November Sports History

November Sports History

2^nd 2016- The Chicago Cubs won the World series breaking a 108-year draught.

5^th 1994 – George Foreman, 45, became boxing’s oldest heavyweight champion when he knocked out Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas, NV.

9^th 1997 – Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) became the first player in NFL history to rush for over 1,000 yards in nine straight seasons. In the same game Sanders passed former Dallas Cowboy Tony Dorsett for third place on the all-time rushing list.

12^th 1933 – In Philadelphia, the first Sunday football game was played.

16^th 1994 – Major League Soccer announced that it would start its inaugural season in 1996.

22^nd 1950 – The lowest scoring game in the NBA was played. The Fort Wayne Pistons (later the Detroit Pistons) defeated the Minneapolis Lakers (later the Los Angeles Lakers) 19-18.

26^th 1958 – Maurice Richard (Montreal Canadians) scored his 600^th NHL career goal.

29^th 1890 – Navy defeated Army by a score of 24-0 in the first Army-Navy football game. The game was played at West Point, NY.