Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Sep 2 NY Yankee Joe Pepitone is reinstated
Joe Pepitone
Tennis Open
Sep 9 89th Men's U.S. Open: Rod Laver beats Tony Roche (7-9, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2)
Rod Laver
Tony Roche
Tennis Open
Sep 9 83rd U.S. Women's National Championship: Margaret Court beats Nancy Richey (6-2, 6-2)
Nancy Richey
Golf Tournament
Sep 14 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Wendell-West Golf Open
Kathy Whitworth
Golf Tournament
Sep 21 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open
Donna Caponi
Baseball Record
Sep 22 SF Giant Willie Mays, becomes second player to hit 600 home runs
Willie Mays
Birthdays in Sport
- Sep 1 Florence Descampe, LPGA golfer (1992 McCall), born in Brussels, Belgium
- Sep 1 Henning Berg, Norwegian footballer
- Sep 2 Russell Freeman, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders)
- Sep 2 Shani Waugh, Bunbury Aust, LPGA golfer (Aust sub-jr champ-1986, 87)
- Sep 2 Stephen Peall, Zimbabwean cricketer
- Sep 3 Keith Traylor, NFL defensive tackle (KC Chiefs, Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- Sep 5 Maurice Miller, CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)
- Sep 5 Leonardo Araujo, Brazilian footballer, born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Sep 5 Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer, born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
- Sep 6 Aaron Pierce, NFL halfback (NY Giants)
- Sep 6 Douglas Pirini, decathlete (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- Sep 6 Michellie Jones, Australian triathlete
- Sep 7 Darren Bragg, outfielder (Seattle Mariners), born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- Sep 8 Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer
- Sep 8 Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer
- Sep 8 Gary Speed, Welsh footballer
- Sep 9 Christine Smith, Darien Conn, rower (Olympics 1996)
- Sep 9 Sean Rooks, NBA center (LA Lakers)
- Sep 10 Bob Spitulski, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
- Sep 10 Matt Geiger, NBA center (Charlotte Hornets)
- Sep 11 Tracy Scroggins, NFLer (Detroit Lions)
- Sep 11 Eduardo Perez, American baseball player
- Sep 12 Ángel Cabrera, Argentine golfer
- Sep 12 Shigeki Maruyama, Japanese golfer
- Sep 13 Shane Warne, Australian cricketer (leg spin bowler) , born in Melbourne, Victoria
- Sep 16 Andrew Borodow, 130 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic 5-92, 96), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Sep 16 Chester McGlockton, NFL defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
- Sep 16 Marthijn Pothoven, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
- Sep 17 Rob Zamuner, NHL forward (Tampa Bay Lightning, Team Canada 1998)
- Sep 17 Ken Doherty, Irish snooker player
- Sep 18 Robert Coons, NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills)
- Sep 20 Tommy Jeter, NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Sep 20 Richard Witschge, former Dutch footballer
- Sep 21 Jason Christiansen, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- Sep 21 Lia Biehl, LPGA golfer
- Sep 21 Randal Hill, NFL wide receiver (Miami Dolphins)
- Sep 22 Marian Chlad, soccer player (FC Groningen)
- Sep 22 Nicole Bradtke, Australian tennis star (1995 Auckland), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- Sep 23 Jeff Cirillo, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Pasadena, California
- Sep 23 Tapio Laukkanen, Finnish rally driver
- Sep 24 Andrew Greene, NFL guard (Miami Dolphins, Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- Sep 24 John Morton, WLAF WR (Frankfurt Galaxy)
- Sep 25 David Weathers, Lawrencburg TN, pitcher (Florida Marlins, NY Yankees)
- Sep 25 Hansie Cronje, cricket captain (solid South African batsman)
- Sep 25 Michae Wright, WLAF cornerback (Barcelona Dragons)
- Sep 26 Andy Petterson, Australian footballer
- Sep 26 Paul Warhurst, English footballer
- Sep 27 Laura Wilson, cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Utica, New York
- Sep 27 Lester Holmes, NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Sep 27 Robert Jones, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
- Sep 28 Jack O'Keffe, Australian golfer, born in Waterbury, Connecticut
- Sep 28 L Janusz Hooker, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
- Sep 28 Nico Vaesen, Belgian footballer
Kelly Robbins
Sep 29 Kelly Robbins, LPGA golfer (1995 McDonald's LPGA), born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Kelly Robbins
- Sep 29 Angelo Barretto, Filipino racecar driver