1970 in Sport

Events in Sport

Events 1 - 100 of 153

• Jan 1 Charles "Chub" Feeney becomes president of baseball's National League
• Jan 1 56th Rose Bowl: #5 Southern California beats #7 Michigan, 10-3
• Jan 1 36th Sugar Bowl: #13 Mississippi beats #3 Arkansas, 27-22
• Jan 1 36th Orange Bowl: #2 Penn State beats #6 Missouri, 10-3
• Jan 11 Super Bowl IV: KC Chiefs beat Minnesota Vikings, 23-7 in New Orleans Super Bowl MVP: Len Dawson, Kansas City, QB
• Jan 15 Milwaukee Brewers make their 1st trade (with Oakland A's)
• Jan 16 Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause
• Jan 16 NFL realigns into 3 divisions (down from 4)
• Jan 17 357 baseball players are available in the free-agent draft
• Jan 17 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-3

• Jan 18 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 16-13
• Jan 20 20th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 142-135 at Philadelphia
• Jan 20 23rd NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 4-1 at St Louis
• Jan 27 1970 NFL Draft: Terry Bradshaw from Louisiana Tech first pick by Pittsburgh Steelers

• Jan 27 58th Women's Australian Open: Margaret Court beats Kerry Melville Reid (6-1, 6-3)
• Feb 1 Ford Frick, Earle Combs & Jesse Haines elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

• Feb 5 1st Test Cricket ton of Barry Richards, 126, 164 balls, 20 fours 1 six
• Feb 5 Test Cricket debut of John Traicos, South Africa v Australia, Durban
• Feb 6 NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston & Portland

• Feb 15 Ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater

• Feb 22 12th Daytona 500: Pete Hamilton wins (149.601 MPH)
• Feb 28 Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge
• Feb 28 Caroline Walker runs world female record marathon (3:02:53)
• Mar 1 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champion all-round ladies skater
• 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
• 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 Bud Selig becomes CEO of Milwaukee Brewers
• Apr 1 Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases Seattle Pilots for $10,800,000
• Apr 4 124th Grand National: Pat Taaffe aboard Gay Trip wins


• Apr 7 Milwaukee Brewers (former Seat Pilots) 1st game, lose to Angels 12-0

• Apr 13 34th Masters Golf Tournament: Billy Casper wins, shooting a 279
• Apr 20 74th Boston Marathon: Ron Hill of Great Britain 1st man in 2:10:30 and Sara Mae Berman of United States 1st woman in 3:05:07
• 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

• May 15 International Olympic Committee votes to expel South Africa
• May 16 95th Preakness: Eddie Belmonte aboard Personality wins in 1:56.2

• 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 7 Jockey Willie Shoemaker passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033 win
• Jun 7 69th Men's French Open: Jan Kodes beats Zeljko Franulovic (6-2, 6-4, 6-0)
• Jun 7 69th Women's French Open: Margaret Court beats Helga Niessen Masthoff (6-2, 6-4)
• Jun 12 Pitts Pirate Doc Ellis no-hits San Diego Padres, 2-0
• Jun 15 16th LPGA Championship won by Shirley Englehorn
• Jun 21 70th US Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 281 at Hazeltine National Minn
• Jun 21 FIFA World Cup Final: Brazil and Pelé become first team and player to win three times, beating Italy, 4-1 in front of 107,412 at Azteca Stadium, Mexico City
• 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

• Jul 3 California Angels pitcher Clyde Wright no-hits Oakland A's, 4-0

• Jul 8 SF Giant Jim Ray Hart is 8th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (5th)

• Jul 14 41st All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-4 at Riverfront Stadium, Cin
• Jul 14 All star MVP: Carl Yastremski (Boston Red Sox)
• 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

• Jul 27 Expos beat White Sox 10-6 in the annual Hall of Fame game
• Jul 27 L Boudreau, Earle Combs, Ford Frick, and Jesse Haines enter Baseball Hall of Fame
• Jul 31 37th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Kansas City 24, All Stars 3 (69,940)
• Aug 1 Future Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Stargell smacks 3 doubles and 2 homers in a 20-10 Pirates win v Braves
• Aug 3 The second ever NFL work stoppage ends with NFL and Players' Association agreeing to a 4-year, $19.1 million deal
• Aug 7 First all-computer chess championship is conducted in New York and won by CHESS 3.0 (CDC 6400), a program written by Slate, Atkin & Gorlen at Northwestern University
• Aug 8 NY Yankees honor Casey Stengel, retiring his number 37 (BTG was there)

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Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 971

