THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 21ST

1902 - Baseball's Philadelphia Athletics & Phillies form pro football teams, 

joining Pittsburgh Stars in first attempt at a National Football League.
1905 - First game ever played in the Australian Tennis Open.

1916 - Sid Luckman, NFL QB (Chicago Bears) is born.
1920 - Stan Musial, outfielder (St Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ), (d. 2013) is born.
1925 - Red Grange plays final University of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears.
1934 - NY Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from SF Seals (Pacific Coast League).

1944 - Earl "The Pearl" Monroe, Philadelphia Pa, 

NBA Guard (NY Knicks, Baltimore Bullets) is born.
1952 - Dodgers pitcher Joe Black wins NL Rookie of Year.

1958 - Mel Ott, NY Giant baseball star (1926-1947), dies at 49.
1959 - Max Baer, US, Heavyweight boxing champ (1934), dies at 49.

1966 - Troy Aikman, NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys - Superbowl 1992) is born.

1969 - Ken Griffey, Jr., Donora, Pennsylvania, baseball center fielder 

(Seattle Mariners, MVP 1997) is born.
1970 - NY Knicks first game against Cleveland Cavalier, 

Knicks win 102-94 at Madison Square Garden.

1971 - Michael Strahan, NFL defensive end (NY Giants) is born.

1972 - Red Sox Carlton Fisk wins AL Rookie of Year, Mets Jon Matlack wins NL.
1973 - Pete Rose wins NL MVP.
1977 - Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year.
1978 - Bob Horner of Braves wins NL Rookie of Year Award.

1988 - Carl Hubbell, American baseball player (b. 1903) dies.
1991 - David "Sonny" Werblin, AFL owner (NY Jets), dies at 81.