Events in Sport
Events 101 - 121 of 121
- Oct 13 Ryder Cup Golf, East Lake CC: US beats Great Britain, 23-9; competition format changes with addition of 4-ball (better ball) matches on a 3rd day of play
Golf Major
Oct 13 LPGA Championship, Stardust CC: Mickey Wright wins 4th LPGA title by 2 shots from Mary Mills, Louise Suggs & Mary Lena Faulk
- Oct 18 IOC votes Mexico City to host 1968 Olympics
NFL Record
Event of Interest
Nov 10 Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545
Gordie Howe
- Nov 11 Gordie Howe ties Rocket Richard's lifetime 544 goal record
- Nov 26 29th Heisman Trophy Award: Roger Staubach, Navy (QB)
- Nov 30 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat BC Lions, 21-10; features controversial sequence involving American players Angelo Mosca and Willie Fleming
- Nov 30 28th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 10-8 in Birmingham, Auburn's first points in the series in five years
- Dec 1 Wendell Scott wins the Grand National Series Jacksonville 200 at Speedway Park in Jacksonville, Florida, becoming the first black driver to win a race at NASCAR's premier level
- Dec 2 MLB Rules Committee bans oversized catcher's mitts; rule effective only in 1965
- Dec 2 1964 NFL Draft: Dave Parks from Texas Tech first pick by San Francisco 49ers
- Dec 4 Boston Bruins' right wing Andy Hebenton sets a new NHL record by playing in his 581st consecutive game in 2-2 tie with Chicago Black Hawks; reaches 630 straight games
- Dec 6 Test Cricket debut of Graeme Pollock at the Gabba
- Dec 17 Ballon d'Or: Dynamo Moscow goalkeeper Lev Yashin wins award for best European football player; beats Milan midfielder Gianni Rivera and Tottenham striker Jimmy Greaves; first Russian national to win trophy
- Dec 28 Scottish Lotus driver Jim Clark wins his record 7th Grand Prix of the F1 season, the South African event at Prince George Circuit; first Scotsman to win the World Drivers Championship
- Dec 29 52nd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (3-2)
- Dec 29 National Football League Championship, Wrigley Field, Chicago: Chicago Bears beat New York Giants, 14-10; Giants 3rd consecutive championship defeat; played in temperatures under 10 °F (−12 °C)
Birthdays in Sport
Birthdays 101 - 200 of 449
- Mar 13 Vance Johnson, American NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos), born in Trenton, New Jersey
- Mar 14 Bruce Reid, cricketer (brilliant left-arm Aust pace bowler 1985-92)
- Mar 15 Don Simington, American jockey, born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin
- Mar 17 Roger Harper, cricketer (Guyana & WI off-spinner Extraordinary field)
- Mar 20 Paul Annacone, tennis star, born in Southampton, New York
- Mar 20 Ramon Andersson, Middle Swan Australia, canoeist (Olympics-br-92, 96)
- Mar 20 Yelena Romanova, Russian athlete (d. 2007)
- Mar 20 Manabu Suzuki, Japanese racing driver and broadcaster
- Mar 21 Ronald Koeman, Dutch soccer star (Ajax, PSV, Barcelona, Feyenoord)
- Mar 21 Shawon Dunston, infielder (SF Giants), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Mar 22 Hannu Virta, Turku FIN, hockey defenseman (Team Finland)
- Mar 22 Rich Monteleone, pitcher (California Angels), born in Tampa, Florida
- Mar 23 Ana Quirot, Cuba, 800m runner (Olympics-bronze/silver-92, 96)
- Mar 23 Kim Williams, LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Heartland-26th), born in Bethesda, Maryland
- Mar 24 Raimond van der Gouw, Dutch soccer goalie (Vitesse, Manchester)
- Mar 24 Sammy Giammatva, tennis star, born in Houston, Texas
- Mar 26 Rebecca Twigg, 79K cyclist (Olympic silver 1984, 92, 96), born in Seattle, Washington
- Mar 27 Ed Pinckney, American NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers), born in The Bronx, New York
- Mar 27 Randall Cunningham, American NFL quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings), born in Santa Barbara, California
- Mar 27 James Todd Graves, American sport shooter (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Rouston, Louisiana
- Mar 28 Therese Washtock, 3 day equestrian (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Mar 30 Jenny Lidback, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1995), born in Lima, Peru
- Mar 30 Lomas Brown, NFL tackle (Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals)
- Apr 2 Dermot Reeve, English cricketer and unorthodox all-rounder, born in Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Apr 2 Mike Gascoyne, British Formula One engineer and designer, born in Norwich, England
- Apr 3 Chris Bosio, American baseball pitcher (Seattle Mariners), born in Carmichael, California
- Apr 3 Zakir Khan, Pakistani cricketer (two Tests for Pakistan 1986-89), born in Bannu, Pakistan
- Apr 4 Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Apr 4 Jack Del Rio, American football player, NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings), born in Castro Valley, California
- Apr 6 Lorenzo Lynch, NFL safety (Az Cardinals, Oakland Raiders)
- Apr 8 Alec Stewart, cricketer (son of Micky/opening bat Occasional WK)
