Thursday, November 7, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 7TH

1933 - Pennsylvania voters overturn blue law, by permitting Sunday sports.
1943 - Detroit Lions 0, NY Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL.
1957 - Phillies pitcher Jack Sanford wins NL Rookie of Year.
1962 - Glenn Hall set NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie.
1963 - NY Yankee Elston Howard is 1st black ever voted AL MVP.
1964 - NL keeps Braves in Milwaukee in 1965, may move to Atlanta in 1966.
1978 - Boston Red Sox Jim Rice wins AL MVP.
1978 - Gene Tunney, former Heavyweight boxing champ (1926-28), dies at 80.
1991 - First NBA game in Delta City, Utah Jazz beats Seattle 103-95.
1991 - Magic Johnson announces he has HIV virus & retires from LA Lakers.
1992 - First NBA game at America West Arena, Phoenix Suns beat Clippers 111-105.
1996 - Mike Rozier, 1983 Heisman Trophy Winner & NFL running back, 
is shot several times is his hometown of Camden, New Jersey.
2006 - Johnny Sain, American baseball pitcher (b. 1917) dies.

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