1969 in Sport

Events 1 - 100 of 160

• Jan 1 Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's LA Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee
• Jan 1 55th Rose Bowl: #1 Ohio State beats #2 Southern California, 27-16
• Jan 1 35th Sugar Bowl: #9 Arkansas beats #4 Georgia, 16-2
• Jan 1 35th Orange Bowl: #3 Penn State beats #6 Kansas, 15-14
• Jan 2 "Soviet Sport" calls Emile Zatopek a public enemy
• Jan 12 Super Bowl III: NY Jets beat Balt Colts, 16-7 in Miami Super Bowl MVP: Joe Namath, NY Jets, QB
• Jan 14 Matt Busby retires from Manchester United
• Jan 14 19th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-112 at Baltimore
• Jan 19 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-25
• Jan 19 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 10-7
• Jan 21 22nd NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 3-3 at Montreal

• Jan 28 Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win in North America

• Feb 2 Stan Coveleski & Waite Hoyt are voted into baseball Hall of Fame

• Feb 5 Vince Lombardi, becomes part owner, VP, GM and head coach of Redskins
• Feb 7 Diane Crump becomes 1st woman jockey at a major US racetrack (Hialeah)

• Feb 11 Diana Crump becomes 1st US woman jockey to ride against men, Hialelah

• Feb 22 Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st female jockey to win at a major US track
• Feb 23 11th Daytona 500: LeeRoy Yarbrough wins (157.95 MPH)
• Feb 25 Pension plan for baseball is agreed to
• Feb 28 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain

• Mar 8 16th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: North Carolina beats Duke, 85-74
• Mar 14 Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win at Aqueduct
• Mar 14 Seymour Nurse scores 258 in his last Test Cricket innings, WI v NZ
• Mar 16 Boston Bruins scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period
• Mar 22 31st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Purdue 92-72 UCLA wins its 5th national championship in 6 years
• Mar 29 123rd Grand National: Eddie P. Harty, Sr. aboard Highland Wedding wins
• Apr 1 Seattle Pilots trade minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to Royals

• Apr 7 Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds
• Apr 7 Ted Williams begins managing Washington Senators, they lose to Yanks 8-4
• Apr 8 1st Baseball game in Canada - Mont Expos beats NY Mets 10-9


• Apr 8 Expansion teams Royals, Expos, Padres & Pilots win their 1st games
• Apr 9 Chic Cub Billy Williams hits 4 consecutive doubles beat Phillies 11-3
• Apr 12 Simon & Garfunkel releases "Boxer"
• Apr 13 33rd Masters Golf Tournament: George Archer wins, shooting a 281
• Apr 14 1st major league baseball game outside US played (Montreal Canada)
• Apr 17 Mont Expos Bill Stoneman no-hits Phillies, 7-0
• Apr 21 73rd Boston Marathon: Yoshiaki Unetani of Japan 1st man in 2:13:49 and Sara Mae Berman of United States 1st woman in 3:22:46

• Apr 22 Robin Knox-Johnston ends 312 day non-stop sailing

• Apr 30 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 3rd no-hitter beats Houston Astros, 10-0
• May 1 Houston Astros hurler Don Wilson blanks Cincinnati Reds, 4-0 for second career no-hitter
• May 1 Leonard Tose buys NFL Philadelphia Eagles for a professional sports record $16.15m
• May 3 95th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Majestic Prince wins in 2:01.8
• May 4 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games
• May 5 23rd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3
• May 7 2nd ABA championship: Oakland Oaks beat Indiana Pacers, 4 games to 1
• May 17 94th Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Majestic Prince wins in 1:55.6
• May 17 Balt, Cleve & Pitts agree to go from NFC to AFC in NFL
• May 21 Slovan Bratislava of Czechoslovakia win 9th European Cup Winner's Cup against FC Barcelona of Spain 3-2 in Basel

• May 28 13th European Cup: Milan beats Ajax 4-1 at Madrid
• May 30 Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:08:33.6) at Antwerp

• Jun 2 Murle Lindstrom wins LPGA O'Sullivan Ladies Golf Open

• Jun 7 101st Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Arts & Letters wins in 2:28.8
• Jun 8 Mickey Mantle Day, 60,096 saw #7 retired (I was there-BTG)
• Jun 8 French Open Men's Tennis: Rod Laver wins second leg of his 2nd Grand Slam; beats fellow Australian Ken Rosewall 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
• Jun 8 68th Women's French Open: Margaret Court beats Ann Jones (6-1, 4-6, 6-3)

