Monday, November 25, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 25TH

1902 - Eddie Shore, Boston Bruins (#2), hall of famer is born.
1914 - Joe DiMaggio, Yankee Clipper (56 game hitting streak), (d. 1999) is born.
1930 - Sporting News picks Bill Terry as NL MVP & Joe Cronin as AL MVP.
1941 - Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player/manager.
1944 - Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78.
1949 - Ted Williams, wins AL MVP.
1951 - Cleveland Browns penalized a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears.
1961 - NBA's Bob Cousy becomes 2nd player to score 15,000 points.
1980 - Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Roberto Duran regains WBC welterweight championship.
1983 - Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1st Round for Heavyweight boxing title.
1985 - White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year.
2005 - George Best, former footballer dies at age 59 after 
suffering multiple organ failures (Manchester United, Northern Ireland)

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