Events in Sport
Events 1 - 100 of 122
Event of Interest
Jan 10 15th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 34-14; MVPs: Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings, QB; Terry Barr, Detroit Lions, DB
Fran Tarkenton
Event of Interest
Jan 23 Boston Celtic center Bill Russell misses all 14 shots in 104-100 loss to Philadelphia 76ers, led by newly acquired Wilt Chamberlain
Bill Russell
Wilt Chamberlain
- Jan 31 Pud Galvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame
Event of Interest
Feb 1 Former world heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson beats Canadian George Chuvalo by unanimous decision in a 12-round non-title clash at New York’s Madison Square Garden; 'The Ring' names bout Fight of the Year.
Floyd Patterson
Tennis Open
Feb 1 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: Australian Margaret Smith wins 6th straight home singles title; beats Maria Bueno of Brazil 5-7, 6-4, 5-2; Bueno retired injured
Maria Bueno
Tennis Open
Feb 1 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson wins 3rd consecutive Australian title; beats fellow Australian Fred Stolle 7-9, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1
Roy Emerson
- Feb 3 Braves offer Milwaukee $500,000 to terminate their lease a year earlier, the proposal is turned down
- Feb 11 Braves propose to pay 5 cents from each ticket to bring a new team to Milwaukee
- Feb 14 7th Daytona 500: Fred Lorenzen wins (141.539 MPH)
- Feb 17 US-Japan baseball relations suspended over Masanori Murakami dispute
- Feb 19 NFL adds 6th official - the line judge
- Mar 1 Australia suspends champion swimmer Dawn Fraser for 10 years for misconduct
- Mar 5 Ernie Terrell beats Eddie Machen in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
- Mar 6 Bruce Taylor hits 105 for NZ v India in 1st Test Cricket innings
- Mar 6 12th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Duke, 91-85
- Mar 20 27th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Michigan 91-80
- Mar 27 119th Grand National: Mr. "Tommy" Smith aboard Jay Trump wins
Baseball Record
Apr 9 1st game at Astrodome, Houston beats Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits 1st indoor homerun
Mickey Mantle
Golf Major
Apr 11 29th Masters Golf Tournament: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 271
Jack Nicklaus
- Apr 12 1st NL game at Houston's Astrodome (Phillies beat Astros 2-0)
- Apr 15 NFL changes penalty flag from white to bright gold
- Apr 19 69th Boston Marathon won by Morio Shigematsu of Japan in 2:16:33
- Apr 24 NY Met Casey Stengel wins his 3,000 game as manager
- Apr 25 19th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 1
- May 1 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker wins aboard Lucky Debonair, the third of his 4 Derby victories
- May 1 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 in Game 7 to take title 4-3
Baseball Record
May 4 Willie Mays 512th HR breaks Mel Ott's 511th NL record
Willie Mays
- May 11 West Indies becomes 1st holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy
- May 15 90th Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Tom Rolfe wins in 1:56.2
- May 15 Canadian Football Players Association organizes
- May 19 West Ham United of England win 5th European Cup Winner's Cup against 1860 München of West Germany 2-0 in London
Boxing Title Fight
May 25 Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight boxing title rematch
Muhammad Ali
Sonny Liston
Tennis Open
May 29 French Championships Men's Tennis: Fred Stolle beats fellow Australian Tony Roche 3-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 for his first Grand Slam singles title
Tony Roche
- May 29 French Championships Women's Tennis: Australian Lesley Turner Bowrey wins her 2nd French singles crown; upsets doubles partner Margaret Smith 6-3, 6-4
- May 31 Jim Clark becomes 1st foreigner in 49 years to win Indianapolis 500 - 3:19:05.370 (242.506 km/h)
- Jun 1 Robert Manry begins his 78 day voyage to sail a 13.5-foot yacht "Tinkerbelle" across the Atlantic Ocean
- Jun 5 97th Belmont: John Sellers aboard Hail to All wins in 2:28.6
- Jun 6 Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive HRs beating White Sox 12-0
