1973 in Sport

Events 1 - 100 of 202

• Jan 1 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Home favourite John Newcombe beats Onny Parun of New Zealand 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-1 for his first Australian title
• Jan 1 59th Rose Bowl: #1 Southern California beats #3 Ohio State, 42-17
• Jan 1 39th Orange Bowl: #9 Nebraska beats #12 Notre Dame, 40-6
• Jan 2 Japanese boxer Masao Ohba retains his WBA flyweight title with a 12th-round knockout of Chartchai Chionoi of Thailand in Tokyo; Ohba dies three weeks later in a car accident
• Jan 7 British Darts Organisation founded in North London
• Jan 11 American League adopts designated hitter rule
• Jan 14 Super Bowl VII, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA: Miami Dolphins beat Washington Redskins, 14-7; MVP: Jake Scott, Miami, S
• Jan 18 Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH
• Jan 18 Islanders break 12 game losing streak, 20 game road winless streak

• Jan 24 Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
• Jan 27 UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record)
• Jan 28 Henry Boucha, Detroit Red Wings, scores 6 sec into a game vs Mont
• Jan 30 26th NHL All-Star Game, Madison Square Garden, NYC: Eastern Division beats Western Division, 5-4; MVP: Greg Polis, Pittsburgh Penguins, LW


• Jan 30 1973 NFL Draft: John Matuszak from University of Tampa first pick by Houston Oilers
• Feb 1 Outfielder Monte Irvin is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues; fourth inductee through the committee

• Feb 4 Islanders & Sabres had a penalty free game
• Feb 7 1st time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
• Feb 10 2nd time Rangers shut-out Islanders 6-0
• Feb 10 Pakistani cricketer Mushtaq Mohammad scores 201 runs in a match against New Zealand
• Feb 11 Philadelphia 76ers lose their 20th NBA game in a row

• Feb 15 Friendsville Academy (Tenn) ends 138-game basketball losing streak
• Feb 17 Rodney Redmond scores 107 on debut v Pakistan, his only Test Cricket
• Feb 18 15th Daytona 500: Richard Petty wins his 4th Great American Race by more than 2 laps from Bobby Isaac
• Feb 20 10th time Islanders shut-out-4-0 vs Penguins
• Feb 21 Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out
• Feb 27 White Sox slugger Dick Allen signs 3 year $750,000 contract
• Mar 1 Robyn Smith rides North Sea to victory in the Paumanok Handicap at Aqueduct Race Track in NYC to become the first American female jockey to win a stakes race
• Mar 5 Yankee pitchers Peterson & Kekich announce they swapped wives
• Mar 10 20th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Maryland, 76-74

• Mar 24 San Francisco 49er pres Lou Spadia proposes NFL expand to 30 teams
• Mar 25 AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52, Immaculata 1st undefeated team in New York

• Mar 27 Dennis Amiss out for 99 v Pakistan, 3rd 99 in Test Cricket
• Mar 29 Dave Cowens wins NBA MVP


• Mar 31 Philadelphia Flyers score an NHL record tying 8 goals from an astounding 60 shots in the 2nd period of a 10-2 win over New York Islanders
• Mar 31 Muhammad Ali suffers a broken jaw in a shock split-points decision loss to Ken Norton over 12 rounds in San Diego; Ali wins rematch in another controversial split decision
• Mar 31 127th Grand National: Brian Fletcher wins aboard 9/1 co-favourite Red Rum; recovers from 15 lengths behind at final fence; first of Red Rum's record 3 GN victories
• Mar 31 Boston Bruins defenceman Bobby Orr scores his 3rd career hat trick in a 7-3 loss at Toronto to become the first player in NHL history to score 100 points for 4 straight seasons

