November 1983 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Boxing Title Fight

Nov 10 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler retains world middleweight boxing title with a 15-round unanimous points decision over Roberto Durán at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas; first time Hagler taken the distance as champion

Boxer Roberto Durán — Boxer
Roberto Durán

Nov 11 Australian cricket wicketkeeper/batsman Wayne Phillips scores 159 on Test debut vs Pakistan at WACA, Perth
Nov 12 NJ Devils 1st overtime game, lose to Calgary Flames 4-3

Event of Interest

Nov 15 75th hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy

Ice Hockey Great Mike Bossy — Ice Hockey Great
Mike Bossy

Event of Interest

Nov 16 Kapil Dev takes 9-83 v WI at Ahmedabad, but India still lose

Cricketer Kapil Dev — Cricketer
Kapil Dev

Nov 17 Philadelphia Flyers win 13th straight NHL game

Event of Interest

Nov 19 Edmonton Oilers beat NJ Devils, 13-4, Wayne Gretzky calls the Devils "a Mickey Mouse organization"

Ice Hockey Great Wayne Gretzky — Ice Hockey Great
Wayne Gretzky

Event of Interest

Nov 19 Jari Kurri becomes the first (and only) Finnish player to score five goals in a game

NHL Star Jari Kurri — NHL Star
Jari Kurri

Nov 20 Cleveland Browns shutout Patriots 30-0
Nov 20 NY Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing
Nov 20 33rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Allison wins
Nov 24 Test Cricket debut of Richie Richardson for the West Indies vs India in Bombay

Boxing Title Fight

Nov 25 Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title

WBC Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes — WBC Heavyweight Champion
Larry Holmes

Nov 27 CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Toronto Argonauts defeats BC Lions, 18-17; Argos' first Grey Cup victory in 31 years
Nov 30 Denver Nuggets coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advise team to let Blazers break their scoring record

Birthdays in Sport

Nov 1 Jon Wilkin, English rugby league utility (England 10, Great Britain 6 Tests; St. Helens 404 games), born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Nov 5 Mike Hanke, German footballer, born in Hamm, West Germany
Nov 8 Blanka Vlašić, Croatian high jumper, born in Split, Croatia
Nov 8 Remko Pasveer, Dutch footballer, born in Enschede, Netherlands
Nov 10 Craig Smith, American basketball player (Minnesota Timberwolves), born in Inglewood, California
Nov 10 Marius Žaliūkas, Lithuanian soccer centre back (25 caps; Hearts, Leeds, Rangers), born in Kaunas, Lithuania (d. 2020)
Nov 11 Philipp Lahm, German footballer (Bayern Munich,), born in Munich, West Germany
Nov 11 Matt Garza, American baseball player ( Tampa Bay Rays), born in Selma, California
Nov 12 Carlton Cole, English football player, born in Croydon, United Kingdom
Nov 15 Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
Nov 16 Kari Lehtonen, Finnish ice hockey goaltender, born in Helsinki, Finland
Nov 16 Britta Steffen, German swimmer (Olympic gold 50/100m 2008), born in Schwedt, Germany
Nov 17 Yiannis Bourousis, Greek basketball player
Nov 17 Ryan Braun, American baseball player (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Los Angeles, California
Nov 17 Scott Moore, American baseball player
Nov 17 Nick Markakis, American baseball player
Nov 18 Travis Buck, American baseball player
Nov 19 Chandra Crawford, Canadian cross-country skier
Nov 21 Jamie Langley, English rugby player
Nov 22 Peter Ramage, English footballer
Nov 24 Dean Ashton, English footballer
Nov 29 Tanner Glass, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Regina, Canada
Nov 30 Adrian Cristea, Romanian footballer

Weddings in Sport

Wedding of Interest

Nov 6 Businessman Vidal Sassoon (55) weds dressage champion Jeanette Hartford-Davis

Hairdresser Vidal Sassoon — Hairdresser
Vidal Sassoon

Nov 21 NY Ranger Ron Greschner marries model Carol Alt

Deaths in Sport

Betty Nuthall

Nov 8 Betty Nuthall, English tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1930), dies of a coronary arrest at 72

Nov 15 Dai Rees, Scottish golfer (British Open runner-up 1953-54, 61), dies of car accident injuries at 70
Nov 30 George Headley OD MBE, West Indies cricket batsman (22 Tests; 2,190 runs @ 60.83; 10 x 100), dies at 74