TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 21ST

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

joining Pittsburgh Stars in 1st attempt at a National Football League.
1905 - 1st game ever played in the Australian Tennis Open.

1916 - Sid Luckman, NFL QB (Chicago Bears) is born.
1920 - Stan Musial, Donora Pennsylvania, MLB outfielder

(St Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ) is born.
1925 - Red Grange plays final Univ of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears.

1927 - Georgia Frontiere, co-owner of the St. Louis Rams (d. 2008) is born.
1934 - NY Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from SF Seals (Pacific Coast League).

1944 - Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Phila Pa, NBA Guard (NY Knicks, Balt 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.
1969 - Ken Griffey, Jr., Donora, Pennsylvania, American

baseball center fielder (Seattle Mariners, MVP 1997) is born.
1970 - NY Knicks 1st game against Cleveland Cavalier,

Knicks win 102-94 at Madison Square Garden.

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.

2012 - Chelsea Manager Roberto Di Matteo is sacked and replaced by Rafael Ben.

2013 - Vern Mikkelsen, American HOF basketball player, dies at 85.