January 1957 in Sport

Events in Sport

Jan 5 Dodgers' Jackie Robinson announces his retirement rather than be traded to the NY Giants

Jan 10 Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Det Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates

Jan 13 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 19-10
Jan 15 Brooklyn Dodgers sign a new 3 year lease for Ebbets Field
Jan 15 7th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 109-97 at Boston
Jan 26 Joseph F Cairnes succeeds Lou Perini as President of Milwaukee Braves
Jan 28 45th Women's Australian Championships: Shirley Fry Irvin beats Althea Gibson (6-3, 6-4)

Jan 28 45th Men's Australian Championships: Ashley Cooper beats Neale Fraser (6-3, 9-11, 6-4, 6-2)

Jan 6 Nancy Lopez, American golfer (3 Majors, 48 LPGA tour wins), born in Torrance, California

Jan 7 Julian Solis, Puerto Rican boxer
Jan 8 Dwight Clark, American NFL wide receiver/executive ("The Catch" 1981 Super Bowl SF 49ers), born in Kingston, North Carolina (d. 2018)
Jan 11 Darryl Dawkins, American professional basketball player (Philadelphia 76ers, NJ Nets), born in Orlando, Florida (d. 2015)
Jan 11 Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager
Jan 13 Christina Seufert, Sacraento California, diver (Olympic bronze 1984)
Jan 13 Mark Francis O'Meara, Goldsboro NC, PGA golfer (1984 Greater Milw)
Jan 17 Donna Stone, NJ, fencer-epee (Olympics 1996)
Jan 17 Michel Vaarten, Belgian cyclist
Jan 19 Ottis "O J" Anderson, NFL running back (NY Giants)
Jan 20 Leonard C Clements, Cherry Point NC, PGA golfer (1994 Bob Hope-2nd)
Jan 21 Jacob Green, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawk)
Jan 21 Shaukat Dukanwala, cricketer (Baroda off-spinner, UAE World Cup 1996)

Jan 22 Mike Bossy, NHL forward (NY Islanders), 1st 50 goals in 50 game, born in Montreal, Quebec

Jan 25 Jeff Gossett, NFL punter (Oakland Raiders)
Jan 26 Ashok Malhotra, cricketer (Indian batsman in 7 Tests 1982-84)
Jan 26 Shivlal Yadav, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 102 Test wickets 1979-87)

Jan 28 Nick Price, Zimbabwean golfer (PGA 1992, 94; British Open 1994), born in Durban, South Africa

Jan 30 Payne Stewart, American golfer (US Open 1991, 99; PGA 1989), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 1999)

Jan 31 Shirley F Babashoff, California, swimmer (Olympics-6 silver/2 gold-72, 76)

Jan 19 Golfer Gary Player (21) weds Bobby Verwey's sister Vivienne Verwey

Jan 24 Daniel Taylor, cricketer (bro of Herbie, 2 Tests for S Af 1914), dies