- Jun 12 Morio Shigematsu runs world record marathon (2:12:00)
- Jun 13 Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Western Golf Open
- Jun 14 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney no-hits NY Mets but loses in 11, 1-0
- Jun 15 Denny McLain in relief strikesout 1st 7 batters faced & record 14 in 6 2/3 innings, Bill Freehan ties catcher record of 19 putouts
Golf Major
Jun 21 65th US Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 282 at Bellerive CC in St Louis
Gary Player
- Jun 22 Freddie Trueman ends his Test cricket career, v NZ at Lord's
- Jun 30 NFL grants Atlanta Falcons a franchise
- Jul 2 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roy Emerson scores second consecutive title win over fellow Australian Fred Stolle 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
- Jul 2 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Australian Margaret Smith beats Maria Bueno of Brazil 6-4, 7-5, her second of 3 Wimbledon singles titles
- Jul 4 US Open Women's Golf, Atlantic City CC: Carol Mann wins by 2 shots from fellow American Kathy Cornelius
- Jul 9 British Open Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: Australian Peter Thomson Peter Thomson wins his 5th Claret Jug, 2 strokes clear of runners-up Brian Huggett and Christy O'Connor Snr
- Jul 13 36th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-5 at Metropolitan Stadium, Minnesota
- Jul 13 All star MVP: Juan Marichal (SF Giant)
- Jul 14 52nd Tour de France won by Felice Gimondi of Italy
- Jul 20 NY Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam
- Jul 23 Dick Stuart homers in a major league-record 23rd different park
- Jul 24 Casey Stengel resigns as manager of NY Mets
- Jul 29 Major league record 26 strikeouts, Phillies (16), Pirates (10)
- Jul 30 Milwaukee manager Bobby Bragan says his pitchers threw 75 to 80 spitballs in a 9-2 loss to the Giants
- Aug 1 Scottish Lotus driver Jim Clark wins the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring to clinch his second F1 World Drivers Championship
- Aug 5 South African cricket batsman Graeme Pollock scores a classic 125 to set the Proteas on the way to a 2nd Test win against England at Trent Bridge
- Aug 6 32nd NFL Chicago College All-Star Game: Cleveland 24, All-Stars 16; 68,000 at Soldier Field
- Aug 12 Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, Inc applies for a NL franchise
- Aug 15 PGA Championship, Laurel Valley GC: Dave Marr wins his only major title, beating Billy Casper and Jack Nicklaus by 2 strokes
- Aug 16 AFL awards its 1st expansion franchise (Miami Dolphins)
Event of Interest
Aug 18 Hank Aaron loses a HR, because he hit it out of batter's box
Hank Aaron
- Aug 18 Orioles' Brooks Robinson hits into his record tying (George Sisler)
- Aug 19 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 2nd no-hitter of year beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0
- Aug 20 Eddie Mathews & Hank Aaron (1954-65) pass Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig hitting 772 HRs while playing together on the same team
- Aug 22 San Francisco Giants pitcher Juan Marachal hits LA Dodger catcher John Roseboro on the head with his bat causing a 14 minute brawl
- Aug 29 Willie Mays sets NL record for HRs in a month with his 17th of August
- Aug 30 Casey Stengel announces his retirement after 55 years in baseball
Event of Interest
Sep 2 Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his MLB 400th career HR (off Curt Simmons) in Chicago's 5-3 win v St. Louis at Wrigley Field; Simmons also gave up Willie Mays' 400th HR in 1963
Ernie Banks
- Sep 3 Preparing a move to Anaheim, the Los Angeles Angels change their name to the California Angels
- Sep 9 Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0)
- Sep 10 Phillies 10,000th game to a decision since 1900, Phils beat Cards
- Sep 11 Braves 2nd straight one-hitter against the Mets
- Sep 12 85th U.S. Men's National Championship: Manuel Santana beats Cliff Drysdale (6-2, 7-9, 7-5, 6-1)
- Sep 12 US National Championship Women's Tennis: Margaret Smith wins her 2nd of 5 US singles titles; beats American rival Billie Jean Moffitt 8-6, 7-5
