Events in Sport
Events 1 - 100 of 156
Event of Interest
Jan 4 AFL Championship, Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland: Kansas City Chiefs beat Oakland Raiders, 17-7; Chiefs defence forces 4 interceptions
John Madden
- Jan 4 NFL Championship, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington: Minnesota Vikings beat Cleveland Browns, 27-7
- Jan 6 Australian boxer Johnny Famechon retains his WBC featherweight title with a 14th-round knockout of Fighting Harada in Tokyo; re-match of questionable 15-round decision in 1969 in his first title defence
- Jan 11 Super Bowl IV, Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA: KC Chiefs beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-7; MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City, QB
- Jan 16 Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause
- Jan 16 NFL realigns into 3 divisions (down from 4)
- Jan 16 Inaugural Buffalo Sabres owners Seymour H. Knox III and Northrup Knox hire former Toronto Maple Leafs general manager and head coach Punch Imlach in the same capacities for their new NHL franchise
- Jan 17 357 baseball players are available in the free-agent draft
- Jan 17 9th AFL All Star Game, Astrodome, Houston: Western Division beats Eastern Division, 26-3; MVP: John Hadl, LA Chargers, QB
Event of Interest
Jan 17 Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s
Willie Mays
NFL Pro Bowl
Jan 18 20th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: West beats East, 16-13; MVPs: Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears, HB; George Andrie, Dallas Cowboys, DE
Gale Sayers
NBA All-Star Game
Jan 20 20th NBA All-Star Game, Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pa: East beats West, 142-135; MVP: Willis Reed, NY Knicks, C; Tom and Dick Van Arsdale, first brothers to play in same NBA All-Star Game
Willis Reed
NHL All-Star Game
Jan 20 23rd NHL All-Star Game, St. Louis Arena: East beats West, 4-1; MVP: Bobby Hull, Chicago, LW
Bobby Hull
Australian Tennis Open
Jan 27 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Arthur Ashe beats big serving local Dick Crealy 6-4, 9-7, 6-2
Arthur Ashe
- Feb 1 Former MLB Commissioner Ford Frick and ex-players Earle Combs & Jesse Haines are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
NHL Record
Feb 1 Rangers' Terry Sawchuk records his 447th (and final) victory, and 103rd career shutout when New York beats the Pittsburgh Penguins, 6-0; both are NHL records at the time
Terry Sawchuk
Event of Interest
Feb 2 Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points
Pete Maravich
Event of Interest
Feb 11 John Lennon pays £1,344 fines for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland
John Lennon
- Feb 15 Ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater
Boxing Title Fight
Feb 16 Joe Frazier TKOs Jimmy Ellis in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
Joe Frazier
- Feb 22 12th Daytona 500: Pete Hamilton wins by just 3 car lengths over David Pearson, after passing him with 9 laps to go
- Feb 28 Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge
- Feb 28 Caroline Walker runs world female record marathon (3:02:53)
- Mar 1 Minnesota coach Charlie Burns becomes the final player/coach in NHL history, when he plays in the North Stars' 8-0 win over Toronto Maple Leafs; remains in role for final month of the season
- Mar 1 Boston's Bobby Orr becomes the first defenseman in NHL history to score 25 goals in a season during a 3-1 Bruins win over the visiting St. Louis Blues
- Mar 4 Jacksonville is 1st college basketball team to avg 100+ pts per game
- Mar 4 NY Rangers set then NHL record of 126 games without being shut-out
- Mar 7 Ice Dance Championship at Ljubljana won by Pakhomova & Gorshkov (URS)
- Mar 7 17th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats South Carolina, 42-39 (2 OT)
- Mar 17 Peter O'Malley becomes CEO of LA Dodgers
- Mar 18 NFL selects Wilson as official football & scoreboard as official time
- Mar 21 32nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Jacksonville, 80-69; Bruins' 4th straight title under coach John Wooden
- Mar 21 Vinko Bogataj crashes during a ski-jumping championship in Germany; his image becomes that of the "agony of defeat guy" in the opening credits of ABC's Wide World of Sports.
