November 6, 1861: The Inventor of Basketball is Born
James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, is born in Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Canada. Naismith invented the game at the young age of 30 while trying to come up with a new game at the Springfield YMCA and wrote the original basketball rule book.
November 7, 1999: The Ravens Defeat The Browns By Largest Margin in Franchise History
The Baltimore Ravens defeat the Cleveland Browns 41-9 with an interception by Rod Woodson, the defensive back, that would cause the Ravens to win by the largest margin in the franchise history.
November 8, 1970: Longest Field Goal at 63 Yards Set By Tom Dempsey
Tom Dempsey, the placekicker for the New Orleans Saints, kicks the longest field goal in NFL history with only two seconds left in the game against the Detroit Lions. Dempsey’s kick placed the ball 63 yards from where he was. The plot of grass was then gifted to him and he planted it in his backyard.
November 9, 2011: Penn State Football Coach Fired Over Scandal
Penn State football coach, Joe Paterno, is fired over a child abuse scandal. Paterno failed to act upon sexual assault claims boys had against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.
November 10, 1977: Official Organization of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL)
The Major Indoor Soccer League is officially organized in New York City. It introduced a professional indoor soccer league that would become the third league to be known as the Major Indoor Soccer League after MISL I and MISL II.
November 11, 1964: Kelso Wins Horse of the Year for Fifth Straight Year
Kelso who was, at the time, a seven-year-old horse wins the 13th Washington D.C. International and was named Horse of the Year for the fifth straight year. Kelso also went on to defeat many
of the thoroughbred racehorses through his career earning almost two million dollars in prize money.
November 12, 1986: Roger Clemens Wins His First Cy Young Award
Roger Clemens, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox at the time, becomes the third American League pitcher to unanimously win the Cy Young award, given to the best pitchers annually in Major League Baseball since 1956. Clemens went on to win seven Cy Young awards in his MLB career.
