TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 1ST

1914 - Connie Mack asks waivers on Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank & Chief Colby.
1924 - 1st US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded.

1932 - Al Arbour, Canadian ice hockey player and

coach, born in Sudbury, Ontario (d. 2015) is born.
1935 - Gary Player, Johannesburg, South African

PGA golfer (British Open-1959, 68, 74) is born.
1946 - Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck's right foot is amputated.

1946 - NY Knicks 1st basketball game beat Toronto Huskies 68-66.

1947 - Man o' War, American thoroughbred racehorse (b. 1917) dies.
1950 - First negro player in NBA, (Celtic's Charles Cooper) Ft Wayne, IN.
1951 - Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella wins 1st of his 3 NL MVP.

1959 - Jacques Plante becomes the first

goaltender to wear a mask during a NHL game.
1959 - Jim Brown scores 5 TDs in Cleveland Browns 38-31 win over Baltimore.

1960 - Fernando Valenzuela, Mexico, pitcher (LA Dodgers, SD Padres) is born.
1964 - George Blanda of Houston throws NFL-record 37 passes in 68 attempts.

1966 - NFL awards New Orleans its 16th franchise (All Saints Day).

1978 - NY Yankee Ron Guidry unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award.
1979 - Edward Bennett Williams buys Orioles from Hoffberger for $12.3 million.

1982 - Major leagues vote not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's contract.
1984 - First NBA game at LA Memorial Sports Arena - Clipper beat Knick, 107-105.

1987 - NY Jets retire Don Maynards #13.

1988 - Chris Sabo, wins National League Rookie of Year award.

1992 - NY Jet Al Toon becomes 10th NFL to catch a pass in 100 straight games.

1999 - Walter Payton, American Football Hall of Fame Running Back, dies at 45.
2012 - Pascual Perez, Dominican baseball player, bludgeoned to death at 55.