- Mar 29 Manchester City of England win 10th European Cup Winner's Cup against Górnik Zabrze of Poland 2-1 in Vienna
- Apr 1 Federal Bankruptcy Referee Sidney Volinn declares MLB's Seattle Pilots bankrupt; car dealer Bud Selig buys franchise for $10.8 million and moves club to Milwaukee (Brewers)
- Apr 4 124th Grand National: 15/1 chance Gay Trip wins by 20 lengths, giving Irish jockey Pat Taaffe his second GN winner
- Apr 7 Milwaukee Brewers (former Seat Pilots) 1st game, lose to Angels 12-0
Event of Interest
Apr 12 Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle & Joe DiMaggio
Mickey Mantle
Joe DiMaggio
- Apr 13 34th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Billy Casper defeats Gene Littler, 69 to 74 in a Monday 18-hole playoff to win his 3rd major title; last 18-hole playoff at the Masters
- Apr 18 France beats England, 35-13 at Stade Colombes, Paris to earn a share of the Five Nations Rugby Championship with Wales
- Apr 20 74th Boston Marathon: Englishman Ron Hill wins in 2:10:30 (US record): American Sara Mae Berman 1st woman for 2nd straight year in 3:05:07 (unsanctioned)
- Apr 21 Reds clout 7 HRs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 HRs, 6 for one team & 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records
- Apr 22 NY Met Jerry Grote sets record of 20 put outs by a catcher
- Apr 22 NY Met Tom Seaver strikes out last 10 Padres, for a total of 19
- Apr 22 Senators beat Yankees 2-1 in 18 innings
- Apr 30 Cubs Billy Williams is 1st NLer to play in 1,000 consecutive games
- May 2 1st woman jockey at Kentucky Derby (Diane Crump)
- May 2 96th Kentucky Derby: Mike Manganello on Dust Commander wins 2:03.4
- May 3 24th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3
- May 6 14th European Cup: Feyenoord beats Celtic 2-1 at Milan
- May 8 NBA championship: Knicks beat Lakers, 113-99
- May 10 Atlanta Braves' Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th game, loses to Cards 6-5
Baseball Record
May 12 Ernie Banks hits his 500th home run
Ernie Banks
Baseball Record
May 17 Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits
Hank Aaron
- May 23 San Diego Padres beat SF Giants 17-16 in 15 innings
- May 25 3rd ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat LA Stars, 4 games to 2
- May 30 Baseball All-Star voting is returned to fans
- May 30 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser wins in 3:12:37.057 (250.654 km/h)
- Jun 4 San Diego Padres draft Mike Ivie #1
- Jun 6 102nd Belmont: John Rotz aboard High Echelon wins in 2:34
- Jun 6 French Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Helga Niessen Niessen of Germany 6-2, 6-4 for 2nd leg of her successful Grand Slam
- Jun 7 American jockey Bill Shoemaker passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033 career win
- Jun 7 French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Jan Kodeš wins his first major title; beats Željko Franulović of Yugoslavia 6-2, 6-4, 6-
- Jun 12 Pitts Pirate Doc Ellis no-hits San Diego Padres, 2-0
LPGA Championship
Jun 15 LPGA Championship, Pleasant Valley CC: Shirley Englehorn wins her only major title; beats 1967 champion Kathy Whitworth by 4 strokes in an 18-hole playoff
Kathy Whitworth
- Jun 21 US Open Men's Golf Hazeltine National GC: Englishman Tony Jacklin shoots sub-par in all 4 rounds on his way to a 7-stroke win ahead of Dave Hill
FIFA World Cup
Jun 21 FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City: Brazil and Pelé become first team and player to win World Cup 3 times, beating Italy, 4-1 in front of 107,412
Pele
- Jun 26 Frank Robinson hits 2 grand slams as Orioles beat Senators 12-2
- Jun 30 Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium opens, Braves beat Reds 8-2
- Jul 1 Dutch soccer club FC Utrecht is established (KNVB Cup 1985, 2003-04)
- Jul 2 NY Yankees infielder Horace Clarke breaks up a potential no-hitter in the 9th inning for 3rd time in 28 days
Tennis Open
Jul 3 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Margaret Court beats Billie Jean King 14-12, 11-9 for her third and final Wimbledon singles title, and 3rd leg of her successful Grand Slam
Billie Jean King
- Jul 3 California Angels pitcher Clyde Wright no-hits Oakland A's, 4-0
Tennis Open
