set at 571 yards (Marc Wilson, Brigham Young)
  • Nov 10 Major Indoor Soccer League officially organized (NYC)
  • 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

Sports record brokenNFL 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 interestEvent of Interest

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

MLB 1st Baseman Eddie Murray
MLB 1st Baseman
Eddie Murray
  • 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 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
  • Nov 11 Ben Hollioake, English cricketer (d. 2002)
  • Nov 12 Benni McCarthy, South African footballer, born in Cape Town, South Africa
  • 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
  • Nov 26 John Parrish, American baseball player
  • Nov 26 Paris Lenon, American football player
  • 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 22 Reg Perks, England cricket pace bowler (1938-39), dies

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