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On This Date in Sports History-November 10

Posted by admin | Under Sports Trivia, Uncategorized Tuesday Nov 10, 2009

1934 – Armand Mondou (Montreal Canadiens) was awarded the first penalty shot in the NHL. George Hainsworth (Toronto) stopped the shot.
1940 – The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles played a penalty free NFL game.
1957 – 102,368 people attended the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams game. The crowd was the largest regular-season crowd in NFL history.
1962 – Glenn Hall (Chicago Black Hawks) missed a game due to a back injury. The missed game ended a streak of 503 consecutive games played over seven years.
1963 – Don Meredith (Dallas Cowboys) passed for 460 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
1963 – Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) became the NHL’s all-time leader in goals when he scored his 545th career goal.
1964 – The Atlanta Braves signed a 25 year lease to play in the new Atlanta stadium.
1974 – The Montreal Canadiens shutout the Washington Capitals 11-0.
1975 – The Kansas City Royals released Harmon Killebrew. He ended his 22-year career with 573 home runs.
1977 – The Major Indoor Soccer League was officially organized in New York City.
1990 – The Phoenix Suns set an NBA record when they scored 107 points in the first half of a game against the Denver Nuggets. Phoenix won the game 173-143.
1991 – Bernie Kosar end his NFL record streak of 308 passes without an interception.
1991 – Martina Navratilova tied Chris Evert’s record of 157 career titles.
1996 – Dan Marino (Miami Dolphins) became the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 50,000 yards

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