Events in Sport
Events 1 - 100 of 206
Event of Interest
Jan 3 A 12-man syndicate led by Michael Burke and George Steinbrenner III buys MLB's New York Yankees from CBS for US$10 million
George Steinbrenner
- 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
NFL Pro Bowl
Jan 21 23rd NFL Pro Bowl, Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas: AFC beats NFC, 33-28; MVP: O. J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills, RB
O.J. Simpson
Boxing Title Fight
Jan 22 George Foreman TKOs Joe Frazier in 2 rounds to win WBC & WBA heavyweight boxing titles in Kingston, Jamaica; Frazier knocked down 3 times in both 1st & 2nd rounds
George Foreman
Joe Frazier
NBA All-Star Game
Jan 23 23rd NBA All-Star Game, Chicago Stadium: East beats West, 104-84; MVP: Dave Cowens, Boston Celtics, C
Dave Cowens
- 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
Event of Interest
Feb 2 Test debut of champion New Zealand cricket all-rounder Sir Richard Hadlee; drawn 1st Test v Pakistan, Wellington
Richard Hadlee
- Feb 4 Islanders & Sabres had a penalty free game
- Feb 6 Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to 2nd straight 8-ender, Edm
- 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
Event of Interest
Feb 14 Muhammad Ali beats British heavyweight boxing champion Joe Bugner by unanimous points decision in 12 rounds at Las Vegas Convention Centre
Muhammad Ali
- 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
Hall of Fame
Mar 20 Roberto Clemente elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death in a plane crash
Roberto Clemente
Event of Interest
Mar 21 Montreal Canadiens' left wing Frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHL player to score 500 goals
Frank Mahovlich
Event of Interest
Mar 26 35th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Memphis 81-76; Bruins' 7th straight title; future Hall of Fame center Bill Walton tournament MOP for 2nd consecutive year
Bill Walton
- 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
Event of Interest
Mar 31 American tennis star Billie Jean King ends Australian Margaret Court's 57-match winning streak 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 in semi finals of the WTA event in Indianapolis, IN
Billie Jean King
- Apr 1 Boston Celtics captain John Havlicek scores career high 54 points in 134-109 rout of Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 of 1st round Eastern Conference playoffs; hits NBA playoff record 24-of-36 field-goal attempts
Event of Interest
Apr 1 Despite a final round, 5-3 loss to Montreal, Boston Bruins center Phil Esposito wins his third consecutive NHL scoring title with 130 points from 55 goals and 75 assists in the 78-game season
Phil Esposito
- 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
Event of Interest
May 8 Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs managerr Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, technically becoming baseball's 1st African American manager
Ernie Banks
Baseball Record
May 9 For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 HRs in a game
Johnny Bench
- 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
Event of Interest
May 13 Bobby Riggs beats Margaret Smith Court in Mother's Day match in California
Bobby Riggs
Margaret Smith Court
Event of Interest
May 15 California Angel Nolan Ryan's 1st no-hitter beats KC Royals, 3-0
Nolan Ryan
- 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
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 2 French Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court of Australia beats American teenager Chris Evert 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 for her 5th and last French singles crown
Chris Evert
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 3 French Open Men's Tennis: Ilie Năstase of Romania wins his second Grand Slam singles title; beats Czech star Niki Pilić 6-3, 6-3, 6-0
Ilie Năstase
LPGA Championship
Jun 10 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: 1964 champion Mary Mills wins by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Betty Burfeindt
Mary Mills
- 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
Hall of Fame
Jun 28 Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected
- 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 Men's 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
Event of Interest
Jul 19 Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial)
Willie Mays
Birthdays in Sport
Birthdays 1 - 100 of 715
- Jan 2 Chris Woodruff, American tennis player and coach (Indian Wells 1999 semi-finals; coach University of Tennessee), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
- 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 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, Canadian football coach and quarterback (Calgary Stampeders), born in Great Falls, Montana
Rahul Dravid
Jan 11 Rahul Dravid, Indian cricket batsman and captain (164 Tests, 13,288 runs @ 52.31, 36 x 100s; 344 ODIs), born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Rahul Dravid
- Jan 13 Nikolai Khabibulin, Sverdlovsk Russia, NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets)
- 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 Essam El-Hadary, Egyptian footballer, born in Damietta Governorate, Egypt
- Jan 16 Mario Bates, American NFL-running back (New Orleans Saints), born in Victoria, Texas
- Jan 16 Willie Whitehead, American CFL defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats), born in Tuskegee, Alabama
- Jan 17 Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican footballer, born in Mexico City, Mexico