Jul 4 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian thriller, John Newcombe beats Ken Rosewall 5,7 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
Ken Rosewall
US Women's Golf Open
Jul 5 US Open Women's Golf, Muskogee CC: Donna Caponi successfully defends her title by 1 from Sandra Haynie and Sandra Spuzich
Donna Caponi
- Jul 8 SF Giant Jim Ray Hart is 8th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (5th)
British Golf Open
Jul 12 British Open Golf, St Andrews: Jack Nicklaus beats Doug Sanders by 1 stroke in event's first 18-hole playoff to win the 2nd of his 3 Open Championships
Jack Nicklaus
Event of Interest
Jul 14 41st MLB All Star Game, Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, OH: NL beats AL, 5-4; MVP: Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox, LF
Carl Yastrzemski
- Jul 15 Denmark beats Italy 2-0 in 1st world female soccer championship
- Jul 18 Willie Mays becomes 10th baseball player to get 3,000 hits
- Jul 19 57th Tour de France won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium
- Jul 20 Dodgers Bill Singer no-hits the Phillies 5-0, giving up no walks
- Jul 21 Clay Kirby has a no-hitter going for 8 inn, but is lifted for a pinch hitter, Reliever Jack Baldschun gives up 3 hits & Padres lose, 3-0
- Jul 24 International Law Tennis Association institutes 9 point tie break rule
Baseball Record
Jul 26 Cincinnati Reds Johnny Bench hits 3 consecutive HRs off Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton
Johnny Bench
Birthdays in Sport
Birthdays 1 - 100 of 861
- Jan 1 Brian Morton, Wollongong Australia, canoeist (Olympics 1996)
- Jan 1 Tom Sier, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
- Jan 2 Anthony Stuart, Australian cricketer and ODI pace bowler (hat trick 1997), born in Newcastle, Australia
- Jan 2 Glenn Cadrez, NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- Jan 2 Royce Clayton, infielder (SF Giants, St Louis Cardinals), born in Burbank, California
- Jan 3 James Brown, NFL tackle (NY Jets)
- Jan 3 Tony Farmer, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets)
- Jan 3 Yogi Johl, 130 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Jan 4 Colin Scrivener, CFL defensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Jan 4 Sean Lumpkin, American NFL safety (New Orleans Saints), born in Golden Valley, Minnesota
- Jan 5 James Patton, NFL defensive end (Buffalo Bills), born in Brazoria County, Texas
- Jan 6 Daniel Naulty, American pitcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 6 Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player & actress (Extremists), born in La Jolla, California
- Jan 6 Geert Brusselers, Dutch football player & coach (NAC), born in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Jan 6 John Gerak, NFL tight end/guide (Minnesota Vikings, St Louis Rams), born in Youngstown, Ohio
- Jan 6 Keenan McCardell, NFL wide receiver (Cleveland Browns, Jaguars), born in Houston, Texas
- Jan 6 Kerrin Petty, Swedish-American cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Townshend, Vermont
- Jan 6 René Binken, Dutch soccer player (Volendam), born in Volendam, Netherlands
- Jan 7 Paul McCallum, Canadian football punter and placekicker (Claymores, Sask Roughriders), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Jan 7 Todd Day, American NBA guard/forward (Boston Celtics), born in Decatur, Illinois
- Jan 7 Joao Ricardo, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
- Jan 8 Darryl Williams, American NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks, Cin Bengals), born in Miami, Florida
- Jan 8 Jon Klemm, Canadian NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Calgary, Alberta
- Jan 9 Graciela Schutt, American WPVA volleyballer (Deerfield-25th-1995), born in El Paso, Texas
- Jan 10 Cameron MacKenzie, Australian 100m/200m/400m (Olympics 1996)
- Jan 10 Deon Figures, American NFL cornerback/PR (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Bellflower, California
- Jan 11 Franco Davin, Argentina, tennis star
- Jan 12 Jenny Griffith, American WPVA volleyballer (National-13th-1995), born in Burbank, California
- Jan 12 Nigel Wilson, Canadian-American baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins), born in Oshawa, Canada
- Jan 13 Frank Kooiman, soccer player (Sparta)
- Jan 13 Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1998), born in Cesena, Italy (d. 2004)
