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What happened in history on this day: November 29?
On November 29 in ...
- 1890 - First Army-Navy football game; score: Navy 24, Army 0 at West Point.
- 1934 - Chicago Bears beat Detroit Lions in first NFL game broadcast nationally.
- 1962 - American baseball decides to revert back to one all-star game per year.
- 1971 - First pro golf championship at Walt Disney World, Florida.
- 1976 - The New York Yankees sign free-agent Reggie Jackson to five-year, US$3.5 million contract.
- 1987 - New York Rangers' Bob Frosse becomes second goalie to score a goal (vs New York Islanders). It is later ruled that he should not be credited with the goal.
- 2009 - The Montreal Alouettes defeat the Saskatchewan Roughriders 28 to 27 in Canada's Grey Cup football championship game.
Births of sports figures on November 29
- 1927 - Birth of Vin Scully; sportscaster (NBC Baseball Game of the Week).
- 1929 - Birth of Don January; pro golfer (1976 Vardon Trophy).
- 1939 - Birth of Gennadiy Volnov in USSR; basketball player (Olympic-gold-1972).
- 1946 - Birth of Suzy Chaffee; American skier (Olympics-1968).
- 1982 - Birth of Ashley Force; American race car driver.
Deaths of sports figures on November 29
- 1989 - Death of Gubby Allen, English cricket player (born 1902).
- 1995 - Charlie Smith, American baseball player, dies at age 57.
- 1998 - Death of Martin Ruane, British wrestler best known as Giant Haystacks and later, The Loch Ness Monster (born 1947).
- 2004 - Death of Bernard Robinson, English football player (born 1911).
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Other web pages of interest:
Chronology of World History
Today in Disney History
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