• Apr 5 NFL adopts jersey numbering system (ie QBs, 1-19)
• Apr 6 Roberto Clemente Day, Pirates retire his #
• Apr 7 Doug Walters' best Test Cricket bowling, 5-66 v WI Georgetown
• Apr 9 37th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Due to weather delays final round is played on Monday with Tommy Aaron winning his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of J. C. Snead
• Apr 10 Kansas City Royals open their new park, Royals Stadium with 12-1 rout of the Texas Rangers; attendance 39,476
• Apr 14 Ireland edges France, 6-4 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin to create a 5-way tie for the Five Nations Rugby Championship; each nation wins their 2 home matches
• Apr 16 77th Boston Marathon: American double; Jon Anderson men's champion in 2:16:03; Jacqueline Hansen wins women's title in 3:05:59
• Apr 27 KC Royal Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0
• Apr 30 Women's tennis groups end disputes over sanctioning tournaments
• May 4 Longest baseball game in Veterans' Stadium, Phillies beat Braves 5-4 in 20 innings
• May 5 99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4 - fastest Kentucky Derby ever

• May 10 27th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 1
• May 10 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Yvan Cournoyer has a goal and 2 assists as Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 6-4 to take title, 4 games to 2
• May 12 6th ABA championship: Indiana Pacers beat Ky Colonels, 4 games to 3

• May 16 AC Milan of Italy win 13th European Cup Winner's Cup against Leeds of England 1-0 in Saloniki
• May 17 Angels outfielder Bobby Valentine breaks his leg trying to scale wall to prevent a Dick Green home run during a 5-4 loss to the A's
• May 19 98th Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:54 - fastest Preakness race ever (recognized 2012)
• May 28 Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 innings (game started 5/26)
• May 28 Indianapolis 500: Gordon Johncock wins in 2:05:25.320 (255.944 km/h)
• May 30 17th European Cup: Ajax beats Juventus 1-0 at Belgrade
• May 31 Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th run of English cricket season

• Jun 7 Rangers draft Texas high school pitcher David Clyde #1
• Jun 9 105th Belmont: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 2:24, becoming the 1st Triple Crown winner in 25 years

• Jun 12 Close finish at Trent Bridge, NZ Cricket need 479 to win, all out 440
• Jun 13 Garvey, Lopes, Cey & Russell play together for 1st time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8½ years (LA Dodgers)
• Jun 17 Canadian Open Golf (La Canadienne), Montreal Municipal GC: Jocelyne Bourassa of Canada wins inaugural event in a playoff with Sandra Haynie & Judy Rankin
• Jun 17 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: Johnny Miller fires a record final round 63 (-8) to win his first major championship, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up John Schlee
• Jun 18 NCAA makes urine testing mandatory for participants

• Jun 20 Chicago's Cy Acosta is 1st AL pitcher to bat since DH rule (strikeout)
• Jun 20 SF Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off HRs
• Jun 23 Phillies Ken Brett 4th consecutive game HR in which he pitched

• Jul 1 1st US-China basketball game, US collegiates beats Shanghai 96-61
• Jul 1 Australian Bruce Crampton becomes the 5th golfer (but first non-American) to win more than $1m when 4th in the Western Open
• Jul 3 Brothers Gaylord (Hall of Fame) and Jim Perry (3-time All Star) face each other for only time in MLB, Tigers beat Indians 5-4, Gaylord charged with loss
• Jul 5 Test cricket debut of English umpire Harold "Dickie" Bird v NZ at Leeds (66 Tests, 69 ODI)
• Jul 7 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Chris Evert 6-0, 7-5 for her 10th career Grand Slam singles title
• Jul 7 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Czech Jan Kodeš beats Alex Metreveli of Russia 6-1, 9-8, 6-3 for his 3rd Grand Slam singles success
• Jul 8 NY Mets are 12½ games back in NL and go on to win pennant
• Jul 14 British Open Golf, Royal Troon GC: American Tom Weiskopf wins wire-to-wire by 3 strokes from Johnny Miller and Neil Coles
• Jul 15 California Angel Nolan Ryan 2nd no-hitter beats Detroit Tigers, 6-0

• Jul 20 Chic's Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a doubleheader with NY Yankees, 12-2, & 7-0

