May 1924 in Sport

Events in Sport

May 3 Ken Tyrrell, English race driver and founder of Tyrrell Racing, born in East Horsley, Surrey, England (d. 2001)
May 11 Jackie Milburn, English soccer star (Newcastle United)
May 11 Tim Flock, American auto racer (Winston Cup 1952, 55), born in Fort Payne, Alabama (d. 1998)
May 15 Andrea Gyarmati, Hungary water polo player (Olympics, 1948-60), (d. 2013)
May 15 Don Kenyon, cricketer (England batsman in 8 Tests 1951-55)
May 18 Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster (ABC, CBS), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2019)
May 21 Jack Twyman, basketball player (Rochester/Cincinnati Royals), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
May 25 István Nyers, Hungarian footballer, born in Freyming-Merlebach, Moselle, France (d. 2005)
May 29 Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball coach (Czech Women's team, German Men's team), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2013)
May 29 Pepper Paire, American National Women's Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (1948 AAGPBL All-Star Team), born in Los Angeles, CA (d. 2013)
May 30 Norbert Schemansky, USA, middle heavyweight (Olympic gold 1952)
May 31 Russell Endean, cricketer (28 Tests for South Africa, handled the ball 1956)

May 11 Moses Walker, American baseball catcher (first African-American to play MLB), dies at 66
May 16 William "Candy" Cummings, American baseball player credited with creating the curveball, dies at 75
May 19 Billy Zulch, cricketer (South African batsman scored 2 Test centuries), dies