Today in sports history, November 4

November 4 in sports history includes a mix of football, basketball, baseball, and hockey milestones. In 1923, Chicago Bears founder George Halas returned a Jim Thorpe fumble 98 yards for a touchdown in a 26-0 win over the Oorang Indians, an NFL record lasting 49 years. In 1951, the U.S. won the Ryder Cup at Pinehurst, defeating Great Britain 9½-2½, led by Sam Snead. Wilt Chamberlain began a record streak of 65 consecutive 30-point games in 1961. The NBA’s record-setting run continued later with Elgin Baylor retiring in 1971 for knee problems, ending a 14-season career with 23,149 points. Baseball’s labor history saw the first free-agent reentry draft in 1976, while Japanese slugger Sadaharu Oh retired in 1980 after hitting 868 homers. Other notable events include the debut of the Charlotte Hornets in 1988 and the creation of the Toronto Raptors after the NBA Board of Governors awarded a franchise to a Toronto group in 1993.