Sports History
Nov 1 Montreal Canadiens’ goal tender Jacques Plante becomes first NHL net-minder to wear a fibreglass protective face mask
Sports History
Nov 4 Ernie Banks, Cubs shortstop, wins 2nd consecutive NL MVP
- Nov 5 AFL announced with 8 teams
- Nov 11 Seals Stadium, a minor league baseball park and temporary home of MLB Giants) in San Francisco, California demolished
- Nov 12 White Sox 2B Nellie Fox wins AL's MVP
- Nov 15 Cleveland Browns' halfback Bobby Mitchell sets club record for longest run from scrimmage (90-yards), beat Wash 31-17
- Nov 16 Boston business executive Billy Sullivan is awarded eighth and final franchise of developing American Football League (AFL); later branded Boston Patriots
McCovey Rookie of Year
Nov 17 SF Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Willie McCovey wins NL Rookie of the Year
- Nov 22 American Football League (AFL) conducts its first draft in Minneapolis with the 8 clubs selecting their playing rosters for the inaugural 1960 season
- Nov 28 24th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 10-0 in Birmingham, breaking a streak of five consecutive victories by Auburn in the series
- Nov 28 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats (21-7) for a second straight year
Billy Cannon
Nov 30 1960 NFL Draft: Billy Cannon from LSU first pick by Los Angeles Rams
- Nov 30 Joe Foss named 1st commissioner of AFL