Events in Sport
- Nov 1 New York City Marathon: Willie Mtolo of South Africa wins men's race, 2:09:29; Australian Lisa Ondieki women's champion, 2:24:40
- Nov 1 NY Jets wide receiver Al Toon becomes 10th NFL player to make a reception in 100 straight games; Jets beat Miami Dolphins, 26-24 at The Meadowlands
- Nov 4 NY Giants announce they will quit WNEW Radio after 32 years for WOR
- Nov 4 NY Jets announce they are moving from WABC to WFAN radio
Sports History
Nov 5 "Revenge Match of the 20th century" American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer defeats Russian Boris Spassky to win an unofficial match in Belgrade
- Nov 7 1st NBA game at America West Arena, Phoenix Suns beat Clippers 111-105
- Nov 7 4th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 54-7 in South Bend
Sports History
Nov 8 Nigel Mansell in a Williams crashes during the season ending Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide but wins his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 52 points; Mansell won record 9 GPs during the season
- Nov 12 NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is reinstated for 8th time
Boxing Title Fight
Nov 13 Riddick Bowe wins the undisputed world heavyweight boxing crown with a unanimous points decision over Evander Holyfield in Las Vegas; first of their 3 meetings
Sports History
Nov 20 Home crowd favorite Boris Becker claims his 2nd ATP Tour World Championship tennis title beating American Jim Courier 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 in the final in Frankfurt, Germany
Sports History
Nov 22 Yugoslavian tennis star Monica Seles beats Martina Navratilova for the second consecutive year to win WTA Tour Championship 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 in NYC; her 3rd straight end of season title
- Nov 26 57th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-0 in Birmingham
Grey Cup
Nov 29 CFL Grey Cup, SkyDome, Toronto: Calgary Stampeders beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 24-10: MVP QB Doug Flutie, 33 of 49 for 480 yards, 2 TDs
Cricket History
Nov 30 David Boon's 14th Test Cricket century, 111 v WI at Brisbane
Birthdays in Sport
- Nov 3 Joe Clarke, English slalom canoeist (Olympic gold K1 2016), born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- Nov 5 Odell Beckham Jr., American NFL player (New York Giants), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Nov 23 Gabriel Landeskog, Swedish ice hockey left wing (captain Colorado Avalanche Stanley Cup 2022; World C'ship gold 2013, 17; Calder Trophy 2012; NHL All Star 2019), born in Stockholm, Sweden
Deaths in Sport
- Nov 5 Arpad Elo, Hungarian physicist (chess classification system), dies at 89
- Nov 8 Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, Dutch speed skater (Olympic silver 1952), dies at 65
- Nov 10 Chuck Connors, American author, actor (The Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa), professional basketball and baseball player, dies at 71
- Nov 14 Ernst Happel, Austrian soccer player, 1943-59 (Rapid Wien), and coach, 1962-92 (Feyenoord; Club Brugge; Hamburger SV, and 8 others), dies of lung cancer at 66
- Nov 14 Joop Van Nellen, Dutch soccer forward (27 caps; DHC Delft), dies at 82
