THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 8TH

1916 - Frank McGuire, basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons) is born.

1929 - Bobby Bowden, American football coach is born.

1942 - Angel Cordero Jr, jockey (won over 6,000 races) is born.

1950 - Boston Red Sox 1B Walt Dropo wins AL Rookie of Year.

1951 - NY Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra wins first of his 3 MVP awards.
1961 - Whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn.

1964 - Orioles Frank Robinson unanimous choice as AL MVP.
1966 - President Johnson signs anti-trust immunity to AFL-NFL merger.
1970 - Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal.

1988 - Arco Arena in Sacramento CA opens, Sacramento Kings lose to Seattle, 97-75.
1989 - Cubs Jerome Walton wins the NL Rookie of Year.

1991 - Paul Coffey sets NHL defensman scoring mark with 311th goal.

1994 - Cleveland Cavaliers first game at Gund Arena, lose to Houston Rockets, 100-98.
1997 - Tampa Bay Devil Rays name their first manager Larry Rothschild.