Events in Sport
- Jun 2 15th European Cup: Ajax beats Panathinaikos 2-0 at London
- Jun 3 Chic Cub Ken Holtzman 2nd no-hitter beats Cincinnati Reds, 1-0
- Jun 3 Test Cricket debut of Imran Khan, v Englandl at Edgbaston (5, 0-36, 0-19)
- Jun 4 Zaheer Abbas scores Cricket 274 at Edgbaston, 544 minutes 38 fours
- Jun 5 103rd Belmont: Walter Blum aboard Pass Catcher wins in 2:30.6
Golf Tournament
Jun 6 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
Kathy Whitworth
Baseball Record
Jun 6 Willie Mays hits record 22nd & last extra inning HR
Willie Mays
Tennis Open
Jun 6 70th Men's French Open: Jan Kodes beats Ilie Năstase (8-6, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5)
Ilie Năstase
- Jun 6 70th Women's French Open: Evonne Goolagong beats Helen Gourlay (6-3, 7-5)
- Jun 8 White Sox draft Danny Goodwin #1, he refuses to sign
- Jun 13 17th LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth
- Jun 16 Groningen soccer team forms in Groningen
- Jun 20 Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Heritage Golf Open
- Jun 21 71st US Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 280 at Merion GC in Ardmore PA
- Jun 21 Indians Ken Harrelson retires from baseball to play pro golf
- Jun 23 Phillies Rick Wise no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 4-0
- Jun 27 26th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by JoAnne Carner
- Jun 28 Phillies' Rick Wise hits 2 HRs and no-hits Reds
Event of Interest
Jun 28 US Supreme Court (8-0) overturns draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
Birthdays in Sport
- Jun 2 Martin Suji, cricketer (Kenyan pace bowler 1996 World Cup)
- Jun 2 Steve Brooks, WLAF tight end (Frankfurt Galaxy, London Monarchs)
- Jun 3 Aaron Ledesma, baseball player
- Jun 3 Carl Everett, outfielder (NY Mets), born in Tampa, Florida
- Jun 3 Mark Parrish, American canoeist (alt-Olympics 1996), born in Columbia, Maryland
- Jun 4 Patrick Scott, NFL/WLAF linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers, Frankfurt Galaxy)
- Jun 4 Roy Janse, tornado sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- Jun 5 Pedro Garau, WLAF running back (Barcelona Dragons)
- Jun 5 Vaughn Parker, NFL guard/tackle (San Diego Chargers)
- Jun 5 Takaya Tsubobayashi, Japanese racing driver
- Jun 6 Mike Craig, St Mary's, NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Jun 7 Terrell Buckley, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins)
- Jun 8 Elena Brioukhovets, Odessa Ukraine, tennis star (finalist 1990 Moscow)
- Jun 8 Jamie Morgan, Australia, tennis star
- Jun 8 Tom Nutten, CFL/NFL centers (Hamilton Tiger Cats, Buffalo Bills)
- Jun 9 D'Marco Farr, defensive tackle (St Louis Rams)
- Jun 9 Roderick Lewis, NFL tight end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
- Jun 9 Romano Sion, soccer player (Dordrecht '90/FC Groningen)
- Jun 9 Gilles De Bilde, Belgian footballer
- Jun 10 DeWayne Dotson, NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
- Jun 10 Jeff Rodgers, WLAF defensive end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
- Jun 10 Bruno N'Gotty, French footballer
- Jun 11 Dion Foxx, NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
- Jun 11 Duane Dmytryshyn, CFL receiver (Toronto Argonauts)
- Jun 12 Florencia Labat, tennis star (1992 Austrian), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Jun 12 Iwan Tomasz, soccer player (Roda JC, Feyenoord)
- Jun 12 Mark Henry, Silsbee TX, 238+lbs (108+kg) weightlift (Olympic 14th-92, 96)
- Jun 12 Phillip Bobo, WLAF receiver (Amsterdam Admirals)
- Jun 12 Ryan Klesko, outfielder (Atlanta Braves), born in Westminster, California
- Jun 12 Stephanie Thater, Kirkwood Mo, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics 1996)
- Jun 12 Thomas Bailey, WLAF wide receiver (Rhein Fire)
- Jun 14 Bruce Bowen, NBA guard (Boston Celtics)
- Jun 14 Fred Baxter, NFL tight end (NY Jets)
- Jun 14 Ramon Vega, former Swiss footballer
- Jun 15 Nathan Astle, New Zealand cricketer (batsman), Test debut v Zimbabwe in 1996
- Jun 15 Stuart Howell, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics 1996)
- Jun 16 Andre President, tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Jun 16 Chris Gomez, American baseball infielder (San Diego Padres), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 17 Tripp Schwenk, American 100m/200m backstroke (Olympic silver 1996)
- Jun 18 Blair Pocock, cricketer (New Zealand opening batsman 1993)
- Jun 18 Nigel Owens, Welsh Rugby Referee (Stonewall Sportsperson of the Decade), born in Mynyddcerrig, Carmarthenshire
- Jun 20 Rodney Rogers, NBA forward (LA Clippers)
- Jun 20 William Gaines, NFL defensive tackle (Washington Redskins)
- Jun 21 Nicole Stevenson, Australian backstroker (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- Jun 21 Tyrone Drakeford, NFL cornerback (SF 49ers)
- Jun 22 Brant Brown, infielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Porterville, California
- Jun 22 Laryssa Biesenthal, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Walkertown, Ontario
- Jun 22 Kurt Warner, American football player
- Jun 23 Felix Potvin, Anjou, NHL goalie (Toronto Maple Leafs)
- Jun 23 Joe Rumolo, CFL defensive linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- Jun 24 LaMonte Coleman, NFL fullback (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Jun 25 Michael Tucker, South Boston VA, outfielder (KC Royals)
- Jun 25 Mike Sutherland, CFL offensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
- Jun 25 Robert Reichel, Litinov CZE, hockey forward (NY Islanders, Olympic gold 1998)
- Jun 25 Ryan Carey, CFL safety (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- Jun 25 Steve Tikolo, cricketer (outstanding Kenyan batsman in 1996 World Cup)
- Jun 25 Neil Lennon, Northern Irish footballer
- Jun 26 Carlton Gray, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts)
- Jun 26 Eddie Parenti, 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
- Jun 26 Max Biaggi, Italian motorcycle racer
- Jun 27 Brant Boyer, linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Jun 27 Jimmy Kemp, CFL quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos)
- Jun 28 Bobby Hurley, NBA guard (Sacramento Kings), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Jun 28 Gary Downs, NFL running back (Denver Broncos), born in New Bern, North Carolina
- Jun 28 Greg Evans, NFL/WLAF safety (Buffalo Bills, Frankfurt Galaxy)
- Jun 28 Greg Keagle, pitcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Corning, New York
- Jun 28 Jeff Cothran, NFL fullback (Cin Bengals), born in Middletown, Ohio
- Jun 28 Kenny Cunningham, Irish footballer, born in Limón, Costa Rica
- Jun 28 Ron Mahay, American baseball player, born in Crestwood, Illinois
- Jun 29 Dennis Gerritsen, soccer player (NAC)
- Jun 29 Mike Sillinger, Regina, NHL right wing (Vanc Canucks, Anaheim Ducks)
- Jun 29 Wendee Espinosa, female outfielder (Silver Bullets), born in Stockton, California
- Jun 30 Ann Marsh, fencer-foil (Olympics 1996), born in Royal Oak, Michigan