1965 in Sport

Events 1 - 100 of 133

• Jan 1 51st Rose Bowl: #4 Michigan beats #8 Oregon State, 34-7
• Jan 1 31st Sugar Bowl: #7 LSU beats Syracuse, 13-10
• Jan 1 31st Orange Bowl: #5 Texas beats #1 Alabama, 21-17
• Jan 2 NY Jets sign quarterback Joe Namath
• Jan 10 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 34-14
• Jan 13 15th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 124-123 at St. Louis
• Jan 16 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-14

• Jan 31 Pud Galvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame

• 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 Terrel 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
• Mar 28 Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA All State Ladies' Golf Invitational

• 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
• May 2 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open

• 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 16 Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open
• May 19 West Ham United of England win 5th European Cup Winner's Cup against 1860 München of West Germany 2-0 in London

• May 27 10th European Cup: Internazionale beats Benfica 1-0 at Milan
• May 29 Phillies Dick Allen hits 529' HR out of Connie Mack Stadium

• May 29 64th Women's French Championships: Lesley Turner Bowrey beats Margaret Smith (6-3, 6-4)
• May 30 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
• 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
• Jun 20 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open

• Jun 22 Freddie Trueman ends his Test cricket career, v NZ at Lord's
• Jun 30 NFL grants Atlanta Falcons a franchise
• Jul 1 Dutch clubs Sportclub Enschede & Enschedese Boys merge to form FC Twente '65 FC (2009-10 Eredivisie champions)
• 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 94th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 285 at Royal Birkdale
• 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 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 8 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Milwaukee Golf Open
• 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)

• 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

• 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 Mary Mills wins LPGA Eugene Golf Open
• Sep 12 85th U.S. Men's National Championship: Manuel Santana beats Cliff Drysdale (6-2, 7-9, 7-5, 6-1)
• Sep 12 79th U.S. Women's National Championship: Margaret Court beats 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 19 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Visalia Golf Open
• 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 2 Dodgers beat Braves to clinch NL pennant

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Birthdays 1 - 100 of 550

• 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, Morocco, tennis star
• Jan 4 John Jackson, NFL offensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers)
• Jan 4 Kevin Wickander, American baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
• Jan 4 Mitch Booth, Australian tornado sailor (Olympics 1996)
• Jan 5 Rick Tuten, NFL punter (Seattle Seahawks)
• Jan 5 Vinnie Jones, English-born Welsh footballer and actor
• Jan 6 Christine Wachtel, E German running star (world indoor record 800m)
• Jan 6 Jose Dejesus, American baseball pitcher (Kansas City Royals)
• Jan 6 Lindsay Burns, American rower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Big Timber, Montana
• Jan 6 Tim McDonald, NFL player (SF 49ers)
• Jan 7 Mark Rushmere, cricketer (South African opening bat in comeback Test 1992)
• Jan 8 Champaka Ramanayake, cricketer (Sri Lankan opening bowler)
• Jan 8 Eric Wohlberg, Sudbury Ontario, cyclist (Olympics 1996)
• Jan 9 Atsuo Kudo, hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998)
• Jan 9 Carin Garbarra, soccer forward (Olympics 1996), born in East Orange, New Jersey
• Jan 9 Cindy Brooks, East Hampton CT, rower (Olympics 1996)
• Jan 9 Darren Bennett, NFL punter (San Diego Chargers)
• Jan 9 Georg Franz, Straubing GER, hockey forward (Team Germany, Landshut)
• 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, NFL inside linebacker (NE Patriots)
• Jan 10 James Washington, NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys, Wash Redskins)
• 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, defensive tackle (Detroit Lions, New England Patriots)
• Jan 14 Dave Lowry, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers)
• Jan 15 Michael Clemons, CFL running back (Toronto Argonauts)
• Jan 15 Maurizio Fondriest, Italian cyclist
• Jan 15 Bernard Hopkins, American boxer
• 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 Hasek, Pardubice CZE, NHL goalie (Czech Olympic gold 1998, Buffalo)
• 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)

• Feb 23 Helena Sukova, tennis star (1985 US Open's Double), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
• 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

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• 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)

• 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
• 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)

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