• Jun 15 US Open Golf, Champions GC: Orville Moody wins only major title by 1 stroke from Al Geiberger, Bob Rosberg & Dean Beman
• Jun 15 Mets help their power needs by adding 1st baseman Donn Clendenon
• Jun 21 John Pennel pole vaults world record (5.45 m)
• Jun 22 Susie Berning wins LPGA Pabst Ladies' Golf Classic
• Jun 23 Joe Frazier TKOs Jerry Quarry in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
• Jun 25 Pancho Gonzalez beats Charles Pasarell in 112 game (5hr12m) marathon
• Jun 27 Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match
• Jun 28 John Hampshire scores 107 on Test cricket debut v WI at Lord's

• Jun 30 Derek Clayton of Australia sets Marathon record at 2:08:34
• Jul 2 Ireland cricketers dismiss West Indies for just 25 (Dougie Goodwin 5 for 6, Alec O'Riordan 4 for 18) to set up a huge upset in Londonderry
• Jul 4 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Home favourite Ann Jones upsets 3-time defending champion Billie Jean King 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
• Jul 5 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Rod Laver beats John Newcombe 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 for the 3rd leg of his Grand Slam
• Jul 9 Tom Seaver's no-hit bid against Cubs ends with 1 out in 9th
• Jul 12 98th British Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 280 at Royal Lytham
• Jul 15 Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader
• Jul 18 Joe Namath agrees to sell interest in Bachelors 3, to stay in NFL
• Jul 20 56th Tour de France won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium
• Jul 23 40th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 9-3 at RFK Memorial, Washington, D.C.
• Jul 23 All star MVP: Willie McCovey (SF Giants)

• Jul 30 Astros Denis Menke and Jim Wynn hit grandslams in 9th inn vs Mets
• Aug 1 36th Chicago Charities College All-Star Game: NY Jets 26, All-Stars 24 (74,208)
• Aug 3 Cincinnati Reds with 25 hits & 10 runs in 5th edge Philadelphia Phillies 19-17 at Connie Mack Stadium
• Aug 5 Pirates outfielder Willie Stargell smashes first and longest home run ever hit out of Dodger Stadium; the incomparable shot off Alan Foster, measures 506 feet
• Aug 10 Don Sutton breaks his 13-game losing streak to Cubs with a 4-2 win
• Aug 10 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Stroh's-WBLY Golf Open

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Birthdays 1 - 100 of 842

• Jan 1 Reemt Pyka, Bremerhaven GER, hockey forward (Team Germany)
• Jan 2 Rick Tabaracci, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames), born in Toronto, Ontario
• Jan 2 Robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia)
• Jan 2 Stephen Davies, Aust field hockey forward/vice capt (Olympic silver 1992, 96)
• Jan 2 Glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer

• Jan 3 Matt LaBounty, defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
• Jan 3 Steve Poapst, Cornwall, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)