• Jan 1 Brian Morton, Wollongong Australia, canoeist (Olympics 1996)
• Jan 1 Tom Sier, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
• Jan 2 Anthony Stuart, cricketer (Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997)
• 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 Trudi Jeffrey, Brisbane QLD, golfer (1990 Australian Jr Champion)
• 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)
• Jan 4 Sean Lumpkin, NFL safety (New Orleans Saints)
• Jan 5 James Patton, NFL defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
• Jan 6 Daniel Naulty, pitcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jan 6 Gabrielle Reece, Trinidad, volleyball star/model (Extremists)
• Jan 6 Geert Brusselers, soccer player (NAC)
• Jan 6 John Gerak, NFL tight end/guide (Minnesota Vikings, St Louis Rams)
• Jan 6 Keenan McCardell, NFL wide receiver (Cleveland Browns, Jaguars)
• Jan 6 Kerrin Petty, Townshend Vt, cross country skier (Olympics 1994)
• Jan 6 René Binken, soccer player (Volendam)
• Jan 7 Darryl Williams, NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks, Cin Bengals)
• Jan 7 Frank "Cliff" Mannon, Amarillo TX, team handball (Olympics 1996)
• Jan 7 Paul McCallum, CFL/WLAF kicker/punter (Claymores, Sask Roughriders)
• Jan 7 Todd Day, NBA guard/forward (Boston Celtics)
• Jan 7 Joao Ricardo, Angolan footballer
• Jan 8 Jon Klemm, NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Calgary, Alberta
• Jan 9 Graciela Schutt, WPVA volleyballer (Deerfield-25th-1995), born in El Paso, Texas
• Jan 10 Cameron MacKenzie, Australian 100m/200m/400m (Olympics 1996)
• Jan 10 Deon Figures, NFL cornerback/PR (Pittsburgh Steelers)
• Jan 10 James Wilson, WLAF defensive end (Rhein Fire)
• Jan 11 Franco Davin, Argentina, tennis star
• Jan 12 Jenny Griffith, WPVA volleyballer (National-13th-1995), born in Burbank, California
• Jan 12 Nigel Wilson, Canadian-American baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins)
• Jan 12 Takahiro Ikenoue, WLAF defensive linebacker (Rhein Fire)
• Jan 13 Frank Kooiman, soccer player (Sparta)
• Jan 13 Nachi Abe, WLAF tight end (Scotland Claymores)
• Jan 13 Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (Tour de France 1998), born in Cesena, Italy (d. 2004)
• Jan 14 Eric Charron, Verdun, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
• Jan 14 Steve Cooke, Kanai Hawaii, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
• Jan 14 Tyrone Hughes, NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears)
• Jan 15 Dan Landry, volleyball opposite hitter (Olympics 1996), born in San Diego, California
• Jan 15 Elroy Kromheer, soccer player (FC Volendam)
• Jan 15 Michele Granger, Anaheim California, softball pitcher (Olympic gold 1996)
• 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, NLF/WLAF punter (Oakland Raiders, Rhein Fire)
• Jan 18 Peter van Petegem, Belgian cyclist
• Jan 19 Rick Krivda, Mckeesport PA, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
• Jan 19 T J Mathews, Belleville IL, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
• Jan 19 Kathleen Smet, Belgian triathlete
• Jan 20 Dennis Hulshof, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
• Jan 20 Marvin Benard, Bluefields Nicaragua, outfielder (SF Giants)
• Jan 20 Rob Gaudreau, Lincoln, NHL center (Ottawa Senators)
• Jan 20 Ron Carpenter, NFL/WLAF safety (NY Jets, Amsterdam Admirals)
• Jan 20 Terry Kirby, NFL running back (Miami Dolphins, SF 49ers)
• Jan 20 Thomas "Tom" Murray, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Buffalo, New York
• Jan 21 Brennan Little, St Thomas Ont, golfer (1994 Western States mini-tour)
• Jan 21 Ian Salisbury, cricketer (Sussex & England leg-spinner 1992-96)
• Jan 22 Keith Wagner, NFL/WLAF tackle (NY Giants, Redskins, Scot Claymores)
• Jan 22 Abraham Olano, Spanish cyclist
• Jan 23 Alan Embree, Vancouver WA, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
• Jan 23 Jim Schwantz, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys, SF 49ers)
• Jan 23 Mark Wohlers, pitcher (Atlanta Braves), born in Holyoke, Massachusetts
• Jan 23 Marquel Fleetwood, WLAF quarterback (Frankfurt Galaxy)
• Jan 23 Richard Smehlik, Ostrava Cze, NHL defenseman (Buf Sabres, Olympic gold 1998)
• Jan 23 Sherman Obando, Changuinola Panama, outfielder (Montreal Expos)
• Jan 24 Chris Bartolone, hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998)
• Jan 25 Chris Mills, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, NY Knicks)
• Jan 25 Milt Stegall, CFL receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
• Jan 25 Pau Coll, WLAF kicker/safety (Barcelona Dragons)
• Jan 25 Scott Hendrickson, CFL guard (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
• 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 Eric Gouka, cricketer (Netherlands pace bowler 1996 World Cup)
• Jan 29 Scott Davis, guard (Atlanta Falcons)
• Jan 29 Jörg Hoffmann, German swimmer
• Jan 30 Edwin de Kruyf/Kruijff, soccer player (FC Utrecht, FC Groningen)
• Jan 30 Hans Spark, soccer player (RKC)
• Jan 30 Oleg Khmyl, NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics 1998)
• Jan 30 Scott Levins, NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators), born in Spokane, Washington
• Jan 31 Greg Skrepenak, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders, Carolina Panthers)
• Jan 31 Travis Hannah, NFL/WLAF receiver (Houston Oilers, Frankfurt Galaxy)
• Jan 31 Minnie Driver, British actress and singer-songwriter (Good Will Hunting, The Riches), born in London, England
• Feb 1 Eric Mobley, NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies)
• Feb 1 Malik Sealy, NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons, LA Clippers)
• Feb 1 Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese racing driver
• Feb 2 Chris Luneburg, WLAF T (London Monarchs)
• Feb 2 Diego Martos, WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons)
• 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

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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)

• 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 (b. 1945)
• Jul 31 Walter Briggs, Jr., American sports executive (b. 1912)
• Aug 6 Ingolf Dahl, German composer (Andante & Arioso), dies at 58

• Sep 5 Jochen Rindt, Austrian auto racer (posthumous World F1 title 1970), dies of throat injuries in practice accident at 28
• Sep 6 Gerard Smithson, cricketer (Eng batsman against W Indies 1948), dies

• 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

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