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Nov. 14
Today in sports history
Today is Nov. 14. On this date in:
1943: Chicago Bears quarterback Sid Luckman threw an NFL-record seven touchdown passes and a career-high 433 yards against the New York Giants, becoming the first player in league history with seven TD passes in a game.
1964: Gordie Howe surpassed Maurice Richard’s combined NHL regular-season and playoff goal total.
1970: A chartered plane carrying Marshall University’s football team, coaches, staff and supporters crashed near Huntington, West Virginia, killing all 75 people aboard in the deadliest tragedy involving a U.S. sports team.
1971: Boston Bruins goalie Gerry Cheevers began an NHL-record 32-game unbeaten streak with an 11-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Cheevers went 24-0 with eight ties during the streak.
1979: The Washington Capitals named 26-year-old Gary Green their head coach, making him the youngest head coach in NHL history.
1985: Jay Sigel won the U.S. Mid-Amateur at The Vintage Club in Indian Wells, California, giving him four USGA championships in four years.
1998: Dallas Stars forward Brett Hull scored two goals and added an assist in a 3-1 victory over Boston to reach 1,000 career NHL points and join his father, Bobby Hull, as the league’s first father-son tandem with 1,000 points each.
2002: Colorado Rockies pitcher Jason Jennings became the first player in franchise history to win the National League Rookie of the Year Award.
2005: Australian golfer Karrie Webb qualified for induction into the LPGA Hall of Fame after completing the 10-year membership requirement, having already reached the required 27 points in 2000.
2007: Arizona Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin was named National League Manager of the Year after guiding Arizona to the NL West title and the NL Championship Series.
2009: Milwaukee Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings scored 55 points in a 129-125 victory over the Golden State Warriors, setting a Bucks rookie record and producing the highest-scoring game by an NBA rookie since Earl Monroe scored 56 in 1968.
2010: Robin Söderling defeated Gaël Monfils to win the Paris Masters, giving the Swede the first ATP Masters 1000 title of his career.
2010: Sebastian Vettel won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and captured his first Formula 1 drivers’ championship, becoming the youngest world champion in F1 history at age 23.
2017: Christian Eriksen scored a hat trick as Denmark routed the Republic of Ireland 5-1 in Dublin to win their World Cup qualifying playoff and secure a berth in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
2023: Netflix staged its first live sporting event, the Netflix Cup in Las Vegas, pairing PGA Tour golfers with Formula 1 drivers in a made-for-streaming golf competition.
2024: Connor McDavid recorded his 1,000th NHL point, becoming the fourth-fastest player in league history to reach the milestone.
— USA TODAY Network
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