Events in Sport
- Sep 1 Finnish long distance runner Viljo Heino runs 10,000m world record 29:27.2 in Kouvola, Finland
- Sep 5 US National Championship Men's Tennis: Pancho Gonzales beats fellow American Ted Schroeder 16-18, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4; longest singles final match by number of games (67), before the tiebreaker introduction
- Sep 5 US National Championship Women's Tennis: Margaret Osborne duPont beats fellow American Doris Hart 6-4, 6-1 for her 2nd straight US singles crown
- Sep 13 Ladies Pro Golf Association of America formed in NYC
- Sep 17 Ryder Cup Golf, Ganton GC: US beats Great Britain, 7-5; Americans win 6 of 8 singles matches to claim victory
- Sep 18 Baseball major league record 4 grand slams hit
- Sep 20 Tennis player Pancho Gonzales turns professional
US Women's Golf Open
Sep 25 US Open Women's Golf, Prince George's CC: Louise Suggs leads wire-to-wire to win by 14 strokes ahead of runner-up and defending champion Babe Zaharias
Louise Suggs
- Sep 25 Despite 71 injuries, Yankees have been in 1st place all season until Red Sox move into a tie for 1st place
Birthdays in Sport
- Sep 3 José Pékerman, Argentine football manager, born in Villa Domínguez, Argentina
Tom Watson
Sep 4 Tom Watson, golfer (8-time major winner; British Open 1975, 77, 80, 82, 83), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Tom Watson
- Sep 4 Dean Pees, National Football League defensive coordinator
- Sep 9 Joe Theismann, NFL quarterback (Redskins)/sportscaster
- Sep 9 John Curry, England, figure skater (Olympic gold 1976)
- Sep 11 Marty Liquori, American runner (AAU 3 mile-1979 (13:14.7)), born in Montclair, New Jersey
- Sep 11 Roger Uttley, English rugby union player, born in Blackpool, England
- Sep 11 Bill Whittington, American race car driver, born in Lubbock, Texas
- Sep 12 Irina Rodnina, Russian pairs figure skater (Olympic gold 1972, 76, 80), born in Moscow, Soviet Union
- Sep 18 Peter Shilton, English football goalkeeper, born in Leicester, England
- Sep 20 John W. Henry, American businessman and owner of sports teams (Boston Red Sox and Liverpool Football Club), born in Quincy, Illinois
- Sep 22 Harold Carmichael, NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Sep 25 Inshan Ali, West Indian cricketer (big-spinning WI chinaman bowler 1971-77), born in Preysal, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1995)
Mike Schmidt
Sep 27 Mike Schmidt, MLB third baseman & HR hitter (Phillies), born in Dayton, Ohio
Mike Schmidt
- Sep 29 Steve Busby, footballer
Weddings in Sport
- Sep 15 Figure skater and actress Sonja Henie (36) weds Winthrop Gardner Jr