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November 27, 1978 - Franco Harris in action as the Steelers take on the 49ers on a Monday night at Candlestick Park. Pittsburgh defeated San Francisco 24-7.
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
November 27, 1953 - After a season in which he batted .336 and collected 201 hits, which included 27 doubles, along with 43 HRs and 145 RBI, Al Rosen is named the AL MVP.
November 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
November 27, 1956 - After a season in which he had a record of 27-7 with 18 complete games and 5 shutouts, and collected 139 SO's while pitching in 268 innings and ending with a 3.06 ERA, Don Newcombe wins the inaugural edition of the Cy Young Award.
November 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
November 27, 1997 - Barry Sanders rushes for 167 yards with 3 TD's in the Detroit Lions 55-20 victory over the Chicago Bears on Thanksgiving Day at the Pontiac Silverdome.
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"Television Memories" 📺 ....
November 27, 1978 - "The White Shadow" premieres on CBS-TV.
November 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
November 25, 1977 - "Thanksgiving Reunion - The Partridge Family & My Three Sons" airs on ABC-TV.
November 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
November 27, 1968 - The casts of "The Beverly Hillbillies", "Petticoat Junction" & "Green Acres" posing at Thanksgiving dinner during the episode entitled "The Thanksgiving Spirit" where the Clampetts go to Hooterville for Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
November 27, 1970 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looks to pass as the Bucks take on the Knicks in Milwaukee.
(📸 Vernon Biever/NBAE)
November 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
November 28, 1968 - Betty White and Lorne Greene broadcast the 1968 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC.
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
November 26, 1967 - RB Joe Morrison (#40) of the New York Giants breaks through the line and tries to get past safety Joe Scarpati (#21) of the Philadelphia Eagles for a touchdown during their game at Yankee Stadium. The Giants won 44-7.
November 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
November 26, 1927 - Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig at Chicago's Soldier Field to watch the Notre Dame vs USC college football game.
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
November 26, 1972 - RB Marv Hubbard (#44) of the Oakland Raiders carries the ball against the Kansas City Chiefs during their game at the Oakland Coliseum. The Raiders won 26-3.
(📸 Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
November 26, 1963 - After a season in which he batted .273 and collected 170 hits, which included 25 doubles, along with 6 HRs and 41 RBI, Pete Rose is named the NL Rookie of the Year.
November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
November 26, 1967 - Ray Nitschke (66) and Willie Davis (87) of the Packers bring down Gale Sayers (40) of the Bears during their game at Wrigley Field. Green Bay defeated Chicago 17-13.
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
November 26, 1989 – Los Angeles Rams WR Willie "Flipper" Anderson records an NFL single-game record of 336 receiving yards on 15 receptions in their game against the New Orleans Saints. His game-tying TD reception with a minute left in regulation leads to a 20-17 Rams overtime win at the Superdome.
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
November 26, 1975 - After a season in which he batted .331 and collected 175 hits, which included 21 HRs and 105 RBI, Fred Lynn is awarded the AL MVP and becomes the first player in baseball history to win the MVP after being named ROY in the same season.
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Happy 83rd Birthday to Jan Stenerud!

🏈 Games played = 263
🏈 Field goals = 373/558 (66.8%)
🏈 Extra points = 580/601 (96.5%)
🏈 Points scored = 1,699

🏆 Super Bowl champion (IV)
⭐ 4× Pro Bowl
⭐ 2× AFL All-Star

💯 Member-Pro Football Hall of Fame
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Happy 65th Birthday to Harold Reynolds!

⭐ 2× All-Star
⭐ 3× Gold Glove Award
🏆 AL stolen base leader (1987)

✅ Reynolds led the AL in stolen bases with 60 in 1987, in triples with 11 in 1988, and in at-bats with 642 in 1990.
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Happy 79th Birthday to Art Shell!

Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders (1968–1982)

🏆 2× Super Bowl champion (XI, XV)
⭐ 8× Pro Bowl (1972–1978, 1980)

💯 NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
💯 NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team

💯 Member-Pro Football Hall of Fame
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Happy 78th Birthday to Richie Hebner!

🏆 World Series champion (1971)

✅ Hebner clubbed nineteen home runs and batted an even .300 in 1972 to help the Pirates to the postseason for the third straight year.

✅ He hit a career-high 25 home runs in 1973
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy 72nd Birthday to Harry Carson!

New York Giants (1976–1988)

🏈 Games played = 173
🏈 Games started = 166

🏆 Super Bowl champion (XXI)
⭐ 9× Pro Bowl (1978, 1979, 1981–1987)

💯 New York Giants Ring of Honor
💯 Member – Pro Football Hall of Fame
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Happy 63rd Birthday to Chuck Finley

⚾ W/L-200–173
⚾ ERA-3.85
⚾ SO-2,610

✅ Finley was selected to the All-Star Game in both '89 & '90. In the 1989 season, he was 16–9 in 29 starts with a 2.57 ERA, while in the 1990 season he was 18–9 with a 2.40 ERA in 32 starts
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Happy 78th Birthday to Roger Wehrli

St. Louis Cardinals (1969–1982)

🏈 Games played = 193
🏈 Games started = 175
🏈 Interceptions = 40
🏈 Fumbles recovered = 22

⭐ 7× Pro Bowl

💯 Cardinals Ring of Honor
💯 NFL 1970s All-Decade Team

💯 Member-Pro Football Hall of Fame
November 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Remembering Lefty Gomez who was born on this day in 1908.

⚾ 14-year career
⚾ 189-102 record
⚾ 3.34 ERA
⚾ 1,468 SO

⭐ 7x All-Star
🏆 5x WS champion

🔥 2x Triple Crown of pitching

🏆 2x AL Wins leader
🏆 2x AL ERA leader
🏆 3x AL SO leader

💯 Member-Baseball Hall of Fame
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
November 25, 1973 - Franco Harris takes the field during player introductions as the Steelers take on the Browns at Municipal Stadium.
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM