November 1993 in Sport

Events in Sport

  • Nov 1 Last day in 1st-class cricket for Mike Whitney, NSW v NZ
  • Nov 3 Ken Daneyko sets NJ Devil 'Ironman' record by playing 322nd cons game
  • Nov 5 1st NBA game in Alamodome, San Antonio Spurs beat Warriors 91-85

Sport defeatBoxing Title Fight

Nov 6 Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

Boxer Evander Holyfield
Boxer
Evander Holyfield
Boxer Riddick Bowe
Boxer
Riddick Bowe
  • Nov 6 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Arcangues, Brocco, Cardmania, Hollywood Wildcat, Kotashaan, Lure, Phone Chatter at Belmont

Sport awardGolf Tournament

Nov 7 Betsy King wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Cup Golf Tournament

LPGA Golfer Betsy King
LPGA Golfer
Betsy King
  • Nov 7 44th Formula One WDC: Alain Prost wins by 26 points
  • Nov 14 23rd NYC Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig in 2:26:24
  • Nov 14 24th NYC Marathon won by Andres Espinosa in 2:10:04

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Nov 14 Don Shula becomes the coach with the most wins in NFL history

NFL Head Coach Don Shula
NFL Head Coach
Don Shula
  • Nov 14 43rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins
  • Nov 20 58th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 22-14 in Auburn
  • Nov 20 5th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 41-39 in South Bend (Boston College's first win in the series)
  • Nov 27 Boon completes his 18th Test Cricket century (106 v NZ, Hobart)
  • Nov 27 India defeat West Indies in Bengal Jubilee Cricket Final, Kumble 6-12
  • Nov 28 81st CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 33-23
  • Nov 30 NFL announces 30th franchise - Jacksonville Jaguars

Deaths in Sport

  • Nov 1 George Sheehan, cardiologist/marathoner, dies of prostate cancer at 74
  • Nov 4 Cliff Young, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), dies in car accident at 29
  • Nov 12 Bill Dickey, American Hall of Fame baseball catcher (NY Yankees, 1928-46) and manager, dies at 86
  • Nov 15 Theo Huizenaar, Dutch boxing trainer (Bep van Klaveren), dies at 93
  • Nov 20 Heather Farr, golfer, dies of cancer at 28
  • Nov 25 Burgess Whitehead, American baseball player (New York Giants), dies at 83