November 17

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1965
- 1.2 1968
- 1.3 1979
- 1.4 1997
2 Debuts
3 Births
- 3.1 1930
- 3.2 1944
- 3.3 1945
- 3.4 1978
4 Deaths
- 4.1 2006

[edit] Events

[edit] 1965

William Eckert unanimously elected commissioner of baseball

[edit] 1968

The Heidi Game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders occurs.

[edit] 1979

Daniel Okrent sketches out 1st draft rules for Rotisserie Baseball

[edit] 1997

Mario Lemieux enters the NHL Hall of Fame

[edit] Debuts

[edit] Births

[edit] 1930

Olympic decathlete and two-time gold medalists Bob Mathias born in Tulare, California

[edit] 1944

MLB Hall of Famer Tom Seaver born in Fresno, California

[edit] 1945

NBA Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes born in Rayville, Louisiana

[edit] 1978

NFL player Reggie Wayne born in New Orleans, Louisiana

[edit] Deaths

[edit] 2006

Former University of Michigan Football coach Bo Schembechler dies in Detroit, Michigan.

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