- Jan 14 Eric Charron, Canadian NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Verdun, Quebec
- Jan 14 Steve Cooke, American baseball pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Lihue, Hawaii
- Jan 14 Tyrone Hughes, American NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jan 15 Dan Landry, American volleyball opposite hitter (Olympics 1996), born in San Diego, California
- Jan 15 Elroy Kromheer, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Jan 15 Michele Granger, American softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996), born in Anaheim, California
- Jan 16 Don MacLean, NBA forward (NJ Nets, Denver Nuggets)
- Jan 16 Ron Villone, pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Englewood, New Jersey
- Jan 17 Candace Murray, softball shortstop (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Jan 17 Darnell Walker, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons, SF 49ers)
- Jan 17 Jeremy Roenick, NHL center (Team USA, Blackhawks, Coyotes), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Jan 17 James Wattana, Thai snooker player
- Jan 18 Leo Araguz, American football punter (Oakland Raiders, Rhein Fire), born in Pharr, Texas
- Jan 18 Peter van Petegem, Belgian cyclist, born in Brakel, Belgium
- Jan 19 Rick Krivda, American baseball pitcher (Baltimore Orioles), born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania
- Jan 19 T. J. Mathews, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Columbia, Illinois
- Jan 19 Kathleen Smet, Belgian triathlete, born in Beveren, Belgium
- Jan 20 Marvin Benard, American baseball outfielder (SF Giants), born in Bluefields, Nicaragua
- Jan 20 Rob Gaudreau, American ice hockey player (Ottawa Senators), born in Cranston, Rhode Island
- Jan 20 Ron Carpenter, American football player (NY Jets, Amsterdam Admirals), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Jan 20 Terry Kirby, American football player (Miami Dolphins, SF 49ers), born in Hampton, Virginia
- Jan 20 Thomas "Tom" Murray, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Buffalo, New York
- Jan 21 Ian Salisbury, cricketer (Sussex & England leg-spinner 1992-96)
- Jan 22 Abraham Olano, Spanish cyclist, born in Anoeta, Spain
- Jan 23 Alan Embree, American baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indians), born in The Dalles, Oregon
- Jan 23 Jim Schwantz, American football player & politician (Dallas Cowboys, SF 49ers), born in Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Jan 23 Mark Wohlers, American baseball pitcher (Atlanta Braves), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts
- Jan 23 Richard Šmehlik, Czech NHL defenseman (Buf Sabres, Olympic gold 1998), born in Ostrava, Czech Republic
- Jan 23 Sherman Obando, Panamanian baseball outfielder (Montreal Expos), born in Bocas del Toro Province, Panama
- Jan 25 Chris Mills, American NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, NY Knicks), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 25 Milt Stegall, American football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Jan 26 Dan Carlson, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants)
- Jan 26 Dean Malkoc, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Jan 26 Ronald Moore, NFL running back (NY Jets, St Louis Rams, Az Cardinals)
- Jan 27 Dario Brose, US soccer halfback (Olympic-92), born in Queens, New York
- Jan 27 Dean Headley, cricket (grandson of George, England ODI quick 1996)
- Jan 28 Barry Minter, NFL middle linebacker (Chicago Bears)
- Jan 28 James Atkins, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
- Jan 28 Mike Chalenski, NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Jan 29 Scott Davis, guard (Atlanta Falcons)
- Jan 29 Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer
- Jan 30 Scott Levins, American NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators), born in Spokane, Washington
- Jan 31 Greg Skrepenak, American football offensive lineman (Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers), born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Jan 31 Travis Hannah, American football wide receiver (Houston Oilers, Frankfurt Galaxy), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jan 31 Minnie Driver, British actress & singer-songwriter (Good Will Hunting, The Riches), born in London, England