• Jan 4 Corie Blount, NBA forward (LA Lakers)
• Jan 4 Kees van Wonderen, Dutch soccer player (NEC/NAC)
• Jan 5 David Dixon, NFL guard (Minnesota Vikings)
• Jan 5 Derrick Ned, NFL fullback (New Orleans Saints)
• Jan 5 Kurt Barber, NFL defensive end (NY Jets)
• Jan 6 Alvin Morman, Rockingham NC, pitcher (Houston Astros)
• Jan 6 Jason Childs, NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
• Jan 6 Nick A'Hern, Australian 20k walker (Olympics 22-92, 96)
• Jan 7 Chris Hatcher, American baseball outfielder (Houston Astros)
• Jan 7 Erric Pegram, NFL running back (Pit Steelers, NY Giants, San Diego Chargers)
• Jan 7 Todd Kinchen, NFL wide receiver (St Louis Rams, Atlanta Falcons)
• Jan 8 Brian Boehringer, pitcher (NY Yankees), born in St Louis, Missouri
• Jan 9 Domingo Jean, Dominican-American baseball pitcher (Houston Astros)
• Jan 9 Johanna Ikonen, ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics 1998)
• Jan 10 Juanita Clayton, Manitou Manitoba, softball catcher (Olympics 1996)
• Jan 11 Darren Anderson, NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs)
• Jan 11 Dave Cruikshank, Northbrook Ill, speed skater (Olympics 1994)
• Jan 11 Frank Robinson, WLAF defensive back (Scottish Claymores)
• Jan 11 Reemt Pyka, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
• Jan 12 Cam Russell, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
• Jan 12 Robert Prosinečki, Croatian footballer
• Jan 13 Andre Cason, US runner (world record 50 indoor), born in Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Jan 13 Dan Footman, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts)
• Jan 13 John Flannery, guard/corner (Dallas Cowboys)
• Jan 13 Katarzyna Nowak, tennis star (1994 Futures France), born in Łódź, Poland
• Jan 13 Kevin Foster, American baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs)
• Jan 13 Orlando Miller, Changionola Panama, infielder (Houston Astros)
• Jan 13 Robert Wilson, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins)
• Jan 13 Stephen Hendry, Edinburgh, Scottish professional snooker player
• Jan 14 David Webb, WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
• Jan 14 Martin Bicknell, cricketer (England pace bowler 1993)
• Jan 14 Rico Smith, NFL wide receiver (Cleveland Browns)
• Jan 15 Adam Burt, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Jan 15 Delino DeShields, Seaford DE, infielder (Montreal Expos, LA Dodgers)
• Jan 15 Leonard Wheeler, NFL safety/cornerback (Cin Bengals, Minnesota Vikings)
• Jan 15 Marsha Miller, WPVA volleyballer (National-17th-1995), born in Rochester, New York
• Jan 15 Rob van Dijk, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
• Jan 15 Rod de Highden, Australian 5k/10k/marathoner (Olympics 1996)
• Jan 15 Siupeli Malamala, NFL guard/tackle (NY Jets)
• Jan 16 Chelan Kozak, Revelstoke BC, equestrian (Olympics 1996)
• Jan 16 Roy Jones Jr, American boxer (4 x weight divisions world champion), born in Pensacola, Florida
• Jan 18 Larry Webster, defensive tackle (Baltimore Ravens), born in Elkton, Maryland
• Jan 18 Marvin Pope, CFL defensive end (Calgary Stampeders), born in Gainesville, Florida
• Jan 19 Andrew Murray Stone, Open 470 sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
• Jan 19 Junior Seau, NFL inside linebacker (San Diego Chargers), (d. 2012)
• Jan 19 Luc Longley, NBA center (Chicago Bulls)
• Jan 19 Orlando Palmeiro, Hoboken NJ, outfielder (California Angels)
• Jan 19 Predrag Mijatović, Yugoslavian footballer
• Jan 19 Steve Staunton, Irish footballer
• Jan 20 Andre Romal Cason, Virginia Beach VA, 100m runner
• Jan 21 Ashley Sheppard, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• Jan 21 Matt Willig, NFL tackle/guard (Atlanta Falcons, NY Jets)
• Jan 21 Rusty Greer, Ft Rucker AL, outfielder (Texas Rangers)
• Jan 21 Ted Long, CFL slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
• Jan 22 Keith Gordon, American baseball outfielder (Cincinnati Reds)
• Jan 22 Ousmane Bary, WLAF cornerback (Barcelona Dragons)
• Jan 22 Shelley Sandie, Australian basketball guard (Olympics 1988, 96)
• Jan 22 Vinnie Clark, NFL cornerback (Jacksonville Jaguars)
• Jan 23 Brendan Shanahan, Mimico Ont, NHL left wing (Whalers, Red Wings)
• Jan 23 Eric Carter, CFL cornerback (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
• Jan 23 Andrei Kanchelskis, Ukrainian-Russian footballer
• Jan 24 Louise McPaul, Australian javelin thrower (Olympic silver 1992, 96)
• Jan 25 Nolan Harrison, NFL defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders, Pitt Steelers)
• Jan 25 Penny Moore, WNBA guard/forward (Charlotte Sting)
• Jan 27 Kristen Danihy, Lawton Oklahoma, team handball circle/wing (Olympics 1996)
• Jan 27 Phil Plantier, outfielder (San Diego Padres, Red Sox, A's), born in Manchester, New Hampshire
• Jan 27 Shane Thomson, NZ cricket off-spin all rounder (since 1990)
• Jan 28 Giorgio Lamberti, Italian free style swimmer (world record 200m)
• Jan 28 John Veenhof, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen)
• Jan 29 Flora Perfetti, Faenza Italy, tennis star (1995 Futures-Reims-FRA)
• Jan 29 Karen Fonteyne, synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996), born in Calgary, Alberta
• Jan 29 Robert Young, NFL player (St Louis Rams)
• Jan 31 Mathew Pallister, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
• Feb 1 Bryan Jacob, Palatka Fla, 59 kg (130 lbs) weightlifter (Olympics 1992, 96)
• Feb 1 John Moore, Australian baseball catcher (Olympics 1996)
• Feb 1 Gabriel Batistuta, Argentine footballer
• Feb 2 Ijaz Ahmed Jr, cricketer (one Test Pakistan v Sri Lanka 1995)
• Feb 2 Jeff Christy, corner (Minnesota Vikings)
• Feb 2 Jody Hull, Cambridge, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers)
• Feb 2 Valeri Karpin, Russian footballer
• Feb 3 Casey Weldon, NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Bucs)
• Feb 3 Jeff Christy, NFL center (Minnesota Vikings)
• Feb 3 Robert Pack, NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Dallas Mavericks)
• Feb 3 Terry Bradshaw, American baseball outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)
• Feb 3 Retief Goosen, professional golfer
• Feb 4 Brad Cornett, American baseball pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
• Feb 4 Chris Crooms, WLAF safety (Barcelona Dragons)
• Feb 4 Dallas Drake, Trail, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
• Feb 4 Joe Sacco, Medford, NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks), born in Medford, Massachusetts
• Feb 6 Anna Acker-Macosko, Marshfield WI, LPGA golfer (1995 Gold Coast Tour)
• Feb 6 Bob Wickman, Green Bay WI, pitcher (Chicago White Sox, NY Yankees)