- Jan 17 Liz Ellis, Australian netball defender and captain (122 caps; World C'ship gold 1995, 99, 2007; C'wealth Games gold 1998, 2002), born in Windsor, Australia
- 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 Erik Gervais, Canadian kayaker (Olympics 1996), born in Valleyfield, Quebec
- 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 & quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Butler, Pennsylvania
- Jan 26 Tony Ramirez, American football tackle (Detroit Lions), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
- 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, American NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in San Antonio, Texas
- Jan 29 Jason Schmidt, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 2003, 04, 06; Pittsburgh Pirates, SF Giants), born in Lewiston, Idaho
- 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 Tiia Reima, Finnish ice hockey center (bronze Olympics 1998; World C'ships 1990, 92, 94, 97, 99; 4 x Euro C'ship gold), 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 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, American linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals), born in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania
- Feb 12 Brendon Mark Cameron, New Zealand 4k pursuit cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Otorohanga, New Zealand
- Feb 13 Willie Smith, NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions), born in Smithfield, North Carolina
- Feb 14 George Hegamin, American football offensive lineman (Dallas Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy), born in Camden, New Jersey
- Feb 14 Michael "Mike" Theodore Lambert IV, US rower (Olympics 1996), born in Thomaston, Georgia
- Feb 14 Steve McNair, American football quarterback (Houston Oilers, Titans), born Mount Olive, Mississippi (d. 2009)
- Feb 14 Tyus Edney, American basketball player (Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings), born in Gardena, California
- Feb 15 Amy Van Dyken, US 50m/100m freestyle/100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic 2 g-96), born in Denver, Colorado
- Feb 16 Cathy Freeman, Australian 100m/200m/400m (Olympic silver 1992, 96), born in Mackay, Queensland
- Feb 16 James Young, Australian water polo player (Olympics 1996)
- Feb 16 Nikos Kostakis, Greek footballer
- Feb 16 Christian Bassedas, Argentine former footballer
- Feb 17 Chris Robinson, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies)
- Feb 17 Drew Barry, NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks)
- Feb 17 Frank Sanders, NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
- Feb 17 Raymond Jackson, NFL defensive back (Buffalo Bills)
- Feb 18 Claude Makélélé, French footballer, born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Nov 10 Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully (45) weds Sandra Hunt
Vin Scully
Wedding of Interest
Nov 12 MLB baseball player Hank Aaron (39) weds Billye Aaron
Hank Aaron
Wedding of Interest
Dec 1 NFL running back Gale Sayers (30) weds second wife Ardythe Bullard
Gale Sayers
Wedding of Interest
Dec 4 NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle (47) weds activist Carrie Cooke
Pete Rozelle
Wedding of Interest
Dec 31 MLB executive Tony La Russa (29) weds Elaine Coker
Tony La Russa
Deaths in Sport
- 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
- Feb 26 Doc Hayes, American basketball coach (Southern Methodist University 1947-67), dies in an auto accident at 67
- 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 wicketkeeper (4 Tests, 11 dismissals), dies at 74
- Apr 27 Jim Sims, English cricket spin bowler (4 Tests, 11 wickets; Middlesex), dies at 69
- Apr 27 Carlos Menditeguy, Argentine racing driver, dies at 57
- Apr 28 Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (Olympic gold 1924, 28), dies at 80
- 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 and manager (AL fielding leader 1912-15), dies at 92
- Jul 4 Leonid Stein, Russian chess player, dies at about 39
- Jul 8 Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer (4187 1st-class wickets, most ever), dies at 95
- Jul 8 Harry F. V. Edward, British 100m/200m runner (Olympic bronze 1920), dies at 75
- Jul 10 Wallace "Bud" Smith, American boxer (World lightweight title 1955-56), dies of gunshot wounds at 49
- Jul 29 Roger Williamson, English racing driver (b. 1948)
- Aug 7 Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer (scorer of fastest ton Australia 1921), dies at 77
- 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)
Paavo Nurmi
Oct 2 Paavo Nurmi, Finnish middle & long distance runner (9 Olympic gold 1920, 24, 28), dies of Atherosclerosis at 76
Paavo Nurmi
- Oct 24 Jack Iverson, Australian cricketer (5 Tests 21 wickets S1024 15 23), dies at 58
Abebe Bikila
Oct 25 Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian Olympic marathon champion (Olympic gold, marathon 1960, 64) and Africa's first world record breaking athlete in any sport, who won the 1960 Olympics marathon barefoot, dies of a brain haemorrhage at 41
Abebe Bikila
- Nov 2 Earl Neale, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (Virginia; NFL: Philadelphia Eagles) and MLB outfielder (Cincinnati Reds), dies at 81
- Nov 19 Cyril Allcott, cricketer (6 Tests for NZ, 113 runs & 6 wickets), dies
- Dec 2 Watson Washburn, American tennis player (runner-up Wimbledon doubles 1924, US Nationals 1921, 23; founder International Tennis Hall of Fame), dies at 79
- 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