- Sep 13 Willie Mays's 500th HR (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win
- Sep 16 Boston Red Sox Dave Morehead no-hits Cleveland Indians, 2-0
- Sep 18 Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium: Mantle play his 2,000th game
- Sep 26 LPGA Championship, Stardust CC: Sandra Haynie wins by 1 stroke from Clifford Ann Creed
- Sep 29 Ralph Boston of US, sets then long jump record at 27' 4 3/4"
- Sep 29 Phillies catcher Pat Corrales sets record by reaching base twice on catcher's interference in one game & 6 times in one season
- Oct 3 Cubs lose season finale 6-3 to Pirates; Ernie Banks-Don Kessinger combine to tie MLB record of 3 triple plays in a season
Event of Interest
Oct 3 Whitey Ford notches win #232 in season ending 11-5 victory v Boston Red Sox; becomes Yankees' winningest pitcher
Whitey Ford
Event of Interest
Oct 9 Ryder Cup, Royal Birkdale GC: US beats Great Britain 19½-12½; Byron Nelson non-playing American captain; Harry Weetman GB skipper
Byron Nelson
Event of Interest
Oct 20 19th NHL All-Star Game, Montreal Forum: All-Stars beat Montreal Canadiens, 5-2; MVP: Henri Richard, Montreal, C
Henri Richard
- Oct 24 Jim Clark in a Lotus is forced to retire from season-ending Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez with engine trouble; American Richie Ginther is race winner and Clark claims his second F1 World Drivers Championship
Birthdays in Sport
Birthdays 1 - 100 of 545
- Jan 1 Andrew O Valmon, 400m runner, born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jan 1 Harry Galbreath, NFL guard (Green Bay Packers)
- Jan 1 Mark Dewey, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates)
- Jan 2 Greg Swindell, pitcher (Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians), born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Jan 2 Russ Courtnall, Duncan, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks)
- Jan 3 Daniel Stubbs, NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins)
- Jan 3 Mark Dewey, pitcher (SF Giants), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
- Jan 4 Guy Forget, Moroccan tennis star
- Jan 4 John Jackson, American NFL offensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Okinawa, Japan
- Jan 4 Kevin Wickander, American baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds), born in Fort Dodge, Iowa
- Jan 4 Mitch Booth, Australian tornado sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, Australia
- Jan 5 Rick Tuten, American NFL punter (Seattle Seahawks), born in Perry, Florida
- Jan 5 Vinnie Jones, English-born Welsh footballer and actor, born in Watford, United Kingdom
- Jan 6 Christine Wachtel, German running star (world indoor record 800m), born in Altentreptow, Germany
- Jan 6 José DeJesús, American baseball pitcher (Kansas City Royals), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Jan 6 Lindsay Burns, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Big Timber, Montana
- Jan 6 Tim McDonald, NFL player (SF 49ers), born in Fresno, California
- Jan 7 Mark Rushmere, South African cricketer (South African opening bat in comeback Test 1992), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Jan 8 Champaka Ramanayake, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan opening bowler), born in Galle, Sri Lanka
- Jan 8 Eric Wohlberg, Canadian cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Greater Sudbury, Canada
- Jan 9 Carin Garbarra, American soccer forward (Olympics 1996), born in East Orange, New Jersey
- Jan 9 Darren Bennett, Australian AFL player and NFL punter (San Diego Chargers), born in Sydney, Australia
- Jan 9 Muggsy Bogues, American NBA guard and the shortest player ever to play in the NBA (Washington Bullets, Charlotte Hornets), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- Jan 9 Vincent Brown, American NFL inside linebacker (NE Patriots), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- Jan 10 James Washington, American NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys, Wash Redskins), born in Abilene, Texas
- Jan 11 Barbara Belding, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-17th-1994), born in San Diego, California
- Jan 11 Steve Vancil, golfer (1989 City of Portland), born in Oregon City, Oregon