• Jul 22 US Open Women's Golf, CC of Rochester: Susie Maxwell Berning wins by 5 from Gloria Ehret & Shelley Hamlin for her third national title
• Jul 22 60th Tour de France won by Luis Ocana of Spain

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Birthdays 1 - 100 of 757

• Jan 1 Clyde Wijnhard, soccer player (Ajax, RKC)
• Jan 1 Fang Li, Hunan China, tennis star (1991 Futures-Bilbao-ESP)
• Jan 1 Justin Armour, NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills)
• Jan 1 Mercury Hayes, wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
• Jan 2 Abu Wilson, running back (Indianapolis Colts)
• Jan 2 Chris Woodruff, tennis star (1993 NCAA Division I), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
• Jan 2 Sarah Schwald, Bellingham Wash, 1.5k runner
• Jan 3 Tyrone Brown, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
• Jan 4 Lamont Warren, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Jan 4 Ray Mickens, American football cornerback (NY Jets), born in Frankfurt, Germany
• Jan 4 Todd Sauerbrun, NFL punter/kicker (Chicago Bears), born in East Setauket, New York
• Jan 4 Frank Høj, Danish cyclist, born in Denmark
• Jan 6 Sairaj Bahatule, Indian cricketer (promising Bombay leg-spin all-rounder), born in Mumbai, India
• Jan 7 Bobby Engram, American football wide receiver (Chicago Bears), born in Camden, South Carolina
• Jan 7 Brian Milne, American fullback (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Waterford, Pennsylvania
• Jan 7 Ricky Wood, American diver (Olympics 1996), born in Troy, New York
• Jan 7 Robert Dunn, American team handball left wing (Olympics 1996), born in Glenn Cove, New York
• Jan 9 Aaron Holbert, American baseball infielder (St Louis Cardinals), born in Torrance, California
• Jan 9 Ronald Hamming, Dutch football player (FC Groningen, Fortuna Sittard), born in Zeegse, Netherlands
• Jan 10 Berry Radstraat, Dutch soccer player (NEC, SCH)
• Jan 10 Glenn Robinson, American NBA forward (Milw, Olympic gold 1996), born in Gary, Indiana
• Jan 10 Travis Davis, American NFL strong safety (New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Wilmington, California
• Jan 11 Dave Dickenson, CFL quarterback (Calgary Stampeders)

