Events in Sport
US Golf Open
Jun 11 US Open Men's Golf, Medinah CC: Cary Middlecoff wins the first of his 2 Open titles, 1 stroke ahead of Clayton Heafner and Sam Snead

Sam Snead
- Jun 11 81st Belmont: Ted Atkinson aboard Capot wins in 2:30.2
'Gorgeous Gussie' Shocks Wimbledon
Jun 20 Tennis star Gussie Moran shocks Wimbledon by wearing a short dress "to look good and "move more freely on the court"
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Boxing Title Fight
Jun 22 Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 for National Boxing Association world heavyweight title

Ezzard Charles

Jersey Joe
Birthdays in Sport
- Jun 2 Stewart Ginn, Australian golfer (Senior Players C'ship 2002), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- Jun 8 Hildegard Falck, German athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1972 FRG), born in Nettelrede, Germany
- Jun 11 Tom Pryce, British racing driver, born in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales (d. 1977)
- Jun 12 Marc Tardif, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Granby, Quebec, Canada
- Jun 15 Dusty Baker, American baseball outfielder and manager (MLB All Star 1981-82; LA Dodgers; NL Manager of the Year 1993, 97, 2000), born in Riverside, California
- Jun 16 Paulo César, Brazilian footballer
- Jun 20 Paul Shaw, Collingwood Ontario, trap shooter (Olympics 1996)
- Jun 23 Gordon Bray, Australian sports broadcaster
- Jun 25 Phyllis George, Miss America (1971) and sportscaster (CBS), born in Denton, Texas (d. 2020)
- Jun 28 Don Baylor, American baseball player (Rockies, 1979 AL RBI leader, 267 HBP), born in Austin, Texas
- Jun 29 Dan Dierdorf, American football offensive lineman and sportscaster (Monday Night Football), born in Canton, Ohio
- Jun 30 Eric Goetz, American shipbuilder (America's Cup 1995), born in NYC, New York
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Jun 11 NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle (23) weds artist Jane Coupe

Pete Rozelle