TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 25TH

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.

1940 - Joe Gibbs, Mocksville North Carolina,

American football coach (Washington Redskins) is born.
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.

1961 - NBA's Bob Cousy becomes 2nd player to score 15,000 points.

1969 - KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year.

1976 - Donovan McNabb, American football player is born.

1976 - OJ Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs Detroit.

1979 - Pat Summerall and John Madden broadcast a game together for the

first time, a pairing that would last 22 years and become one of the most

well-known partnerships in TV sportscasting history.

1980 - Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Duran regains WBC welterweight championship.
1981 - Rollie Fingers is 1st relief pitcher to win AL MVP.
1983 - Larry Holmes TKOs Marvis Frazier in 1 for heavyweight boxing title.

1985 - White Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen, is named AL Rookie of Year.

1990 - Bill Vukovich, Indie 500 driver, dies in crash at 27.

2005 - George Best, Northern Irish footballer (Manchester United,

Northern Ireland), dies at age 59 after suffering multiple organ failures.

2012 - 100th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Calgary Stampeders, 35-22.
2014 - Lionel Messi becomes the UEFA Champions League all-time top scorer.