• Jan 13 Nikolai Khabibulin, Sverdlovsk Russia, NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets)
• Jan 14 Ed Howard, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
• Jan 14 Lethon Flowers, American NFL defensive back (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Columbia, South Carolina
• Jan 14 Rod Myers, American baseball outfielder (KC Royals), born in Conroe, Texas
• Jan 14 Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver, born in Rome, Italy
• Jan 15 Daniel Nijhof, Dutch soccer player (FC Twente)
• Jan 15 Randy Srochenski, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Regina, Canada
• Jan 15 Essam El-Hadary, Egyptian footballer, born in Damietta Governorate, Egypt
• Jan 16 Mario Bates, NFL-running back (New Orleans Saints)
• Jan 16 Willie Whitehead, CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
• Jan 17 Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer
• Jan 17 Liz Ellis, Australian netball captain
• Jan 18 Edward Jasper, American football defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Tyler, Texas
• Jan 18 Junior Burrough, American NBA forward (Boston Celtics), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Jan 18 Regilio Vreede, Dutch football player (Blue White, RKC), born in Paramaribo, Suriname
• Jan 19 Chris Stynes, American baseball infielder (KC Royals), born in Queens, New York
• Jan 19 Wang Junxia, Chinese long distance runner, born in Jiaohe, Jilin
• Jan 19 Yevgeny Sadovyi, Russian swimmer (Olympic gold 200fre/400fre/4x200m 1992), born in Volzhsky, Russia
• Jan 20 Eddie Kennison, American football wide receiver (St Louis Rams), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
• Jan 20 Jalen Rose, American NBA guard (Denver Nuggets), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Jan 21 Bubba Miller, corner (Philadelphia Eagles)
• Jan 21 Grady Jackson, defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
• Jan 22 Deon Minor, American 400m runner, born in Paris, Texas
• Jan 22 George Noga, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
• Jan 22 Reggie Barlow, American football wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Montgomery, Alabama
• Jan 22 Said Larossi, Dutch soccer player (Emmen/Vitesse), born in Veenendaal, Netherlands
• Jan 22 Rogerio Ceni, Brazilian footballer, born in Paraná, Brazil
• Jan 23 Mark Kolesar, Canadian NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Manitoba, Canada
• Jan 24 Chris Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing (Olympics 1994, NY Rangers)
• Jan 24 Erik Gervais, Valleyfield Quebec, kayaker (Olympics 1996)
• Jan 24 Peter Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing (Olympics 1994, NY Rangers)
• Jan 25 Anthony Harris, American football linebacker (Miami Dolphins), born in Fort Pierce, Florida
• Jan 25 Marco Battaglia, American football tight end (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Howard Beach, New York
• Jan 25 Rodney Young, American NFL safety (NY Giants), born in Grambling, Louisiana
• Jan 25 Terrell Wade, American baseball pitcher (Atlanta Braves), born in Rembert, South Carolina
• Jan 25 Scott Milanovich, American football coach and quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Butler, Pennsylvania
• Jan 26 Tony Ramirez, tackle (Detroit Lions)
• Jan 27 Eddie Davis, CFL cornerback (Calgary Stampeders)
• Jan 28 Bronwyn Thompson, Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
• Jan 28 Jerome Allen, NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
• Jan 28 Joe Stephens, NBA forward (Houston Rockets)
• Jan 28 Robert Braknis, 100m backstroke/4 x 100 (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
• Jan 29 Darnell Stephens, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
• Jan 29 Jason Schmidt, Lewiston ID, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
• Jan 30 Jalen Rose, American basketball player (Indiana Pacers), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Jan 30 Jimmy Oliver, Canadian football wide receiver (San Diego Chargers)
• Jan 30 Sharone Wright, American basketball player (Toronto Raptors), born in Macon, Georgia
• Jan 31 Latario Rachal, American football player (Amsterdam Admirals, San Diego Chargers), born in California
• Feb 1 Andrew DeClercq, American NBA forward (Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Feb 1 Elena Makarova, Russian tennis star (1993 Futures-Val), born in Moscow, Russia
• Feb 1 Tlia Reima, Finnish ice hockey center (Finland, Olympics 1998), born in Tampere, Finland
• Feb 2 Dan Brandenburg, linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
• Feb 2 Patrick Jeffers, NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
• Feb 2 Radka Bobkova, tennis star (quarter Bournemouth), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
• Feb 2 Tim Denton, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
• Feb 3 Jim Campbell, American hockey forward (Olympics 1994), born in Worcester, Massachusetts
• Feb 4 Oscar De La Hoya, American boxer (Olympic gold 1992, 6-weight world champion), born in Los Angeles, California
• Feb 5 Israel Raybon, American football defensive end (Carolina Panthers), born in Huntsville, Alabama
• Feb 5 Laura Espinoza-Watson, American baseball infielder (Silver Bullets), born in Torrance, California
• Feb 5 Richard Matvichuk, Canadian NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Edmonton, Canada
• Feb 6 Arie Obdam, Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam), born in Venhuizen, Netherlands
• Feb 6 Fred Miller, American football offensive tackle (St Louis Rams), born in Houston, Texas
• Feb 6 Lulama Masikazana, South African cricket wicket-keeper (Kwazulu for E Province), born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (d. 2011)
• Feb 7 Billy Baumhoff, soccer midfielder/forward (Olympic gold 1996), born in St Louis, Missouri
• Feb 7 Juwan Howard, NBA forward/center (Washington Bullets/Wizards)
• Feb 7 Kristin Godridge, Traralgon Aust, tennis star (1993 Futures-Singapore)
• Feb 7 Leanne Schuster, WPVA volleyballer (National-9th-1995), born in Mesa, Arizona
• Feb 7 Sonia Paquette, St-Janvier Quebec, hurdler (Olympics 1996)
• Feb 7 Tim Bowens, NFL defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins)
• Feb 8 Andreas Gliatis, soccer player (NEC)
• Feb 8 Dave Dopek, Bolingbrook Illinois, 200m runner
• Feb 8 Eric Kresser, quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals)
• Feb 8 Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball forward (Olympic bronze 1996)
• Feb 8 Tom King, Australian 470 class sailor (Olympics 1996)
• Feb 9 Svetlana Boginskaya, Soviet gymnast
• Feb 11 Tom Tumulty, US linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania