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• Jan 1 Bruno Söderström, Swedish athlete (b. 1888)
• Jan 8 Albert Hill, British athlete (b. 1889)
• Jan 13 Fred Price, cricket wicket-keep (England, v Aust Headingley 1938), dies
• Jan 24 Tom Zachary, baseball pitcher (Wash Senators), dies at 72
• Feb 2 Giovanni Martinelli, opera singer (NY Met), dies at 83
• Feb 9 Manuel Plaza Reyes, Chilean marathoner (Olympic gold 1928), dies at 68
• Feb 21 Jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies
• Mar 25 Norman Gallichan, cricketer (one Test for NZ, 30 & 2, 3-113), dies
• Mar 30 Lucien Bianchi, Belgian auto racer, dies at 34
• May 14 Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (b. 1888)

• May 26 Paul Hawkins, Australian racing driver (b. 1937)
• Jun 1 Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian ice skater (3 golds 1936 Winter Olympics), dies at 65
• Jun 21 Maureen Connolly, American tennis player (1st woman Grand Slam 1953), dies of ovarian cancer at 34
• Jun 23 Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish athlete (Olympic gold 3,000m steeplechase 1936), dies at 62
• Jun 23 Charles Hollis "Chuck" Taylor, American basketball player and shoe salesman, dies of a heart attack at 67
• Jul 2 Michael DiBiase, wrestler (b. 1923)
• Jul 22 Hammy Love, cricketer (NSW wicket-keeper, played for Australia), dies
• Aug 9 George Preston Marshall, American businessman and NFL team owner (Washington Redskins), dies at 72

• Sep 3 John Lester, American cricketer, dies at 98
• Sep 6 Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian football player, dies at 77
• Sep 9 Cecil Dixon, South African cricket off-spinner (1913-14, dismissed Hobbs twice), dies at 78
• Sep 9 Willy Mairesse, Belgian racing driver (b. 1928)
• Oct 4 Vibart Wight, cricketer (member of WI 1st Test touring 1928), dies

• Oct 7 Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (b. 1888)
• Oct 12 Sonja Henie, Norwegian ice skater (Olympic gold 1928,32,36) and actress (My Lucky Star), dies from leukemia at 57
• Oct 14 Arnie Herber, American NFL quarterback (Green Bay Packers, NY Giants), dies at 59
• Oct 22 Giovanni Martinelli, Italian opera singer (NY Met), dies on 84th birthday
• Oct 29 Vic Richardson, cricketer (Aussie capt 1935-36), dies
• Dec 7 Lefty O'Doul, American baseball player (b. 1897)

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