In this edition of the Sports Break, we cover the top events in sports history along with the players and athletes that were a part of them on November 22. As a bonus, we place the jersey number worn at the time with the athlete as well.
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Daily Digits November 22
Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.
21 - 7 - 20 - 9 - 11 - 99 - 43 - 7 - 33 - 10
November 22, 1945 - Cleveland Rams end Jim Benton gained 303 yards in 28-21 win over Detroit Lions; NFL single game rushing record the stood for over 40 years
November 22, 1956 - Boston shooting guard Bill Sharman, Number 21 hits 10 free throws in Celtics 101-78 over Philadelphia Warriors at Philadelphia Civic Center; begins NBA FT streak of 55 games
November 22, 1957 - Mickey Mantle, New York Yankees, Number 7, won the American League MVP for the 2nd time
November 22, 1961 - Outfielder Frank Robinson, Number 20 of the Cincinnati Reds, was selected as the National League MVP
November 22, 1961 - St. Louis Hawk Number 9, Bob Pettit set an NBA record, hitting 19 of 19 free throws
November 22, 1966 - 32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida's Number 11, QB
November 22, 1986 - Edmonton Oilers Number 99, Wayne Gretzky became the 13th NHL player to score 500 goals in a career
November 22, 1987 - Jack Sikma, Number 43, of the Milwaukee Bucks had his NBA free throw streak of 51 games end.
November 22, 1998 - CFL Grey Cup, Winnipeg Stadium: Calgary Stampeders defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 26-24; future NFL 4-time Pro Bowl quarterback, Number 7, Jeff Garcia MVP
November 22, 2008 - Patrick Roy's Number 33 jersey is retired by the Montreal Canadiens
November 22, 2014 - Lionel Messi, Number 10 of FC Barcelona sets a new goal scoring record in La Liga of 253 goals
November 22, 2016 - 'Vegas Golden Knights' is revealed as the Las Vegas NHL expansion team's name
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