On This Day in Sport for November 14
Events in Sport
- 1888 St Andrews Golf Club, Yonkers NY, opens with just 6 holes
- 1936 More than 21,000 watch Don Bradman score 192 for South Australia v Victoria in a drawn Sheffield Shield match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
- 1943 Chic Bear Sid Luckman passes for 7 touchdowns vs NY Giants (56-7)
- 1957 Milwaukee Brave Hank Aaron wins NL MVP
- 1964 Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal
- 1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title
- 1973 Canada begins production of Olympic coins
- 1973 Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner
- More Events in Sport
Norman Brookes
Eddie ArcaroWeddings in Sport
- 1964 MLB right fielder Roberto Clemente (30) weds Vera Zabala at San Fernando Church in Carolina
- 1998 Chicago Bulls NBA player Dennis Rodman (37) weds "Baywatch" actress Carmen Electra (26) at Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas, Nevada
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
November in Sport History
First Official Cheerleader
Johhny Campbell coordinates a team to lead the crowd on a football game cheering for University of Minnesota team
November 2, 1898Garry Kasparov Becomes World Chess Champion
Garry Kasparov vs. Anatoly Karpov in Moscow on November 9, 1985
November 9, 1985Bulls Finally Spared 700 Years of Cruelty
The dangerous and despicably cruel “sport” of bull-running came to an end on this day in an English market town. It had been going on for 700 years.
November 13, 1839Lomu – The Unstoppable Gentle Giant
Jonah Lomu was a phenomenon in Rugby Union – a man-mountain who inspired fear and respect in equal measure among his opponents.
November 28, 2015
