November 1

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1966
2 Debuts
3 Births
- 3.1 1935
- 3.2 1960
- 3.3 1969
- 3.4 1979
4 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] 1966

The city of New Orleans, Louisiana is awarded a professional football franchise (the New Orleans Saints) by the NFL.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] Births

[edit] 1935

Professional golfer Gary Player born in Johannesburg, South Africa.

[edit] 1960

MLB pitcher Fernando Valenzuela born in Etchohuaquila, Mexico.

[edit] 1969

NHL enforcer Tie Domi born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

[edit] 1979

Coco Crisp was born in California

[edit] Deaths

[edit] 1983

NFL pioneer and Chicago Bears owner George Halas in Chicago, Illinois.

[edit] 1999

NFL Hall-of-Famer Walter Payton dies.

[edit] 2000

Former Arsenal winger and reserve team coach George Armstrong dies following a brain haemorrhage suffered during a team training session the previous day.

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