- Jan 11 Roland Scholten, Dutch Darts Player
- Jan 12 Henry Thomas, American defensive tackle (Detroit Lions, New England Patriots), born in Houston, Texas
- Jan 14 Dave Lowry, American NHL left wing (Florida Panthers), born in Greater Sudbury, Canada
- Jan 15 Michael Clemons, American CFL running back (Toronto Argonauts), born in Dunedin, Florida
- Jan 15 Maurizio Fondriest, Italian cyclist, born in Cles, Italy
- Jan 15 Bernard Hopkins, American boxer, born in Pennsylvania
- Jan 17 Nikos Nioplias, Greek footballer
- Jan 17 Sylvain Turgeon, Canadian ice hockey player
- Jan 18 Richard Dunwoody, British(?) jockey)
- Jan 19 Ricky Reynolds, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots)
- Jan 20 Brad Brink, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants, Philadelphia Phillies)
- Jan 20 Anton Weissenbacher, Romanian footballer
- Jan 20 Colin Calderwood, Scottish footballer
- Jan 21 Brian Bradley, NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Kitchener, Ontario
- Jan 21 Eric Moore, NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns)
- Jan 21 Tania Abitbol, LPGA golfer (1994 US Women's Open-4th), born in Madrid, Spain
- Jan 22 Tim Prukop, WLAF linebacker-secondary coach (Amsterdam Admirals)
- Jan 23 Tim Berrett, Canadian 20k walker (Olympics 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008), born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
- Jan 24 Ross MacDonald, star sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Jan 25 Brian Holman, Winfield Ks, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners)
- Jan 25 Esa Tikkanen, Helsinki FI, NHL left wing (Panthers, Canucks, Olympic bronze 1998)
- Jan 26 Lou Frazier, American baseball outfielder (Montreal Expos)
- Jan 26 Tim McDonald, safety (San Francisco 49ers)
- Jan 26 Natalia Yurchenko, Soviet gymnast
- Jan 27 Igor Matoushkin, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics 1998)
- Jan 27 Mike Newell, English football manager
- Jan 29 Dominik Hašek, Czech Hockey Hall of Fame goalie (Olympic gold 1998, 2-time NHL MVP), born in Pardubice, Czech Republic
- Jan 29 Peter Lundgren, Swedish tennis star
- Jan 29 Tim Johnson, NFL defensive tackle (Washington Redskins)
- Jan 31 Adam Johnson, beach volleyballer (Olympics 1996), born in Portland, Oregon
- Jan 31 Bobby Dollas, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jan 31 Kim Clarke, team handball back court (Olympics 1988, 92, 96), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Jan 31 René Trost, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
- Feb 1 David Callaghan, cricketer (South African all-rounder in one-dayers 1992)
- Feb 2 Harry Swayne, NFL tackle (San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- Feb 2 Carl Airey, English footballer
- Feb 3 Dorcas Wonsavage, cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Madison, Wisconsin
- Feb 4 John van Loen, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord, San Frecce)
- Feb 5 Ben Lee, Rangoon Burma, US badminton player (Olympic-92)
- Feb 5 James David McGovern, Teaneck NJ, PGA golfer (1993 Shell Houston Open)
- Feb 5 Tarik Benhabiles, Algeria, tennis star
- Feb 5 Gheorghe Hagi, Romanian footballer
- Feb 7 Kristal Parker-Gregory, LPGA golfer (1995 Hawaiian-20th), born in Columbus, Ohio
- Feb 7 Reginald Thal, soccer player (MVV)
- Feb 8 Carmen Savy, Brisbane QLD, golfer (1990 Brisbane & District)
- Feb 8 Jim Thornton, NFL tight end (Houston Oilers)
- Feb 8 Lee Knight, CFL full back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- Feb 8 Rod Bernstine, NFL running back (Denver Broncos)
- Feb 8 Terry McDaniel, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders, LA Raiders)
- Feb 9 David Brandon, American NFL linebacker (San Diego Chargers, Atlanta Falcons), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Feb 10 Lenny Webster, American catcher (Montreal Expos), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Feb 11 Angie Ridgeway, Wabash IN, LPGA golfer (1992 Sara Lee-8th)
- Feb 11 Vicki Wilson, Australian netballer
