Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Nov 2 Wayne Gretzky is sold to the Edmonton Oilers after just 8 games with the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA (scoring 6 points); scores 104 points in 72 games (both teams combined) and is named WHA rookie of the year
Wayne Gretzky
- Nov 4 Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3)
Event of Interest
Nov 5 Oakland Raider's John Madden becomes 13th coach to win 100 NFL games
John Madden
Boxing Title Fight
Nov 10 Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
Larry Holmes
- Nov 10 NY Yankees trade Lyle, Rajsich, McCall, Heath and Ramos to Texas for Righetti, Mirabella, Beniquez, Jemison and Griffin
- Nov 15 Pirates outfielder Dave Parker wins NL MVP
- Nov 16 Major Indoor Soccer League holds its 1st draft
- Nov 19 "The Miracle at the Meadowlands", Eagles Herman Edwards returns a fumble for a touchdown with 31 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 19-17 victory over the rival New York Giants
- Nov 19 28th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins
- Nov 21 Bob Horner of Braves wins NL Rookie of Year Award
- Nov 26 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos first of 5 straight titles; beat Montreal Alouettes, 20-13
- Nov 28 44th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Sims, Oklahoma (RB)
Event of Interest
Nov 28 Reds fire manager Sparky Anderson after 9 years
Sparky Anderson
Birthdays in Sport
- Nov 1 Danny Koevermans, Dutch soccer striker and coach (4 caps; Sparta Rotterdam), born in Schiedam, Netherlands
- Nov 4 Carmen Cali, American baseball player
- Nov 4 John Grabow, American baseball player
- Nov 5 Bubba Watson Jr., American golfer (US Masters 2012, 2014), born in Bagdad, Florida
- Nov 6 Scott Piercy, American golfer (US Open 2016 runner-up), born in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Nov 6 Zak Morioka, Brazilian racing driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Nov 7 Rio Ferdinand, English footballer (England national team 1997-2001), born in Camberwell, England
- Nov 7 Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Dutch footballer (PSV Eindhoven), born in Oldenzaal, Netherlands
- Nov 8 Ali Karimi, Iranian footballer, born in Karaj, Iran
- Nov 8 Júlio Sérgio Bertagnoli, Brazilian footballer, born in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
- Nov 8 Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer, born in Corfu Island, Greece
- Nov 8 Tim de Cler, Dutch footballer, born in Leiden, Netherlands
- Nov 11 Lou Vincent, New Zealand cricketer, born in Warkworth, New Zealand
- Nov 12 Lena Yada, American actress, model, surfer and WWE Diva, born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Nov 14 Xavier Nady, American baseball player
- Nov 14 Bobby Allen, American ice hockey player
- Nov 16 Gary Naysmith, Scottish footballer, born in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Nov 16 Kip Bouknight, American baseball player, born in Columbia, South Carolina
- Nov 16 Eric Crouch, American football quarterback (Heisman Trophy 2001, U of Nebraska; Green Bay Packers; Toronto Argonauts), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Nov 17 Reggie Wayne, American football player
- Nov 18 Damien Johnson, Northern Irish footballer
- Nov 19 Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová, Czech athlete
- Nov 22 Magdalena Grzybowska, Polish tennis star (1995 Futures Slovakia), born in Poznań, Poland
- Nov 25 Lauren Hewitt, Australian 100m/200m runner (Olympics 1996)
- Nov 27 Jimmy Rollins, American baseball player
- Nov 28 Mehdi Nafti, Tunisian footballer
- Nov 28 Haytham Tambal, Sudanese footballer
- Nov 28 Freddie Mitchell, American football player
- Nov 29 Dimitrious Konstantopolous, Greek footballer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- Nov 29 Alessandro Fei, Italian volleyball player, born in Saronno, Italy
Deaths in Sport
- Nov 6 Heiri Suter, Swiss cyclist, dies at 79
- Nov 7 Gene Tunney, American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1926-28), dies at 80
- Nov 11 Bennie Borgmann, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward and coach (Kingston Colonials, Original Celtics; coach Syracuse Nationals), dies at 77
- Nov 13 George Hearne, South African cricketer (open bat in 3 Tests 1922-24), dies
- Nov 15 Dick Chapman, American golfer (1940 US amateur, 1951 British amateur), dies of a stroke at 67