Events in Sport
Event of Interest
1951 Roy Campanella named NL MVP on his 30th birthday
Roy Campanella
- 1953 US Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business
- 1968 Yankees pitcher Stan Bahnsen wins AL Rookie of Year
- 1975 Reds 2nd baseman Joe Morgan is named NL MVP
- 1977 Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 3rd penalty shot against Islanders
- 1978 Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for 2nd time
- 1978 "The Miracle at the Meadowlands", Eagles Herman Edwards returns a fumble for a touchdown with 31 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 19-17 victory over the rival New York Giants
- 1978 28th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins
Contract of Interest
1979 Astros sign Nolan Ryan, to record 4 year, $4.5 million contract
Nolan Ryan
Event of Interest
1983 Edmonton Oilers beat NJ Devils, 13-4, Wayne Gretzky calls the Devils "a Mickey Mouse organization"
Wayne Gretzky
Event of Interest
1983 Jari Kurri becomes the first (and only) Finnish player to score five goals in a game
Jari Kurri
- 1984 NY Met Dwight Gooden, 20, is youngest to be named NL Rookie of Year
Event of Interest
1986 Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins NL MVP
Mike Schmidt
Event of Interest
1989 German tennis No. 1 Steffi Graf regains the WTA Tour Championship in NYC; beats Martina Navratilova 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2
Steffi Graf
Martina Navratilova
Event of Interest
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Barry Bonds wins NL MVP
Barry Bonds
Event of Interest
1991 Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken wins his 2nd AL MVP
Cal Ripken Jr
- 1994 59th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 21-14 in Birmingham
- 1995 CFL Grey Cup, Taylor Field, Regina: Baltimore Stallions become only American-based team ever to win Grey Cup; defeat Calgary Stampeders, 37-20
- 1995 German tennis No. 1 Steffi Graf outlasts No. 2 Anke Huber 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 to win the WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC
Event of Interest
1995 Home crowd favourite Boris Becker wins his 3rd and final ATP Tour World Championship tennis title with a 7–6, 6–0, 7–6 win over American Michael Chang in Frankfurt, Germany
Boris Becker
Michael Chang
- 1996 Albert Belle, signs record five-year, $55 million with White Sox
Event of Interest
2000 Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis wins WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC; beats Monica Seles, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Martina Hingis
Monica Seles
Event of Interest
2006 Roger Federer captures his 3rd Tennis Masters Cup title with a comfortable 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 win over American James Blake in the final in Shanghai, China
Roger Federer
- 2011 21st College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 16-14 in South Bend
- 2017 Martin Truex Jr., driving for Furniture Row Racing, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series by 5 points from Kyle Busch
- 2017 Bulgarian tennis star Gregor Dimitrov breaks through for a first season-ending ATP World Tour Finals title with a 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 win in London over David Goffin of Belgium
- 2018 Rams beat Kansas City Chiefs, 54-51 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum; 3rd-highest scoring game in NFL history; first time 2 teams score 50 points in same game; Patrick Mahomes' 6 TD passes for KC most in "Monday Night Football" history
Birthdays in Sport
Roy Campanella
1921 Roy Campanella, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (NL MVP 1951,53,55 Brooklyn Dodgers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Roy Campanella
Kurt Nielsen
1930 Kurt Nielsen, Danish tennis player, (2-time Wimbledon runner-up), born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2011)
Kurt Nielsen
Ted Turner
1938 Ted Turner, American founder of CNN, owner of the Atlanta Braves and winner of the America's Cup in 1977, born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Ted Turner
- 1941 Ivanka Khristova, Bulgaria, shot putter (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1942 Larry Gilbert, American golfer (Senior Players Championship 1997), born in Fort Knox, Kentucky (d. 1998)
- 1944 Dennis Hull, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1947 Bob Boone, baseball player and manager (Phillies, Angels), born in San Diego, California
- 1949 Ahmad Rashad, [Bobby Moore], NFL receiver (Minnesota Vikings)/sportscaster
- 1957 George Leary, Newmarket Ontario, trap shooter (Olympics-16-92, 96)
- 1957 Otis J Anderson, NFL running back (NY Giants, 1990 Super Bowl MVP)
- 1958 Michael Wilbon, sports analyst
- 1961 Grant Ledyard, Winnipeg, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
