On This Day in Sport for November 19
Events in Sport
- 1906 London selected to host 1908 Olympics
- 1932 Joe Kershalla scores 71 points in a college football game
- 1939 Don Lash wins 6th straight AAU cross-country 10K championship
- 1951 Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday
- 1953 US Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business
- 1961 Houston Oilers quarterback George Blanda passes for 7 touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of NY Titans at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston
- 1968 New York Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen wins AL Rookie of the Year
- 1975 Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP
- More Events in Sport
José Raúl Capablanca
Roy Campanella
Kurt Nielsen
Ted TurnerWeddings in Sport
- 1939 Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio (24) weds "Freshies" actress Dorothy Arnold at St. Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco
- 1986 Hall of Fame boxing champ Muhammad Ali (44) weds Yolanda Williams
- 2005 Indianapolis 500 racer Danica Patrick (23) weds physical therapist Paul Hospenthal in Scottsdale, Arizona
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
Jana NovotnaNovember 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
