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November 19 |
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1951
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Brooklyn's Roy Campanella was named
National League MVP. |
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1956
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Jockey
Fernando Toro won his first career race
at the Hipodromo, Santiago, Chile.
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1961
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Houston's
George Blanda passed for 505 yards and
seven touchdowns en route to a 49-13
victory over the New York Titans.
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Cleveland's Jim Brown rushed for 237
yards and four touchdowns, as the Browns
defeated the Philadelphia Eagles, 45-24.
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1965
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Bret
Hanover, driven by Frank Ervin, won the
Messenger at Roosevelt Raceway in New
York to complete a sweep of the Pacing
Triple Crown. |
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1983
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Edmonton's Jari Kurri scored five goals
and Wayne Gretzky netted three goals and
five assists, as the Oilers defeated the
New Jersey Devils, 13-4.
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1990
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Pittsburgh's Barry Bonds was named
National League MVP. |
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1992
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Oakland's
Dennis Eckersley was named American
League MVP. Eckersley became the ninth
player to win both the Cy Young Award
and MVP honors in the same season.
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1994
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Undefeated Alabama snapped Auburn's
21-game unbeaten streak with a 21-14 win
before 83,091 at Legion Field in
Birmingham. |
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1995
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Jockey
Russell Baze became the first rider to
have won 400 races a year for four
consecutive years, after he rode Royal
Boutique to victory at Golden Gate
Fields. |
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Lou Holtz
announced he will leave Notre Dame after
the season. |
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The
Boston Red Sox named Atlanta third base
coach Jimy Williams their new manager.
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The
Baltimore Stallions stomped the Calgary
Stampeders 37-20 and became the first
U.S. based team to win the Grey Cup in
the CFL's 83-year history.
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2001
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San
Francisco's Barry Bonds was named
National League MVP for the fourth time
in his career. |
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2004
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Quarterback Casey Printers of the
British Columbia Lions was named the CFL
Outstanding Player of the Year.
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2006
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Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb
tore the anterior cruciate ligament in
his right knee in the second quarter
against Tennessee and would miss the
rest of the year. |
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Paul
McCallum tied a title game record,
making six field goals, while scoring 19
total points as the B.C. Lions posted a
25-14 win over the Montreal Alouettes in
the 94th Grey Cup. |
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Jaromir
Jagr scored his 600th career goal and
added two assists as the New York
Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay
Lightning, 4-1. |
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2007
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Michigan
head football coach Lloyd Carr announced
his retirement. |
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New
York's Alex Rodriguez was named the
American League's MVP for a
league-record tying third time.
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Birthdays |
Roy
Campanella (1921) - Hall of Fame
catcher; Ted Turner (1938) - former
owner of Atlanta Braves and Atlanta
Hawks; Bob Boone (1947) - MLB player;
Ahmad Rashad (1949) - NFL player; Gail
Devers (1966) - track and field athlete;
Rocket Ismail (1969) - NFL player.
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