May 1961 in Sport

Events in Sport

May 14 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Columbus Golf Open

May 20 86th Preakness: Johnny Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 1:57.6
May 27 Fiorentina of Italy win 1st European Cup Winner's Cup against Glasgow Rangers 4-2 in Florence (2nd leg)
May 27 Ralph Boston of US, sets then long jump record at 27' ½"
May 27 60th Men's French Championships: Manuel Santana beats Nicola Pietrangeli (4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2)
May 27 60th Women's French Championships: Ann Haydon beats Yola Ramirez (6-2, 6-1)

May 30 Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt wins in 3:35:37.540 (223.908 km/h)

May 1 Charlie O'Brien, American MLB catcher (pioneered hockey style catcher's mask), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
May 1 Steven Cauthen, American Hall of Fame jockey (1978 Triple Crown-Affirmed, The Derby 1985, 1987), born in Covington, Kentucky
May 2 Peter Doohan, Australian professional tennis player, born in Newcastle, NSW (d. 2017)
May 3 Steve McClaren, English football manager, born in Fulford, York, England
May 4 Eugene Daniel, American football NFL center (Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
May 4 Luis Herrera, Colombian cyclist, born in Fusagasugá, Colombia
May 8 Riaz Poonawalla, cricketer (Indian 12th man/UAE bat 1994 ICC Trophy)
May 9 Rene Capo, Pinal del Rio Cuba, half-heavyweight judoka (Olympics 1996)
May 10 Blyth Tait, England, NZ equestrian 3 day event (Olympic gold 1996)
May 10 Randy Cunneyworth, Etobicoke, NHL left wing (Ottawa Senators)
May 12 Thomas Dooley, German-American Soccer Player

May 13 Dennis Rodman, NBA forward (Chicago Bulls), born in Trenton, New Jersey

May 14 Alain Vigneault, Canadian ice hockey coach
May 15 Anne Kelly, LPGA golfer
May 16 Kevin Guidry, NFL tackle (Denver Broncos)
May 20 Clive Allen, WLAF kicker (London Monarchs)
May 20 Sally Quinlan, LPGA golfer
May 20 Vaughn Jefferis, Matangi NZ, equestrian 3 day event (Olymp-bronze-96)
May 23 Dave Babych, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
May 23 Kevin Romine, baseball player
May 26 Stephen Robert Pate, Ventura CA, PGA golfer (1987 Southwest Classic)
May 27 Jill Sterkel, US swimmer (Olympic bronze 1976, 84, 88)
May 27 John Lugbill, Wauseon Ohio, US canoeist/kayaker (Olympic-92)
May 29 Todd Boonstra, cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota

May 2 J C White, cricketer (49 wickets in 15 Tests for England 1921-31), dies