Events in Sport
Golf Tournament
Sep 1 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Opie Turner Golf Open
Mickey Wright
Tennis Open
Sep 7 78th U.S. Men's National Championship: Ashley Cooper beats Malcolm Anderson (6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 10-8, 8-6)
Ashley Cooper
Tennis Open
Sep 7 72nd U.S. Women's National Championship: Althea Gibson beats Darlene Hard (3-6, 6-1, 6-2)
Darlene Hard
- Sep 8 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open
Baseball Record
Sep 9 Pirate Roberto Clemente ties record of 3 triples in a game
Roberto Clemente
Birthdays in Sport
- Sep 4 Ray Freeman, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Coast Carolina), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- Sep 11 Don Slaught, catcher (California Angels, NY Yankees), born in Long Beach, California
- Sep 12 Wilfredo Benitez, PR, boxer (world champ at 17y176d)
- Sep 16 Orel Hershiser, pitcher (LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians)
- Sep 16 Neville Southall, Welsh footballer
- Sep 17 Daniel Nunez, Cuba, weightlifter (Olympic gold 1980)
- Sep 18 John Aldridge, Irish footballer
- Sep 19 Azumah Nelson, Ghanaian boxer
- Sep 20 Marty Schiene, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Illinois Open), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 21 Rick Mahorn, NBA forward (Detroit Pistons)
- Sep 23 Larry Hogan Mize, PGA golfer (1987 Masters), born in Augusta, Georgia
- Sep 23 Marvin Lewis, American football coach
- Sep 28 Angella Issajenko, Jamaica, 4X100m relayer (Olympic silver 1984)
- Sep 30 Nona Garson, equestrian show jumper (Olympics 1996)
Deaths in Sport
- Sep 9 Charles Macartney, cricket (35 Tests 1907-26, 2131 runs 45 wkts), dies