Events in Sport
- Sep 6 Carl Scheib becomes youngest pitcher in American League history at 16years, 8 months
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 6 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Joe Hunt beats fellow American Jack Kramer 6-3, 6-8, 10-8, 6-0 for his lone major title
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 6 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: American Pauline Betz successfully defends title; beats Louise Brough Clapp 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Birthdays in Sport
- Sep 2 Glenn Sather, NHL coach (Edmonton Oiler)
- Sep 3 Dave Eichelberger, American golfer (US Senior Open 1999), born in Waco, Texas
- Sep 4 Giuseppe Gentile, Italian triple jumper (Olympic bronze 1968), born in Latina, Italy
- Sep 12 Ralph Neely, American football offensive tackle (Super Bowl 1971, 77 Dallas Cowboys; Pro Bowl 1967, 69; All Pro 1966-69), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 2022)
- Sep 19 Christl Haas, Austrian downhill skier (Olympic gold 1964), born in Kitzbühel, Austria (d. 2001)
Joe Morgan (1943-2020)
Sep 19 American Baseball HOF infielder (10 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1975, 76; NL MVP 1975, 76; Cincinnati Reds) and broadcaster (ESPN), born in Bonham, Texas
- Sep 20 Tommy Nobis, American College Football HOF linebacker (Uni of Texas; #1 pick NFL Draft 1966 Atlanta Falcons; NFL Rookie of the Year 1966; First-team All-Pro 1967; 5× Pro Bowl), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2017)
- Sep 21 Jerry Bruckheimer, American film and television producer (Flashdance; Top Gun; Pirates of the Caribbean; CSI0 and NHL team owner (Seattle Kraken), born in Detroit, Michigan
Marty Schottenheimer (1943-2021)
Sep 23 American football coach (Cleveland Browns, KC Chiefs; NFL Coach of Year 2004, San Diego Chargers), born in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
- Sep 26 Ian Chappell, Australian cricket batsman and captain (75 Tests; 5,345 @ 42.42, 14 x 100s, TS 196; South Australia) and broadcaster (9 Network), born in Adelaide, South Australia
- Sep 26 Tim Schenken, Australian racing driver, born in Gordon, Sydney, Australia
- Sep 28 Bobby Hope, Scottish soccer midfielder (7 caps; West Bromwich Albion 336 games, Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday), born in Bridge of Allan, Scotland (d. 2022)
- Sep 28 Gertrud "Traudl" Hecher, Austrian downhill skier (Olympic bronze 1960)
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