November 29, 1978: England, trying to rebound from not qualifying for the last 2 World Cups or Euro 76, defeats Czechoslovakia, winners of Euro 76, 1-0 at the old Wembley Stadium in London.
Steve Coppell of Manchester United scores the goal. Vivian Alexander "Viv" Anderson of Nottingham Forest starts at right back, making him the 1st black player to start for the England senior national football (soccer) team.
Paul Reaney of Leeds United had appeared as a substitute in a 1968 England match, making him the 1st black player for the side. However, he was mixed-race, and was light-skinned enough that he rarely faced racial abuse, and many fans didn't even realize that he was black, so that Anderson frequently got full credit later.
Vivian Alexander Anderson was born on July 29, 1956 in Nottingham. He helped the Forest team, managed by Brian Clough, win the Football League and the League Cup in 1978, and the European Cup in 1979 and 1980. In 1984, he was sold to Arsenal, and he helped coach the North London club's young black players, such as David Rocastle, Paul Davis and Michael Thomas. They won the League Cup in 1987. He helped Manchester United win the FA Cup in 1990, and retired in 1995.
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November 29, 1978 was a Wednesday. Baseball was out of season. Football was in midweek. There were 4 games in the NBA:
* The New York Knicks lost to the Indiana Pacers, 101-99 at the Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.
* The New Jersey Nets lost to the Seattle SuperSonics, 125-111 at the Kingdome in Seattle.
* The Philadelphia 76ers beat the San Antonio Spurs, 120-114 at the HemisFair Arena in San Antonio. Despite the Spurs' loss, George Gervin led all scorers on the night with 35 points.
* And the Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets, 109-94 at the Oakland Coliseum Arena.
There were 6 games in the NHL:
* The New York Rangers beat the Atlanta Flames, 5-3 at The Omni in Atlanta.
* The New York Islanders and the Los Angeles Kings played to a tie, 5-5 at The Forum outside Los Angeles in Inglewood, California.
* The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals, 5-3 at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh.
* The Chicago Black Hawks and the Vancouver Canucks played to a tie, 1-1 at the Chicago Stadium.
* The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota North Stars, 5-3 at the Metropolitan Sports Center in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota.
* And the Detroit Red Wings and the Colorado Rockies played to a tie, 2-2 at the McNichols Arena in Denver.
And there were 2 games in the world Hockey Association. The Quebec Nordiques beat the Birmingham Bulls, 7-4 at the Colisée de Québec. And the Winnipeg Jets beat the New England Whalers, 4-2 at the Winnipeg Arena.
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