- Apr 8 Terry Porter, NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Apr 10 Claire Smith, equestrian 3 day event (Olympics 1996), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- Apr 10 Kirk Lowdermilk, American football NFL center (Indianapolis Colts), born in Canton, Ohio
- Apr 10 Marvin Freeman, American baseball pitcher (Colorado Rockies), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Apr 10 Mike Devereaux, American baseball outfielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in Casper, Wyoming
- Apr 11 Elizabeth Smylie, tennis star (1987 Oklahoma City), born in Perth, Australia
- Apr 11 Billy Bowden, New Zealand cricket umpire, born in Auckland, New Zealand
Garry Kasparov
Apr 13 Gary Kasparov, Russian chess player (world champion 1985-93), born in Baku, Azerbaijan
Garry Kasparov
Meg Mallon
Apr 14 Meg Mallon, American golfer (4 LPGA major titles), born in Natick, Massachusetts
Meg Mallon
- Apr 15 Manoj Prabhakar, cricketer (Indian opening batsman & opening bowler)
- Apr 15 Teresa Wentzel DeWitt, Ft Bragg NC, double trap (Olympics 1996)
- Apr 16 Garry Galley, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Apr 16 Hu Na, China, tennis star
- Apr 16 Salim Malik, cricketer (memorable Pakistani & Essex batsman)
- Apr 18 Phil Simmons, cricketer (West Indian opening batsman)
- Apr 20 Mauricio Gugelmin, Brazilian racing driver, born in Joinville, Brazil
- Apr 21 Ken Caminiti, infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Hanford, California
- Apr 23 Benoit Doucet, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Apr 26 Bill Wennington, NBA center (Chicago Bulls)
- Apr 26 Thomas Searle, hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)
Mike Babcock
Apr 29 Mike Babcock, Canadian NHL Coach (Anaheim, Detroit, Team Canada), born in Manitouwadge, Ontario
Mike Babcock
- Apr 30 Steve Smith, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- May 1 Robert Seguso, American tennis player (4 x doubles major titles, gold medal doubles 1988 Olympics), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- May 2 Jos van Eck, Dutch soccer player (Sparta), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
- May 2 Kenton Leonard, CFL cornerback (Calgary Stampeders), born in Point Coupee, Louisiana
- May 3 Jeff Hornacek, American basketball player and coach, born in Elmhurst, Illinois
- May 11 Blair Piercy, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Cordova Bay Open), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- May 11 Mark Breland, American welterweight boxer (Olympic gold 1984), born in Brooklyn, New York
- May 12 Stefano Modena, Italian racing driver
- May 13 Wally Masur, England, tennis star
- May 14 Pat Borders, catcher (California Angels), born in Columbus, Ohio
- May 17 Jon Koncak, NBA center (Orlando Magic)
- May 18 Marty McSorley, Hamilton, NHL defenseman (LA Kings, NY Rangers)
- May 19 Rebecca Bradley, LPGA golfer
- May 19 Filippo Galli, Italian footballer
- May 20 David Wells, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, NY Yankees), born in Torrance, California
- May 20 Dipak Chudasama, cricketer (Kenya opening batsman 1996 World Cup)
- May 21 Yelena Vodorezova, USSR, figure skater (Olympic-1976)
- May 24 Horace Holden Jr, slalom double canoe (Olympic 11th 1996), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- May 24 Joe Dumars, NBA guard (Detroit Pistons)
- May 24 Ken Ftach, tennis star, born in St Louis, Missouri
- May 24 Ivan Capelli, Italian racing driver
- May 24 Rich Rodriguez, American football coach
- May 24 Kenneth "Ken" Flach, American professional tennis player (4 Grand Slam titles, 2 mixed doubles), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2018)
- May 26 Eddie Martin Jr, jockey
- May 28 Eugene Robinson, NFL safety (Seattle Seahawk, GB Packers-Super Bowl 31)
- May 29 Ukyo Katayama, Japanese racing driver
- Jun 2 Brian Harvey, baseball umpire (NL)
- Jun 2 Jay B Cooper, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Jamaica), born in Coral Gables, Florida
- Jun 2 Tim Balmer, Canadian Tour golfer (Bermuda Open-1990), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Jun 3 Deb Richard, Abbeville LA, LPGA golfer (1991 Women's Kemper Open)
- Jun 3 Sabrina Goles, Yugoslavia, tennis star
- Jun 4 Carey Nelson, Canadian marathoner (Olympics 1996), born in Saskatchewan, Western Canada
- Jun 4 Jim Lachey, NFL tackle (Washington Redskins)
- Jun 4 Xavier McDaniel, NBA forward (Seattle SuperSonics)
- Jun 6 Dannette Leininger, Kailua HA, team handball wing (Olympics 1992, 96)
- Jun 6 Vladimir Ruzicka, hockey forward (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998)
- Jun 7 Steven David Rintoul, Bowral Australia, PGA golfer (1994 Buick-2nd)
- Jun 8 John Restino, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Tommy Armour), born in Westchester, New York
- Jun 8 Susan Smith, LPGA golfer
- Jun 11 Max Stevens, Millmeran QLD, Australian golfer
- Jun 11 Tommy Barnhardt, NFL punter (Carolina Panthers, GB Packers, TB Bucs)
- Jun 11 Bruce Kimball, American diver
- Jun 12 Philippa June Baker, double scull rower (Olympics 1996), born in Wanganui, New Zealand
- Jun 12 Philippe Bugalski, French rally driver (d. 2012)
- Jun 13 Bettina Bunge, German tennis player (Virginia Slims of California 1983), born in Adliswil, Switzerland