Thursday, November 26, 2015

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 26TH

1868 - 1st baseball game played in enclosed field in SF, at 25th & Folsom
1905 - 1st Australasian Championships: Rodney
Heath beats Albert Curtis (4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4)
1908 - Lefty Gomez, baseball pitcher is born
1941 - Amateur tennis champ Bobby Riggs turns pro
1960 - Minneapolis-St Paul baseball club takes the name Twins
1963 - 29th Heisman Trophy Award: Roger Staubach, Navy (QB)
1963 - Cincinnati 2nd baseman Pete Rose wins NL Rookie of Year
1965 - Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Lefebvre is voted NL Rookie of Year
1968 - 34th Heisman Trophy Award: O J Simpson, Southern Cal (RB)
1969 - Shawn Kemp, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle Supersonics) is born
1980 - Mike Schmidt is unanimous choice as NL MVP
1984 - After 518 goals & 14 years with Mont Canadiens, Guy Lafleur retires
1995 - Dolphins QB Dan Marino sets NFL record with 343rd touchdown pass
1996 - Baseball owners approve interleague play, 26-4
1999 - Steve Yzerman scores his 600th career goal

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