- Feb 1 Eric Mobley, American NBA player (Vancouver Grizzlies), born in The Bronx, New York
- Feb 1 Malik Sealy, American NBA player (Detroit Pistons, LA Clippers), born in The Bronx, New York
- Feb 1 Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese racing driver, born in Nagano, Japan
- Feb 2 Erik ten Hag, soccer player (FC Twente, RKC, FC Utrecht)
- Feb 2 Ivan Vukov, soccer player (FC Volendam)
- Feb 2 Nikolaos Michopoulos, Greek footballer
- Feb 2 Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer
- Feb 3 Eric Curry, NFL defensive end (Tampa Bay Bucs)
- Feb 3 Jason Muzzatti, NHL goalie (Hartford Whalers), born in Toronto, Ontario
- Feb 3 Keith Carney, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, Team US), born in Providence, Rhode Island
- Feb 3 Oscar Cordoba, Colombian footballer
- Feb 4 John Frascatore, American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
- Feb 4 Todd Peterson, NFL kicker (Seattle Seahawks)
- Feb 5 Darren Lehmann, Australian cricketer (SA & Vic LHB Australian ODI 1996), born in Gawler, Australia
- Feb 5 Forey Duckett, American football cornerback (Saints, Scot Claymores), born in Oakland, California
- Feb 6 Jeff Rouse, American 50m/100m backstroke swimmer (Olymp-gold/silver-92, 96), born in Fredericksburg, Virginia
- Feb 6 Mark Hutton, Australian baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Adelaide, Australia
- Feb 6 Per Frandsen, Danish footballer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Feb 7 Chris Gardocki, NFL punter (Indianapolis Colts)
- Feb 7 Denis Chasse, NHL right wing (Winnipeg Jets), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Feb 7 Stanley Roberts, NBA center (LA Clippers, Minn Timberwolves)
- Feb 8 Alonzo Mourning, NBA center (Miami Heat, Charlotte Hornets)
- Feb 8 Cameron Cuffy, cricketer (St Vincent & WI fast bowler 1994-)
- Feb 8 John Filan, Australian footballer
Deaths in Sport
- Jan 14 John J "Johnny" Murphy, American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), dies at 61
- Jan 27 Probir Sen, cricket (20 catch & 11 stumpings, 14 Tests for Ind), dies
- Jan 28 Tommy Andrews (Aust) 16 Tests 1921-26, cricketer (592 runs), dies
- Feb 5 Rudy York, American baseball player (b. 1913)
- Feb 13 Herbert Strudwick, cricketer (28 Tests for England, ct 60 stp 12), dies
- Feb 23 Hirsch Jacobs, American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner (b. 1904)
- Apr 6 Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (b. 1933)
- Apr 15 Ripper Collins, American baseball player (b. 1904)
Terry Sawchuk
May 31 Terry Sawchuk, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender (4-time Vezina Trophy & Stanley Cup winner), dies from liver injuries at 40
Terry Sawchuk
- Jun 2 Bruce McLaren, New Zealand car racer and founder of eponymous race team, dies in a car crash at 32
- Jun 11 Camille Bombois, French circus wrestler/painter, dies at 87
- Jun 16 Brian Piccolo, American football player (b. 1943)
- Jun 17 Matthew Henderson, New Zealand cricketer (one Test for NZ 1930), dies at 74
- Jun 27 Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. 1902)
- Jul 17 Juano Hernandez, actor (St Louis Blues, Two Loves), dies at 74
- Jul 21 Bob Kalsu, American football player, dies at 25
- Jul 31 Walter Briggs, Jr., American sports executive (b. 1912)
- Aug 6 Ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58
- Aug 8 Johnny Goodman, American golfer (US Open 1933), dies at 60
Vince Lombardi
Sep 3 Vince Lombardi, American football coach (Green Bay Packers), dies at 57
Vince Lombardi
Cy Denneny
Sep 10 Cy Denneny, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame left wing (NHL leading scorer 1923-24), dies at 78
Cy Denneny
- Sep 19 Greville Stevens, cricketer (10 Tests for England 1922-29), dies
- Oct 1 Raoul Riganti, Argentine racing driver (b. 1893)
- Nov 21 Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey (Montreal Canadiens) and lacrosse player, dies at 83
- Dec 1 Frank Smailes, cricketer (England pace bowler Test v India 1946), dies
- Dec 26 Lillian Board, British 400m athlete (Olympic silver 1968), dies at 22
Sonny Liston
Dec 30 Sonny Liston, World heavyweight boxing champion (1962-64), dies at 38
Sonny Liston