Events in Sport
- 1868 1st baseball game played in enclosed field in San Francisco, at 25th & Folsom
- 1905 1st Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Melbourne: Rodney Heath beats Albert Curtis 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
- 1910 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: University of Toronto Blues retain title; beat Hamilton Tigers, 16-7
- 1917 NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators & Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands
- 1927 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Balmy Beach defeat Hamilton Tigers, 9-6 for their first of 2 Championships
Donald Bradman
Event of Interest
1941 Amateur tennis champ Bobby Riggs turns pro
Bobby Riggs
- 1949 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Montreal Alouettes beat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15 for their first Championship
- 1954 Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba
- 1955 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Edmonton Eskimos retain Championship with 34-19 win over Montreal Alouettes
- 1955 20th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 26-0 in Birmingham
- 1956 USSR single sculls winner Vyacheslav Ivanov wins Olympic gold medal in his excitement he jumps for joy, & loses his medal, it sinks
- 1956 Egil Danielsen of Norway sets a new world record throw of 85.71m to win the men's javelin gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 Australian sprinter Betty Cuthbert wins the coveted 100m gold medal in 11.5 at the Melbourne Olympics; takes sprint double winning 200m final four days later
- 1956 American weightlifter Charles Vinci wins bantamweight gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics with world-record 3-lift (snatch, clean & jerk, overhead press) total of 342.5 kilograms
- 1960 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 16-6 for their 5th Championship
- 1960 Minneapolis-St Paul baseball club takes the name Twins
- 1960 25th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 3-0 in Birmingham
- 1961 Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball
- 1963 29th Heisman Trophy Award: Roger Staubach, Navy (QB)
Event of Interest
1968 34th Heisman Trophy Award: O.J. Simpson, Southern Cal (RB)
O.J. Simpson
- 1969 35th Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Owens, Oklahoma (RB)
- 1974 Greenidge scores 107 in 2nd innings of Test Cricket debut v India
- 1977 42nd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 48-21 in Birmingham
- 1978 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos first of 5 straight titles; beat Montreal Alouettes, 20-13
- 1979 Intl Olympic Committee votes to readmit China after 21 years
Event of Interest
1980 Mike Schmidt is unanimous choice as NL MVP
Mike Schmidt
Event of Interest
1984 After 518 goals & 14 years with Montreal Canadiens, Guy Lafleur retires
Guy Lafleur
- 1984 John W Mercom Jr announces New Orleans Saints are up for sale for $75 million
- 1984 Kim Hughes tearfully resigns as Australian cricket captain
- 1989 CFL Grey Cup, SkyDome, Toronto: Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 43-40 on Dave Ridgway's field goal winner was known as 'The Kick'
- 1990 Buffalo Bills become 6th 1st place NFL team to lose on same weekend
- 1992 57th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-0 in Birmingham
- 1995 33rd Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Valencia Spain (3-2)
NFL Record
1995 Dolphins QB Dan Marino sets NFL record with 343rd touchdown pass
Dan Marino
- 1995 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Valencia, Spain: Conchita Martínez beats American Mary Joe Fernández 6-3, 6-4 to give Spain an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 3-2) and their 4th title
- 1996 Baseball owners approve interleague play, 26-4
- 1996 Colbert, Floyd & Irwin win Wendy's Senior 3 Tour Golf Challenge
- 1996 Couples, Davies, Sheehan & Sorenstam win Wendy's Lady's 3 Tour Golf
- 1996 Couples, Love & Stewart win Wendy's Men's 3 Tour Golf Challenge
- 1997 Wash Capitals final game at USAir Arena, retire Rod Langway's #5
Event of Interest
1999 Steve Yzerman scores his 600th career goal
Steve Yzerman
- 2000 CFL Grey Cup, McMahon Stadium, Calgary: BC Lions defeat Montreal Alouettes, 28-26; Lions, first team ever to finish with regular season record below .500 and win Grey Cup
- 2006 The last international rugby match before demolition of Dublin's famous Lansdowne Road Stadium is Ireland's 61-17 win over the Pacific Islanders
- 2010 75th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 28-27 in Tuscaloosa
- 2011 76th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 42-14 in Auburn
Event of Interest
2017 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes 2nd in season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit to claim his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship; wins title by 46 points from Sebastian Vettel
Lewis Hamilton
Sebastian Vettel
- 2017 CFL Grey Cup, TD Place Stadium, Ottawa: Toronto Argonauts win 17th Championship with 27-24 victory over Calgary Stampede
- 2018 Australian surfer Stephanie Gilmore is handed her record equalling 7th world title as American contender Lakey Peterson is a shock 2nd round elimination at the season-ending Maui Pro in Hawaii
Birthdays in Sport
- 1878 Marshall Taylor, American track cyclist and the first African American to achieve the level of world champion (1899 world track championships), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1932)
