Events in Sport
NFL Pro Bowl
Jan 15 11th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 35-31; MVPs: Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts, QB; Sam Huff, NY Giants, LB
Johnny Unitas
NBA All-Star Game
Jan 17 11th NBA All-Star Game, Onondaga County Coliseum, Syracuse, NY: West beats East, 153-131; MVP: Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati Royals, PG; at 22, youngest player to receive All-Star MVP honours, 23 points & 14 assists
Oscar Robertson
Event of Interest
Jan 25 Toronto left wing Frank Mahovlich scores twice, giving him 39 for the season, and making him highest single season goal scorer in Maple Leafs' history, as Toronto beats Montreal Canadiens, 5-3
Frank Mahovlich
- Jan 27 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Margaret Court retains title; repeat of previous year's final beating Jan Lehane O'Neill 6-1, 6-4
Australian Tennis Open
Jan 27 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson beats fellow Australian Rod Laver 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 for his first Grand Slam title
Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
- Jan 31 West Indian cricket batsman Rohan Kanhai scores back-to-back centuries in the drawn 4th Test against Australia in Adelaide; follows 1st innings 117 with 115 in 2nd knock
Birthdays in Sport
- Jan 1 Irv Eatman, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers)
- Jan 5 Curt Bader, American sprint kayaker (Olympics 1996), born in Bloomfield, Iowa
- Jan 6 Howie Long, American NFL tackle/actor/broadcaster (Broken Arrow), born in Somerville, Massachusetts
- Jan 8 Shoaib Mohammad, Pakistani cricketer (son of Hanif Patient & prolific batsman), born in Karachi, Pakistan
- Jan 8 Calvin Smith, American athlete, born in Bolton, Mississippi
- Jan 11 Paul Skansi, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawk)
- Jan 12 Andrea Carnevale, Italian soccer player (Napoli), born in Monte San Biagio, Italy
- Jan 13 Kelly Hrudey, Edmonton, NHL goalie (LA Kings)
- Jan 13 Kent Hull, NFL center (Buffalo Bills)
- Jan 17 Maia Chiburdanidze, Kutaisi USSR, women's world chess champ
Mark Messier
Jan 18 Mark Messier, Canadian NHL Center (Edmonton, NY Rangers), born in Edmonton, Alberta
Mark Messier
Wayne Gretzky
Jan 26 Wayne Gretzky, Canadian NHL great scorer (Oiler, King, Rangers), born in Brantford, Ontario
Wayne Gretzky
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Jan 28 NFL coach Mike Ditka (21) weds Marge Dougherty
Mike Ditka
Deaths in Sport
Alfred Carlton Gilbert
Jan 24 Alfred Carlton Gilbert, American athlete, inventor, and businessman (invented the Erector Set), dies at 76
Alfred Carlton Gilbert
- Jan 26 Morris Nichols, cricketer (41 wkts in 14 Tests for Eng 1930-39), dies