Today in sports history, November 25
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1892: Pierre de Coubertin publicly proposed reviving the Olympic Games during a speech at the Sorbonne in Paris, leading to the creation of the modern Olympics.
1920: The Akron Pros defeated the Canton Bulldogs 7-0 as the NFL’s predecessor, the American Professional Football Association, played its first Thanksgiving Day schedule. Fritz Pollard led unbeaten Akron past Jim Thorpe and Canton.
1930: The Sporting News named New York Giants first baseman Bill Terry its National League MVP and Washington Senators shortstop Joe Cronin its American League MVP.
1941: At age 24, Lou Boudreau was named player-manager of the Cleveland Indians, one of the youngest managers in Major League Baseball history. He held the job until 1950, and led the team to a World Series victory – also winning the AL MVP Award – in 1948.
1949: Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams won the American League MVP Award.
1951: Cleveland Browns halfback Dub Jones tied the NFL single-game record by scoring six touchdowns in a 42-21 victory over the Chicago Bears.
1951: Chicago Blackhawks assistant trainer Moe Roberts replaced injured goalie Harry Lumley against Detroit and, at nearly 46, became the oldest goaltender to play in an NHL game.
1953: Hungary stunned England 6-3 at Wembley, becoming the first team from outside the British Isles to beat England at home. Nándor Hidegkuti scored three goals and Ferenc Puskás scored twice.
1961: Boston Celtics star Bob Cousy became only the second player in NBA history to reach 15,000 career points.
1969: Kansas City Royals outfielder Lou Piniella was voted American League Rookie of the Year.
1970: New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson was named American League Rookie of the Year, beginning a decorated career that later included an MVP award and two World Series championships.
1971: No. 1 Nebraska defeated No. 2 Oklahoma 35-31 as Jeff Kinney scored four touchdowns, including the winner with 98 seconds left. The Cornhuskers went on to win the national championship.
1971: Auburn quarterback Pat Sullivan won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the Tigers’ first recipient of college football’s most prestigious individual award.
1976: Buffalo’s O.J. Simpson rushed for 273 yards against Detroit, setting an NFL single-game rushing record despite the Bills’ 27-14 Thanksgiving loss.
1980: Sugar Ray Leonard regained the WBC welterweight championship when Roberto Durán stopped fighting late in the eighth round of their rematch in New Orleans, creating boxing’s famous “No Más” moment.
1981: Wayne Gretzky scored four goals and added an assist as Edmonton routed Los Angeles 11-4. It was his eighth career hat trick, and he went on to set an NHL single-season record with 10 hat tricks.
1989: No. 7 Miami defeated No. 1 Notre Dame 27-10 at the Orange Bowl, ending the defending national champion Fighting Irish’s 23-game winning streak.
1993: Miami defeated Dallas 16-14 in a snowy Thanksgiving classic after Cowboys defensive lineman Leon Lett touched a blocked field-goal attempt, allowing the Dolphins to recover the ball and kick the winning field goal.
1995: Michigan running back Tim Biakabutuka rushed for a school-record 313 yards as the Wolverines upset Ohio State 31-23.
2002: Ozzie Newsome became the NFL’s first African American general manager, for the Baltimore Ravens.
2007: LaDainian Tomlinson became the 23rd player in NFL history to reach 10,000 career rushing yards during San Diego’s victory over Baltimore.
2012: Sebastian Vettel finished sixth in a dramatic Brazilian Grand Prix and clinched his third consecutive Formula 1 world championship, beating Fernando Alonso by 3 points in the final standings.
2014: Lionel Messi scored a hat trick against APOEL and surpassed Raúl as the all-time leading scorer in UEFA Champions League history.
2017: Alex Ovechkin scored three goals in Washington’s 4-2 victory over Toronto for his 20th NHL hat trick, becoming the 16th player to reach that total and passing Mike Bossy on the league’s career goals list.
2020: Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of soccer’s greatest players, died at age 60.
2023: Jannik Sinner saved three match points to defeat Novak Djokovic 6-2, 2-6, 7-5, then teamed with Lorenzo Sonego to win the deciding doubles match and send Italy to its first Davis Cup final since 1998.
— USA TODAY Network
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