November1954

Events in Sports History in November 1954

Nov 1 Lee Petty with 32 top-10 finishes from 34 races wins NASCAR Grand National Championship by 283 points from Herb Thomas; Petty fails to finish season ending Wilkes 160

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Nov 5 Montreal Canadien center Jean Béliveau scores 3 goals in 44 seconds on future Hall of Fame goaltender Terry Sawchuk in 4-2 win v Boston Bruins; 2nd fastest NHL hat trick

NHL Legend Jean Béliveau

NHL Legend Terry Sawchuk

Nov 7 Cleveland Browns' Chet Hanulak sets club record with 7 punt returns & win by their largest margin of victory (59) beating Wash 62-3
Nov 13 1st Rugby League World Cup, Parc des Princes, Paris: Great Britain beats France, 16-12; Man of The Match: GB second rower Don Robinson

Colin Cowdrey

Nov 26 Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba

England Cricket Batsman Colin Cowdrey

Nov 27 19th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 28-0 in Birmingham
Nov 27 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos win first of 3 straight Championships; defeat Montreal Alouettes, 26-25
Nov 30 20th Heisman Trophy Award: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (FB)

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