Wednesday, November 14, 2012

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 14TH

1888 - St. Andrews Golf Club, Yonkers New York, opens with just 6 holes.
1943 - Chicago Bears Quarterback Sid Luckman passes for 7 touchdowns against the NY Giants defeating them 56-7.
1964 - Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets the NHL record with his 627th career goal.
1966 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in the 3rd Round for the Heavyweight title.
1973 - Canada begins production of Olympic coins.
1973 - Jim Palmer - Cy Young Award & Reggie Jackson - MVP Award, capture the yearly American League hardware.
1976 - Cleveland Browns' Jerry Sherk sets club record with 4 sacks.
1985 - The Milwaukee Brewers release 39-year-old pitcher Rollie Fingers.
1986 - Doubleday Publishing sells the NY Mets to Nelson Doubleday & Fred Wilpon.
1993 - Don Shula becomes winningest coach in NFL history.

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