- Feb 12 Rubén Amaro Jr., US baseball outfielder (Cleveland Indians), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Feb 13 Kenny Harrison, US triple jumper, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Feb 14 Jessie Tuggle, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
- Feb 15 Craig Matthews, South African cricket pace bowler (South African Test), born in Cape Town, South Africa
- Feb 17 Jim Bowie, Japanese-American baseball infielder (Oakland Athletics)
- Feb 19 Andrew Jameson, British(?) swimmer
- Feb 19 John Commins, cricketer (South African Test batsman v NZ 1994-95)
- Feb 21 Jayson Meyer, Regina Saskatchewan, hockey defenseman (Team Germany)
- Feb 21 Keith Arthurton, cricketer (Charlestown, Nevis WI lefty batsman)
- Feb 22 Chris Dudley, NBA center (NY Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers)
- Feb 22 Joe Reekie, Victoria, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
Pat LaFontaine
Feb 22 Pat LaFontaine, NHL center (NY Islanders, Buffalo Sabres, NY Rangers), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Pat LaFontaine
- Feb 23 Helena Suková, Czech tennis player (14 Grand Slam doubles & mixed doubles titles), born in Prague, Czech Republic
- Feb 24 Paul Gruber, NFL tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs)
- Feb 24 Lloyd McGrath, former English footballer
- Feb 26 Donald Narcisse, CFL receiver (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- Feb 26 Matt Jackson, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 Payless), born in Birmingham, Michigan
- Feb 27 Sandra Cecchini, Italian tennis star (1995 Warsaw doubles), born in Bologna, Italy
- Feb 28 Duane Ferrell, NBA forward (SF Warriors, Indiana Pacers)
- Feb 28 Mikko Makela, Tampere Finland, NHL right wing (NY Islanders)
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
May 25 Boxing champion Sugar Ray Robinson (44) weds Millie Bruce in Los Angeles
Sugar Ray Robinson
Wedding of Interest
Jun 19 NBA forward Bob Pettit (32) weds Carole Crowell in Alexandria, Louisiana
Bob Pettit
Wedding of Interest
Sep 17 Tennis star Billie Jean King (21) weds attorney Larry King (20) in Long Beach, California
Billie Jean King
Deaths in Sport
- Jan 28 Tich Freeman, cricket (3776 FC wickets leg-spin, 304 in 1928), dies
- Jan 30 Vic Jackson, cricketer (NSW/Leicerstershire off-spinner), dies in car
- Mar 5 Pepper Martin, American baseball player (b. 1904)
- Mar 17 Almos Alonzo Stagg, American football coach (University of Chicago), dies in California at 102
- Apr 8 Jack Durston, cricketer (one Test for England, 4-102 & 1-34), dies
- Apr 10 Lloyd Casner, American race car driver and owner (Casner Motor Racing Division team), dies at 36
- May 8 H T W Hardinge, cricketer (scored 25 & 5 in only Test for England), dies
- May 23 Earl Webb, American baseball player (b. 1897)
Curly Lambeau
Jun 1 Curly Lambeau, First coach of the Green Bay Packers, dies of a heart attack at 67
Curly Lambeau
- Jul 1 Wally Hammond, England cricket batsman (7,249 Test runs @ 58.45), dies of a heart attack at 62
- Jul 7 Bill Hitch, England cricket fast-bowler (7 Tests 1911-21), dies
- Jul 30 Alan Washbond, American 2-man bobsledder (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 65
- Aug 10 Rayford Robinson, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1937), dies
- Aug 11 Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer (35 Tests for Australia), dies at 67
- Aug 11 Ethel Larcombe, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1912), dies at 86
- Aug 25 Moonlight Graham, American baseball player
- Aug 27 Gerald Bond, South African cricketer (South Africa 1938-39), dies at 56
- Sep 14 Jack Hearne, cricketer (806 runs in 24 Tests for England), dies at 76
- Sep 26 Otto Nothling, Australian rugby union player and cricketer (did next to nothling in Aust), dies at 65
- Oct 17 Barton King, cricketer (America's greatest cricket all-rounder), dies
- Oct 27 French Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21
- Nov 14 George Bissett, cricketer (25 wickets in 4 Tests for South Africa), dies
- Dec 2 "Vizzy" Maharajkumar of Vizianagram [Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Vijay Ananda Gajapathi Raju], Indian cricketer, cricket administrator and politician, dies at 59
- Dec 9 Branch Rickey, American baseball executive (b. 1884)