- 1892 Joe Guyon, American NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc), born in White Earth, Minnesota (d. 1971)
- 1905 Bob Johnson, American baseball player, born in Pryor, Oklahoma (d. 1982)
- 1908 Lefty Gomez, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Rodeo, California (d. 1989)
- 1911 Samuel Reshevsky, Polish-American chess grandmaster, born in Ozorków, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (d. 1992)
- 1913 Foy Draper, American relay runner (Olympic gold 1936), born in Georgetown, Texas (d. 1943)
- 1916 Bob Elliott, MLB player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves), born in San Francisco (d. 1966)
- 1924 Jasu Patel, Indian cricketer (Indian off-spinner, 9-69 v Aust 1959), born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India (d. 1992)
- 1928 Don Tregonning, Australian tennis player and coach, born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1931 Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo, Italian downhill skier (Olympic bronze 1952)
- 1934 Ludmila Shevtsova, USSR, 800m runner (Olympic gold 1960)
- 1941 Jeff Torborg, baseball player
- 1943 Jan Stenerud, Norwegian NFL place kicker (Kansas City Chiefs)
- 1947 Larry Gura, baseball player
- 1947 Richie Hebner, American baseball player, born in Norwood, Massachusetts
- 1948 Galina Prozumenschikova, USSR, 200m backstroke (Olympic gold 1964)
- 1948 Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player (d. 1995)
- 1950 Jorge Orta, baseball player
- 1952 Wendy Turnbell, Australia, tennis player (1979,82 US Opens Double)
- 1953 Louise Parks, LPGA golfer
- 1953 Harry Carson, American football player
- 1955 Bob Walk, baseball player
- 1955 Jay Howell, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees, Oakland A's)
- 1956 Dale Jarrett, American race car driver
- 1959 Mike Moore, baseball player, born in Eakly, Oklahoma
- 1960 Harold Reynolds, baseball player
- 1961 Dave Hannan, Sudbury, NHL center (Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche)
- 1962 Chuck Finley, Monroe LA, pitcher (California Angels)
- 1962 John Samuel Inman, PGA golfer (1993 Buick South Open), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 1962 Mike Johnson, NFL inside linebacker (Detroit Lions)
- 1963 Mario Elie, NBA forward/guard (Houston Rockets)
- 1964 Al Smith, American former NFL linebacker (Houston Oilers), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1964 Jeff Jaeger, NFL kicker (Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears)
- 1964 Vreni Schneider, Swiss alpine skier (Olympic gold 1988)
- 1966 Jay Berger, Fort Dix NJ, tennis star
- 1966 Sue Wicks, WNBA forward (NY Liberty)
- 1967 Karol Rusznyak, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
- 1967 Ridley Jacobs, cricket wicket-keeper (West Indian ODI 1996)
- 1968 Steve Lofton, NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers, NE Patriots)
- 1969 Sam Militello, baseball player
- 1969 Shawn Kemp, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle Supersonics)
- 1970 Greg Graham, NBA guard (NJ Nets)
- 1970 John Amaechi, NBA center/forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 1970 Mark Dixon, CFL offensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
- 1971 Emma Robinson, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1971 Vince Danielsen, CFL slot back (Calgary Stampeders)
- 1971 Ronald "Winky" Wright, American boxer
- 1973 John Zimmerman, pairs skater (& Steigler), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1974 David Barnard, WLAF defensive tackle (Scotland Claymores)
- 1974 Richard Ikeda, gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Kamloops, British Columbia
- 1976 Brian Schneider, American baseball player
- 1977 Ivan Basso, Italian cyclist
- 1977 John Parrish, American baseball player
- 1977 Paris Lenon, American football player
- 1981 Stephan Andersen, Danish international footballer
- 1981 Gina Kingsbury, Canadian hockey player
- 1984 Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer (d. 2007)
- 1986 Konstadinos Filippidis, Greek pole vaulter
Deaths in Sport
- 1918 Charlie McLeod, cricketer (all-rounder for Australia 1894-1905), dies
- 1954 Bill Doak, former Major League Baseball pitcher (b. 1891)
- 1981 Max Euwe, Dutch world chess champion (1935-37), dies at 80
- 1991 Bob Johnson, US hockey coach (Pittsburgh Penguins), dies at 60
- 2006 Isaac Gálvez, Spanish procyclist (b. 1975)
- 2006 Graham Roope, Englishcricketer (England batsman in 21 Tests 1972-78), dies at 60
- 2007 Herb McKenley, Jamaican 4 X 400m relay runner (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 85
November in History
Grace Darling, the Lighthouse Heroine
Raging seas were no deterrent when lighthouse-keeper’s daughter Grace Darling determinedly set out in a rowing boat to rescue survivors of a shipwreck.
November 24, 1815
Theatregoers Still Caught in The Mousetrap
It began in 1952 with a fresh-faced young actor called Richard Attenborough in the lead role. Since then, The Mousetrap has smashed all theatrical records.
November 25, 1952
Artist's 'Rocket' Shot Down in Flames
Artist James Whistler sought £1,000 libel damages from an art critic but was told by a jury on this day that he could whistle for it!
November 26, 1878
Wrong Address for Shakespeare Tourist Attraction
Millions of tourists around the world still have souvenirs of the house where William Shakespeare’s mother was born and grew up. Sadly, it’s the wrong house.
November 29, 2000