October 1941 in Sport

Events in Sport

Oct 4 Karl Oppitzhauser, Austrian racing driver
Oct 5 Ricardo Hoffmann, marathon swimmer (299 miles)
Oct 13 John Snow, cricketer (fiery England quickie Unpopular with Aussies)
Oct 14 Art Shamsky, American baseball player
Oct 16 Tim McCarver, baseball catcher (Phils, Mets)/sportscaster (ABC, CBS)
Oct 20 Bob Panasik, Canadian Tour golfer (1986 Canadian TPC), born in Windsor, Ontario
Oct 23 Colin Milburn, cricketer (England bat whose career was cut short)
Oct 25 Bobby Keetch, soccer player/entrepreneur
Oct 26 Harald Nielsen, Danish soccer player (Olympic silver 1960), born in Frederikshavn, Denmark (d. 2015)
Oct 27 Dick Trickle, American race car driver, born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (d. 2013)
Oct 29 Brian Yuile, cricketer (NZ slow left-armer took 34 wkts in 17 Tests)
Oct 30 Jim Ray Hart, American baseball player (Giants), born in Hookerton, North Carolina (d. 2016)
Oct 31 Lucas Brown Jackson, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1964), born in San Marcos, Texas
Oct 31 Derek Bell, British racing driver, born in Pinner, Middlesex, England

Oct 13 NFL halfback Red Grange (38) weds flight attendant Margaret Hazelberg