June 1951 in Sport

Events in Sport

Jun 15 Joe Louis scored his last knock out victory

Jun 16 US Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Ben Hogan wins his second consecutive US Open title, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Clayton Heafner.

Jun 16 83rd Belmont: David Gorman aboard Counterpoint wins in 2:29
Jun 20 Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox
Jun 21 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Whitemarsh Valley CC: Patty Berg defeats Pat O'Sullivan, 2-up in the final

Jun 2 Larry Clark Robinson, NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens, Norris-77, 80)
Jun 3 David Ogilvie, cricketer (5 Tests for Australia 1977-78)
Jun 4 Charles Dickinson, American author (Waltz in Marathon), born in Detroit, Michigan
Jun 6 Noritake Takahara, Japanese racing driver
Jun 9 Dave Parker, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP 1978)
Jun 10 Burglinde Pollak, German DR, pentathlete (Olympic bronze 1972)
Jun 10 Dan Fouts, NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers)
Jun 10 Vicky Latta, equestrian 3 day event (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Jun 11 Collis King, West Indian cricketer (WI all-rounder late 70s), born in Christ Church, Barbados
Jun 11 Maren Seidler, American shot putter (Olympic 11th 1968), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jun 11 Mithra Wettimuny, Sri Lankan cricketer (brother of Sidath 2 Tests for SL v NZ 1983), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Jun 13 Mike Weaver, American WBA World Heavyweight Champion, born in Gatesville, Texas

Jun 15 Tom Forzani, CFL wide receiver (Calgary Stampeders)
Jun 16 Roberto Durán, Panamanian boxer (4-weight world champion), born in El Chorrillo. Panama
Jun 19 Francesco Moser, Italian cyclist
Jun 23 Michèle Mouton, French race car driver
Jun 24 Ivar Formo, Norwegian 50K cross country skier (Olympic gold 1976)
Jun 24 Raelene Boyle, Australia, sprinter (Olympic silver 1972)
Jun 26 Gary Gilmour, Australian cricket all-rounder (1973-77), born in Waratah, New South Wales
Jun 27 Ulf Andersson, Swedish International Chess Grandmaster (1972), born in Västerås, Sweden