August 1967 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Baseball Record

Aug 6 Future Baseball Hall of Fame 3rd baseman Brooks Robinson (Baltimore Orioles) hits into MLB record 4th career triple play

Aug 6 Minnesota Twins pitcher Dean Chance throws a perfect no-hitter vs Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings before game is called because of weather
Aug 12 New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season victory, beat St Louis 23-14
Aug 18 Boston Red Sox Tony Conigliaro is beaned by Angels Jack Hamilton at Fenway Park; injuries including a fractured cheekbone, dislocated jaw, and eye damage kept him from returning for a year and a half, and led to improvements in batting helmets

Golf Tournament

Aug 20 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Pekin CC: Kathy Whitworth wins by 7 strokes from Sandra Haynie

Aug 21 Kansas City utility Ken Harrelson becomes baseball's first free agent when he is abruptly released by the Athletics; calls team owner Charlie Finley "a menace to baseball"
Aug 25 Minn Twin Dean Chance 2nd no-hitter of month beats Cleveland, 2-1
Aug 26 Dean Chance pitches a 2-1 no-hitter, & Twins sweep Cleveland
Aug 28 Boston signs 1st free-agent outfielder Ken Harrelson for $75,000 bonus
Aug 29 Yanks longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yanks win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours & 19 minutes

Birthdays in Sport

Aug 1 Gregg Jefferies, American infielder (NY Mets, Royals, Phillies), born in Burlingame, California
Aug 1 Lori Endicott, American volleyball setter (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Aug 2 Aaron Krickstein, American tennis player (Tel Aviv 1983), born in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Aug 2 Martin Laamers, Dutch soccer player (Vitesse), born in Arnhem, Netherlands
Aug 4 Carrie Flemmer, Stettler Alberta, softball catcher (Olympics 1996)
Aug 4 Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, tennis star
Aug 4 Michael Lawrence Marsh, American sprinter (Olympic 200m gold 1992, silver 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
Aug 5 Mike Fox, American NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers), born in Akron, Ohio
Aug 6 Mike Greenberg, American sportscaster
Aug 6 Willie Williams, NFL/CFL tackle (Toronto Argonauts, New Orleans Saints)
Aug 7 Jason Grimsley, American baseball pitcher (California Angels), born in Cleveland, Texas
Aug 8 Howard Cross, American NFL tight end, 1989-2001 (NY Giants), and broadcaster, born in Huntsville, Alabama
Aug 8 Margo Malowney, Canadian beach volleyball player (Olympics, 1996), born in Saint John, New Brunswick
Aug 9 Debbie Spence, American tennis player, born in San Jose, California

Deion Sanders (55 years old)

Aug 9 American College/Pro Football Hall of Fame corner-back (Super Bowl 1995, 96; 8 x Pro Bowl; Dallas Cowboys) and MLB outfielder (NY Yankees; Atlanta Braves), born in Fort Myers, Florida

Aug 9 Elexa Orrange, American long jumper/triple jumper, born in Orange, Texas
Aug 10 Carlos Briceno, Fountain Valley, CA, beach volleyball (Olympic bronze 1992, 96)
Aug 10 Peter Murphy, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
Aug 10 Philippe Albert, Belgian former footballer

Riddick Bowe (55 years old)

Aug 10 Heavyweight boxing champion (Olympic silver 1988), born in Brooklyn, New York

Aug 11 Brad Dalgarno, NHL right wing (NY Islanders), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug 11 Eric Maleson, Brazilian Bobsleigh 2002 Olympian
Aug 11 Mike Lodish, NFL nose tackle (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
Aug 12 Andrew Glover, American NFL tight end (Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings), born in Gonzales, Louisiana
Aug 12 Andrey Plotnikov, Russian race walker
Aug 12 Regilio Tuur, Dutch boxer
Aug 13 Taro Tan, Canadian 65 kg judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
Aug 15 Mike James, American pitcher (California Angels), born in Ft Walton, Florida
Aug 15 Moulay Brahim Boutaib, Moroccan 10k runner (Olympic gold 1988)
Aug 15 Neil Wilkinson, Canadian NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins), born in Selkirk, Manitoba
Aug 16 Bret Barberie, infielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Long Beach, California
Aug 16 Matt Vanderbeek, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
Aug 17 Kenny Davidson, NFL defensive end (Houston Oilers), born in Shrevesport, Louisiana
Aug 17 Nelson Emerson, Canadian NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers), born in Hamilton, Ontario
Aug 18 John Jurkovic, American football defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Friedrichshafen, Germany
Aug 20 Andy Benes, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Evansville, Indiana
Aug 20 Michael "Sean" Hall, Williamsburg Va, rower (Olympics 1996)
Aug 21 Darren Bewick, AFL footballer, born in Perth, Australia

Stéphane Charbonnier (1967-2015)

Aug 21 French cartoonist and editor of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, born in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine

Aug 21 Tuineau Alipate, NLF/WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy, Minnesota Vikings), born in Tonga
Aug 23 Jon Cooper, Canadian ice hockey coach (Stanley Cup 2020, 21 Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Prince George, British Columbia
Aug 23 Markus Ketterer, Finnish hockey goalie (Team Finland), born in Helsinki, Finland
Aug 24 Michael Lauriston Thomas, English footballer, born in Lambeth, London
Aug 25 Jeff Tweedy, American singer-songwriter (Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot), born in Belleville, Illinois
Aug 26 Myron Guyton, American NFL full safety (NE Patriots), born in Metcalf, Georgia
Aug 27 Rob Burnett, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens)
Aug 28 Chris Armstrong, CFL slot back (Montreal Alouettes), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Aug 29 Shaun Van Allen, Canadian NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Calgary, Canada
Aug 30 Barbara Kendall, New Zealand mistral sailor (Olympic gold 1992, silver 1996, bronze 2000), born in Auckland, New Zealand
Aug 30 John Moeti, South African soccer midfielder (29 caps; Orlando Pirates FC, SuperSport United FC), born in Soweto, South Africa (d. 2023)
Aug 30 Justin Vaughan, New Zealand cricketer (New Zealand all-rounder), born in Hereford, England
Aug 31 Diane Madl, American field hockey forward/midfielder (Olympics 1996), born in Mountain Top, Pennsylvnia

Deaths in Sport

Aug 4 Peter Smith, cricketer (Essex leggie, 3 wickets for England), dies
Aug 14 Bob Anderson, British racing driver (b. 1931)
Aug 23 Georges Berger, Belgian racing driver, dies at 48
Aug 26 Dilawar Hussain, Indian cricketer (Indian wicketkeeper in the 1930's), dies at 60
Aug 28 Bruce Smith, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1941, U of Minnesota; NFL: Green Bay Packers), dies of cancer at 47