On This Day in Sport for November 20
Events in Sport
- 1866 French inventor Pierre Lallement patents rotary crank bicycle
- 1902 Geo Lefevre and Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race
- 1915 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Hamilton Tigers win 2nd title; beat Toronto Rowing Association, 13-7
- 1928 Boston Gardens opens, Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0
- 1934 17 year old pitcher Eiji Sawamura gives up just 1 hit, a Lou Gehrig HR, as US All Stars beat Japan, 1-0
- 1934 Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Busher Jackson becomes first NHL player to score 4 goals in a period in 5-2 win over St. Louis Eagles at St. Louis Arena
- 1942 NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over
- 1952 Chicago Cubs slugging left fielder Hank Sauer wins NL MVP
- More Events in Sport
Kenesaw Mountain LandisWeddings in Sport
- 1954 NFL quarterback Johnny Unitas (21) weds his high school sweetheart Dorothy Hoelle
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
Deaths in Sport
- 1924 Ebenezer Cobb Morley, English sportsman (drafted first FA rules), dies at 93
- 1995 Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater (with Ekaterina Gordeeva - Pairs World Championship, 1986-87, 1989-90; Olympic gold, 1988 & 94), dies of heart attack on the practice rink in Lake Placid, New York ,at 28
- 1997 Dick Littlefield, American MLB pitcher, dies at 71
- 1998 Meredith Gourdine, American long jumper (Olympic silver 1952), dies at 69
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
