Events in Sports History in November 1970

Nov 1 First NFL regular season New York Giants-Jets game; Giants win 22-10 at Shea Stadium
Nov 3 Future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson wins his second NL Cy Young Award (23-7 record, 274 strikeouts and 3.12 ERA)

Monzon vs. Benvenuti

Nov 7 Argentine boxer Carlos Monzon upsets defending champion Nino Benvenuti of Italy in 12th round KO in Rome to win WBC, WBA middleweight titles

Nov 8 5th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats Great Britain 12-7
Nov 8 Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal
Nov 12 Cleveland Cavaliers notch 1st NBA victory, in their 16th game, beating the Trail Blazers 105-103, in Portland, Oregon

Paul Brown's Greatest Victory

Nov 15 Paul Brown, as head coach of the expansion Cincinnati Bengals, defeats his former team the Cleveland Browns, a moment he calls his "greatest victory"

Frazier vs. Foster

Nov 18 Future HOF boxer Joe Frazier KOs defending champion Bob Foster in 2nd round at Cobo Arena, Detroit, Michigan for the WBA, WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles

Bench NL MVP

Nov 18 Johnny Bench wins NL MVP

Nov 21 NY Knicks 1st game against Cleveland Cavaliers, Knicks win 102-94 at Madison Square Garden
Nov 22 20th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Isaac wins
Nov 24 36th Heisman Trophy Award: Jim Plunkett, Stanford (QB)
Nov 25 New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson wins AL Rookie of Year
Nov 27 Test Cricket debut of Rodney "Iron Gloves" Marsh v England, Brisbane
Nov 28 35th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 33-28 in Birmingham
Nov 28 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 23-10; game marred by woeful field conditions

Test Cricket's Leading Run Scorer

Nov 29 England cricket batsman Colin Cowdrey reaches 22 on Day 3 of the drawn 1st Test against Australia in Brisbane to become Test Cricket's leading run scorer; passes countryman Wally Hammond's world Test-record aggregate of 7,249 runs