- 1962 Salim Jaffer, cricketer (Pakistani pace bowler in 14 Tests 1986-91)
- 1962 Dodie Boy Peñalosa, Philippine boxer
- 1964 Jeni Lidgett, Australian 470 class sailor (Olympics 1996)
- 1965 Erik Wilhelm, NFL quarterback (NY Jets)
- 1965 Laurent Blanc, French footballer
- 1966 Brian Wilsterman, soccer player (Dordreecht '90)
- 1966 Gail Devers, American athlete (Olympics gold 100m 1992, 96), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1967 Gary Disarcina, Maiden MA, infielder (California Angels)
- 1968 Gord Fraser, road race cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1968 Matt Darby, NFL safety (Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals)
- 1968 Steven Penn, Brevard NC, team handball center back (Olympics 1996)
- 1969 Rod Mapstone, Australian long jumper (Olympics 1996)
- 1970 Berthil de Avest, soccer player (Roda JC/FC Twente)
- 1970 Bhupinder Singh Jr, cricketer (Punjab & Indian ODI batsman)
- 1970 Jenni Meno, Pompton Plains NJ, pairs skaters (Olympics 1994)
- 1970 Larry Tharpe, NFL tackle (Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions)
- 1970 Rickey Brady, NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1971 Adrian Griffith, Barbadian cricketer (West Indian Test opening batsman), born in Saint James, Barbados
- 1971 Andy Sheets, Baton Rouge LA, infielder (Seattle Mariners)
- 1971 Dimitri Yushkevich, Yaroslavl Russia, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leaf)
- 1971 Michelle Andrews, Newcastle NSW Aust, field hockey striker (Olympics 1996)
- 1971 Jeremy McGrath, American motorcycle racer
- 1972 David Palmer, American NFL wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings 1994-2002), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1973 Daniel Meech, Hastings NZ, equestrian showjumper (Olympics 1996)
- 1973 Jamir Miller, NFL outside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
- 1974 Orlando Fuentes, Ellsworth AFB SD, half-lightweight judoka (Olympics 1996)
- 1975 Ju-Yeon Choi, Pusan Korea, tennis star (1995 Futures-Seoul-KOR II)
- 1976 Petr Sykora, Pizen CZE, NHL forward (Team Czech Rep, NJ Devils)
- 1976 Benny Vansteelant, Belgian duathlete (d. 2007)
- 1976 Stylianos Venetidis, Greek soccer player
- 1977 Kerri Strug, gymnast (Olympic gold 1996), born in Tucson, Arizona
- 1978 Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová, Czech athlete
- 1979 Ryan Howard, American baseball player
- 1979 Larry Johnson, American football player
- 1979 Leam Richardson, English soccer player
- 1979 John-Ford Griffin, American baseball player
- 1980 Courtney Anderson, American football player
- 1985 Chris Eagles, English footballer
- 1988 Patrick Kane, American ice hockey player
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1939 Baseball legend Joe DiMaggio (24) weds "Freshies" actress Dorothy Arnold at St. Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco
Joe DiMaggio
Wedding of Interest
1986 Hall of Famer boxing champ Muhammad Ali (44) weds Yolanda Williams
Muhammad Ali
- 2005 Indianapolis 500 racer Danica Patrick (23) weds physical therapist Paul Hospenthal in Scottsdale, Arizona
Deaths in Sport
- 1917 Basil Grieve, cricketer (batted in 2 Tests England v South Africa 1889), dies
- 1935 F S Gough-Calthorpe, cricketer (England captain v WI 1930), dies
- 1971 Bill Stern, American sportscaster (first televised college football game), dies of a heart attack at 64
- 1973 Cyril Allcott, cricketer (6 Tests for NZ, 113 runs & 6 wickets), dies
- 1985 Lall Singh, cricketer (Test for India 1932), dies
- 2003 Ian Geoghegan, Australian racing driver (b. 1940)
- 2007 Mike Gregory, English rugby league footballer, dies from progressive muscular atrophy at 43
Jana Novotna
2017 Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player (Wimbledon 1998), dies of cancer at 49
Jana Novotna
November in History
![All Eyes on Birthplace of British Rock 'n' Roll]()
All Eyes on Birthplace of British Rock 'n' Roll
Tommy Steele, Britain's first rock 'n' roll star, was discovered on this day at a coffee bar in central London, appearing live on the BBC's first pop music show.
November 16, 1957![Words That Echoed Down The Decades]()
Words That Echoed Down The Decades
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, delivered on this day, was as short and simple as it was immensely powerful and memorable.
November 19, 1863![Nuremberg War Trials Bring Nazis to Justice]()
Nuremberg War Trials Bring Nazis to Justice
The Trial of Major War Criminals began on this day, the first of a five-year series of hearings at Nuremberg where WW2 Nazis were held to account.
November 20, 1945![Bare Bones of the Great Ape-Man Hoax]()
Bare Bones of the Great Ape-Man Hoax
On this day the Piltdown Man skull, which had been hailed as the missing link proving an evolutionary relationship between man and apes, was revealed as a hoax.
November 21, 1953