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• Jan 24 Alan Lisette, New Zealand cricketer (NZ slow left-armer vs West Indies 1956), dies at 53
• Jan 25 Masao Ohba, Japanese boxer (WBA flyweight champion), dies in a car accident at 23
• Feb 8 Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer (2936 runs in 42 Tests for South Africa), dies at 83
• Feb 16 Pieter Van der Bijl, cricketer (outstanding S Af bat in 1938-39), dies
• Mar 8 Gordon Leggat, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ, 351 runs at 21 93), dies
• Mar 12 Frankie "Fordham Flash" Frisch, baseball player, dies at 74
• Mar 26 George Sisler, hall of famer 1st baseman (257 hits-1920), dies at 80
• Mar 26 Johnny Drake, American football player (b. 1916)
• Apr 1 Arthur Wood, English cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies at 74
• Apr 27 Jim Sims, cricketer (England leg-spinner in 4 Tests 1935-37), dies
• Apr 27 Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine racing driver (b. 1914)
• Apr 28 Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (Olympic gold 1924, 28), dies at 80
• May 8 Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player (Brooklyn Bridegrooms and Baltimore Orioles), dies at 100
• May 12 Art Pollard, American racecar driver (b. 1927)
• May 20 Jarno Saarinen, Finnish motorcycle racer (b. 1945)
• Jun 21 Frank Leahy, American football coach (Notre Dame), dies at 64
• Jun 30 Elmer Layden, College Football Hall of Fame fullback (Notre Dame legendary 4-horsemen, 1st NFL Commissioner), dies at 70
• Jul 2 Swede Savage, dies of injuries at Indianapolis 500
• Jul 2 Chick Hafey, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (2 World Series 1926, 31), dies at 70
• Jul 2 George McBride, American MLB shortstop/manager (AL fielding leader 1912-15), dies at 92
• Jul 4 Leonid Stein, Russian chess player, dies at about 39
• Jul 8 Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer (4187 1st-class wickets, most ever), dies
• Jul 8 Harry F. V. Edward, British 100m/200m runner (Olympic bronze 1920), dies at 75
• Jul 26 Mike Burke, President (NY Yankees)/dir (Madison Sq Garden), dies
• Jul 29 Roger Williamson, English racing driver (b. 1948)
• Aug 7 Jack Gregory, cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies
• Aug 9 Charlie Daniels, US swimmer (4 Olympic golds 1904, 08), dies at 88
• Aug 12 John Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies
• Aug 31 Stan Worthington, English cricket pace bowler (9 Tests 1930-36), dies
• Sep 5 Jack Fournier, American baseball player (b. 1889)

• Oct 21 Nasif Estéfano, Argentine racing driver (b. 1932)
• Oct 24 Jack Iverson, Australian cricketer (5 Tests 21 wickets S1024 15 23), dies at 58

• Nov 19 Cyril Allcott, cricketer (6 Tests for NZ, 113 runs & 6 wickets), dies
• Dec 16 Syd Barnes, cricketer (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies
• Dec 22 James Anderson, Australian tennis player (Australasian C'ship 1922, 24, 25), dies at 79
• Dec 23 Arthur Richardson, Australian cricketer (9 Tests 1924-26), dies at 85

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