| November 20 |
 |
| 1866 |
|
Pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank
bicycle. |
| 1909 |
Ottawa Rough Riders Jack Williams
kicks 9 singles in a game. |
| 1966 |
Dallas sacks Pittsburgh QBs an NFL
record 12 times. |
| 1977 |
Chicago Bears Walter Payton sets
NFL record 275 rushing yds against the Minnesota
Vikings. |
| 1983 |
NY Giants Butch Woolfolk
ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing. |
| |
| November 21 |
| 1783 |
|
With the Marquis d'Arlandes,
Pilâtre de Rozier made the first free flight
in a balloon, reaching a peak altitude of about
3,000 ft and traveling about 5½ mi in 20
min. |
| 1902 |
The Philadelphia A's
won the first night football game ever played, 39-0
over Kanaweola AC at Elmira, NY. |
| 1914 |
Hamilton Tigers Billy
Mallett kicks 9 singles in a game. |
| 1920 |
APFA's Decatur Staleys
play in Staley Field for the first time, beating
the Hammond Pros 28-7. |
| 1971 |
NY Rangers scores a NHL
record 8 goals in 1 period. |
| 2004 |
Annika Sorenstam won
the LPGA ADT Championship at Trump International
Golf Club in West Palm Beach, FL. |
| |
| November 22 |
| 1910 |
|
Arthur Knight patents
steel shaft golf clubs. |
| 1917 |
The National Hockey League
is organized in Montreal. |
| 1945 |
Cleveland Browns Jim
Benton gains NFL record 303 yds. |
| 1950 |
Ft. Wayne Pistons nip
the Minneapolis Lakers in NBA record lowest scoring
game 19-18. |
| 1972 |
Pittsburgh Penguins set
NHL record for scoring fastest 5 goals (2:07). |
| 1981 |
San Diego Chargers Kellen
Winslow ties NFL record 5 TD receptions against
the Oakland Raiders (5). |
| 1982 |
NFL's LA Raiders play
in LA Coliseum for the first time, beating the SD
Chargers 28-24. |
| 1986 |
Edmonton Oilers Wayne
Gretzky is 13th NHL player to score 500 goals. |
| 1998 |
Laura Davies won the
LPGA PageNet Tour Championship at Desert Inn Golf
Course in Las Vegas, NV. |
| |
| November 23 |
| 1876 |
|
Columbia, Harvard &
Princeton form Intercollegiate Football Association. |
| 1969 |
AFL's Boston Patroits
play in Alumni Stadium for the last time, beating
the Buffalo Bills 35-21. |
| 1988 |
Wayne Gretzky scores
his 600th NHL goal. |
| 1991 |
Martin Lopez-Zubero of
Spain sets 200m backstroke swimming record in Tuscaloosa,
AL (1:56.57). |
| 1997 |
Annika Sorenstam won
the ITT LPGA Tour Championship at Desert Inn Golf
Course in Las Vegas, NV. |
| 2003 |
Meg Mallon won the LPGA
ADT Championship at Trump International Golf Club
in West Palm Beach, FL. |
| |
| November
24 |
| 1938 |
|
National Semi-Pro Basketball
Congress authorizes yellow basketball. |
| 1960 |
Wilt Chamberlain pulls
down NBA record 55 rebounds in a game. |
| 1996 |
Karrie Webb won the ITT
LPGA Tour Championship at Desert Inn Golf Course
in Las Vegas, NV. |
| 2002 |
Annika Sorenstam won
the LPGA ADT Championship at Trump International
Golf Club in West Palm Beach, FL. |
| |
| November 25 |
| 1937 |
|
NFL's Detroit Lions play
in U of Detroit Stadium for the last time, losing
to the Chicago Bears 13-0. |
| 1951 |
Cleveland Browns Dub
Jones ties NFL record 6 TDs against the Chicago
Bears. (4 rushing, 2 pass receptions). |
| 1951 |
Cleveland Browns penalized
a record 209 yards against Chicago Bears. |
| 1961 |
Bob Cousy becomes 2nd
NBA player to score 15,000 pts. |
| |
| November 26 |
| 1868 |
|
First baseball game played
in enclosed field at 25th & Folsom, San Francisco. |
| 1896 |
U of Chicago's A. A.
Stagg creates the football huddle. |
| 1982 |
Howard Cossell calls
his last fight after being disgusted by the Larry
Holmes-Tex Cobb mismatch. |
| 1989 |
Los Angeles Rams Willie
"Flipper" Anderson sets NFL record 336
reception yds against the New Orleans Saints. |
| 1997 |
NHL's Washington Capitals
play in USAir Arena for the last time, vs the Montreal
Canadiens. |
