April 1954 in Sport

Events in Sport

Apr 12 US Masters Golf, Augusta: Sam Snead wins his third and final Masters by 1 in an 18-hole playoff with Ben Hogan

Apr 12 8th NBA Championship: Min Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 3
Apr 13 Balt Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0

Apr 13 Milwaukee Braves' Hank Aaron's 1st game

Apr 15 Orioles 1st game in Baltimore beat White Sox 3-1
Apr 16 Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3
Apr 19 58th Boston Marathon won by Veikko Karvonen of Finland in 2:20:39
Apr 19 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th
Apr 22 NBA adopts 24-second shot clock & 6 team-foul rule
Apr 23 Hammerin' Hank Aaron hits 1st of his 755 homers

Apr 7 Donna White, LPGA golfer
Apr 7 Tony Dorsett, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys, Heisman Trophy)
Apr 8 Gary Carter, catcher (Mont Expos, NY Mets)
Apr 12 Marvin Johnson, American middleweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1972), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
Apr 16 John Bowe, Australian racing driver
Apr 17 Riccardo Patrese, driver (Grand Prix)
Apr 19 Trevor Francis, British soccer manager
Apr 20 Peter Toohey, Australian cricketer (NSW & Australian batsman 1977-80), born in Blayney, Australia
Apr 20 Gilles Lupien, French Canadian ice hockey player, born in Lachute, Canada
Apr 21 Dale Eggeling, LPGA golfer (1995 Oldsmobile Classic), born in Statesboro, Georgia
Apr 24 Vince Ferragamo, American football quarterback (LA Rams, Montreal Alouettes), born in Torrance, California
Apr 28 Ron Zook, American Football Coach
Apr 29 Jake Burton Carpenter, American snowboarder
Apr 30 Gunther Tiersch, German DR, 8 man cox (Olympic gold 1968)

Apr 10 Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater, dies at 65
Apr 12 Pim [Willem JH] Mulier, Dutch journalist/sports-organizer, dies at 89