April 1952 in Sport

Events in Sport

Apr 6 16th Masters Golf Tournament: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 286

Apr 12 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Houston Weathervane Golf Tournament

Apr 15 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Montreal Canadiens in 4 games
Apr 19 56th Boston Marathon won by Doroteo Flores of Guatemala in 2:31:53
Apr 25 6th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3
Apr 26 Patty Berg scores 64, best competitive round of golf by a woman
Apr 28 Patty Berg wins LPGA Richmond Golf Open
Apr 28 St Louis Browns lend 2 black minor leaguers to Hankyu Braves of Japan

Apr 30 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Stockton Golf Open

Apr 1 Rey Robinson, American 100m sprinter (Olympic-1972)
Apr 2 Dan Halldorson, Canadian Tour golfer (1985 World Cup), born in Winnipeg, Canada
Apr 2 Joseph Kent Massey, soling sailor (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Apr 4 Rosemarie Ackermann, German high jumper (Olympic gold 1976), born in Lohsa, Sachsen, Germany
Apr 4 Gregg Hansford, Australian motorcycle and touring car racer, born in Australia (d. 1995)
Apr 7 Jane Frederick, US pentathlete (Olympic 7th 1976)
Apr 11 Michael Daly, Canadian Tour golfer (1991 BC Winter Tour), born in Toronto, Ontario
Apr 11 Peter Windsor, English motor racing journalist and reporter, born in Reigate, Surrey, England
Apr 12 Alexis Argüello, Nicaraguan featherweight boxer (1974 champ), born in Managua, Nicaragua (d. 2009)
Apr 12 Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist and writer, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2004)
Apr 12 Reuben Gant, American professional football player (Buffalo Bills), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Apr 13 Jonjo O'Neill, racehorse trainer
Apr 14 Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish sportsman
Apr 15 Bengt Gingsjö, Swedish swimmer
Apr 16 Peter Westbrook, US fencer (Olympic bronze 1988, 92, 96), born in St Louis, Missouri

Apr 16 Bill Belichick, American football coach (4 Super Bowls with New England Patriots), born in Nashville, Tennessee

Apr 20 Božidar Maljković, Serbian basketball coach and president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia, born in Otočac, Croatia
Apr 23 Terry Moor, tennis star, born in Hartford, Connecticut
Apr 25 Vladislav Tretiak, USSR hockey player (Olympic gold 1972, 76)
Apr 27 Ari Vatanen, Finnish rally driver

Apr 27 George Gervin, American basketball player, born in Detroit, Michigan