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Nov. 11
1955 – Lloyd Holland scores on an eight-yard run in the first quarter and Midway High School adds the winning points on a conversion pass from Wayne Fullerton to Ed Williamson as the Blue Knights hold on to defeat Avella 7-6 and win the Washington-Greene Conference football title.
1967 – Jerry Patterson scores on a two-yard run and Buddy Jeffers boots a 37-yard field goal as Chartiers-Houston defeats Mapletown 10-0 in the Class B Washington-Greene Conference championship football game played at Carmichaels.
1968 – Fred Stuvek, who coached Carmichaels’ football team for 14 years, announces that he is retiring from coaching. Stuvek coached Carmichaels to two WPIAL championship games including 1962, when the Mikes played Rostraver to a scoreless tie.
1972 – Pete Adams catches a 71-yard touchdown pass from from Jim Petras with less than five minutes to play, giving Chartiers-Houston a 10-6 victory over Midland and its second consecutive WPIAL Class B football championship.
1975 – The Pittsburgh Pirates trade second baseman Willie Randolph and pitchers Ken Brett and Dock Ellis to the New York Yankees in exchange for pitcher George “Doc” Medich.
1977 – Gary Havelka runs for a touchdown and Chuck Amos kicks the extra point as Burgettstown edges Beth-Center 7-6 in a WPIAL Class AA football playoff game at Canon-McMillan. Beth-Center misses two field goals and an extra-point kick.
1994 – Brett Shriver runs for 103 yards, Jared Johnson throws two touchdowns passes to Harry Silvis and the McGuffey defense holds visiting Hampton to only 60 rushing yards as the Highlanders roll to a 26-7 victory in the first round of the WPIAL Class AAA football playoffs.
1984 – Dennis Stillwell rushes for 123 yards and a touchdown, and Keith Miller becomes only the fifth player in WPIAL with 5,000 career rushing yards, as top-seeded Beth-Center edges Center 21-16 in the first round of the WPIAL Class AA football playoffs.
1985 – Undefeated Penn State is ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press college football poll. The Nittany Lions are followed by Nebraska, Ohio State and Air Force.
1995 – Keith Miller scores on two short touchdown runs and Washington & Jefferson finishes the regular season undefeated with a 25-10 win over Widener at College Field. Widener fumbles nine times, losing seven.
Nov. 12
1892 – William “Pudge” Heffelfinger becomes the first pro football player by getting $500 to play for the Allegheny Athletic Association against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. Heffelfinger doesn’t disappoint his bosses as he returns a fumble for a touchdown to give Allegheny a 4-0 victory.
1949 – Ed Slosky runs for two touchdowns and California High School, coached by John Underwood, defeats Clark 19-6 in the regular-season finale. The win sends the undefeated Trojans to the WPIAL Class A football championship game against Dormont.
1960 – California State College caps a 7-1 season under coach Ted Nemeth with a 21-13 victory at Edinboro.
1965 – Ray Gillian runs for three touchdowns and Wilfred Minor returns an interception 103 yards for a score as Uniontown defeats Trinity 32-6 in a battle of undefeated teams at College Field.
1970 – Pittsburgh’s John Brisker scores 53 points but the Condors lose 135-132 to the Indiana Pacers in an ABA game at the Civic Arena.
1976 – Taylor Erwin rushes for 117 yards and two short touchdowns, and Jim Gross returns and interception 28 yards for a touchdown, as Peters Township defeats Greensburg Central Catholic in the first round of the WPIAL football playoffs at Monessen.
1984 – David Mack runs for 188 yards on 34 carries as Fort Cherry defeats host Monessen 21-14 in the first round of the WPIAL Class A football playoffs. It’s the 200th career win for Fort Cherry coach Jim Garry.
1986 – The Pittsburgh Penguins trade Mike Bullard to Calgary for Dan Quinn.
1988 – The Buffalo Sabres trade goaltender Tom Barrasso and a third-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Doug Bodger and Darrin Shannon.
1999 – Fort Cherry’s Mike Vernillo rushes for 254 yards and scores on runs of 6, 6 and 68 yards as the Rangers defeat Farrell 34-16 in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals at Blackhawk High School.
2011 – In the first game of the post-Joe Paterno era, 12th-ranked Penn State can’t overcome a 17-point deficit and is stopped short on a fourth-and-1 late in a 17-14 loss to No. 19 Nebraska.
2013 – Pittsburgh’s Clint Hurdle is voted the National League Manager of the Year. Hurdle is selected first on 25 of 30 ballots.