Sunday, November 23, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 23RD

1892 - P de Coubertin launches plan for Modern Olympic Games.
1943 - Phillies owner William D Cox is permanently banned
from baseball for having bet on his own team.
1947 - Washington Redskin Sammy Baugh passes for
6 touchdowns vs Chicago Cardinals (45-21).
1948 - Hack Wilson, American baseball player (b. 1900) dies.
1960 - Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year.
1962 - Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is named NL's MVP.
1968 - Milwaukee Bucks make their 1st NBA trade, giving
Bob Love & Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson.
1975 - Bob Thomas of Chicago Bears kicks 55-yard field goal.
1988 - Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal.
1991 - Sacramento Kings ends NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games.
1991 - Brigham Young Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with
record 4,031 yards passed in a season & 15,031 for career.


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