On This Day in Sport for November 29
Events in Sport
- 1894 3rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 18-0 in Montgomery
- 1909 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Sydney, Australia: Norman Brookes & Anthony Wilding beat Americans Melville Long & Maurice McLoughlin 12-10, 9-7, 6-3; Australasia unassailable 3-0 lead; win 5-0
- 1913 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers beat Toronto Parkdale, 44-2; second-largest margin of victory in a Grey Cup final
- 1924 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Queen's University wins 3rd straight Championship; defeat Toronto Balmy Beach, 11-3
- 1924 NHL's Montreal Forum opens
- 1926 Tris Speaker resigns as Indians manager
- 1934 Chicago Bears beat Detroit (19-16) in 1st NFL game broadcast nationally
- 1938 Mayor Oud of Rotterdam forbids soccer match between Netherlands and Germany
- More Events in Sport
Vin Scully
Howard Johnson
Graham HillNovember 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
