Events in Sport
- Jun 4 NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks
Event of Interest
Jun 5 As' Reggie Jackson and Bill North engage in clubhouse fight at Detroit
Reggie Jackson
Event of Interest
Jun 10 Mike Schmidt hits a ball off public address speaker on Astrodome roof
Mike Schmidt
Baseball Record
Jun 14 Angels' Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Red Sox in 12 innings
Nolan Ryan
Tennis Open
Jun 15 French Open Women's Tennis: American teenager Chris Evert beats Olga Morozova of Russia 6-1, 6-2 for first of a record 7 French singles titles
Chris Evert
- Jun 16 US Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Hale Irwin's score of 287 (+7) is good enough for the first of his 3 Open titles, 2 strokes ahead of runner-up Forrest Fezler
Tennis Open
Jun 16 French Open Men's Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins first career Grand Slam title; beats Manuel Orantes of Spain 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1
Björn Borg
- Jun 19 KC Royal Steve Busby 2nd no-hitter beats Milwaukee Brewers, 2-0
- Jun 23 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: 1965 champion Sandra Haynie wins by 2 shots from JoAnn Carner
- Jun 24 India all out for 42 in Lord's Test cricket in 77 mins
- Jun 24 Steve Busby retires 1st 9 White Sox to set AL record with 33 consecutive batters retired
- Jun 30 Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Candiac GC: Carole Jo Skala wins by 3 from JoAnn Carner
Birthdays in Sport
- Jun 1 Akis Zikos, Greek footballer
- Jun 2 Tammy Holmes, female outfielder (Colo Silver Bullets), born in Berkeley, California
- Jun 2 Gata Kamsky, American chess player
- Jun 3 Ashaundai Smith, CFL receiver (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- Jun 3 Bryan Still, wide receiver (San Diego Chargers)
- Jun 4 Darin Erstad, outfielder (California Angels)
- Jun 4 James Miller, Australian pole vaulter (Olympics 1996)
- Jun 4 Johnny Taylor, NBA forward (Orlando Magic)
- Jun 5 Russ Ortiz, American baseball player
- Jun 6 Brooke Wilkins, Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
- Jun 6 Patrick Hape, tight end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- Jun 7 Jason Caswell, Skeet shooter (Olympics 1996), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Jun 7 Mahesh Bhupathi, India, tennis pro
- Jun 8 Gabe Northern, defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
- Jun 9 Jana Nejedly, Canadian tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Jun 9 Jon Harris, defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles)
- Jun 9 Randy Winn, American baseball player
- Jun 11 Emilee Klein, American golfer (3 LPGA Tour titles), born in Santa Monica, California
- Jun 11 Tatiana Ignatieva, Belarusian tennis star (1994 Futures-Sopot POL), born in Minsk, Soviet Union
- Jun 12 Kerry Kittles, American NBA guard (NJ Nets), born in Dayton, Ohio
- Jun 12 Hideki Matsui, Japanese baseball player, born in Neagari, Ishikawa, Japan
- Jun 13 Elli Overton, Canadian Australian swimmer (Olympic 5th 1992, 96)
- Jun 13 Harvey Esajas, Suriname/Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord)
- Jun 13 Valeri Bure, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens, Olympic silver 1998), born in Moscow, Russia
- Jun 14 Rod Payne, corner (Cincinnati Bengals)
- Jun 15 Scott Tunkin, Australian baseball infielder (Olympics 1996)
- Jun 17 Evangelia Psarra, Greek archer, born in Thessaloniki, Greece
- Jun 18 Keith Poole, wide receiver (New Orleans Saints)
- Jun 18 Vincenzo Montella, Italian footballer
- Jun 19 Doug Mientkiewicz, American baseball player
- Jun 21 Rob Kelly, American football safety (New Orleans Saints), born in Mount Vernon, Ohio
- Jun 21 Craig Lowndes, Australian racing driver
- Jun 22 Mark Wetges, field hockey midfielder (Olympics 1996), born in Walnut Creek, California
- Jun 23 Dontonio Wingfield, NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers)
- Jun 23 Mark Hendrickson, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)
- Jun 24 Adam Treu, guard/tackle (Oakland Raiders)
- Jun 24 Carrie Zarse, diver (Olympics 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jun 25 Leeland McElroy, American football running back (Arizona Cardinals), born in Beaumont, Texas
- Jun 25 Vernon Crawford, American football linebacker (New England Patriots), born in Texas City, Texas
Derek Jeter
Jun 26 Derek Jeter, American baseball shortstop (NY Yankees, Rookie of Year 1996), born in Pequannock, New Jersey
Derek Jeter
- Jun 26 Dieter Kalt, Austrian ice hockey forward (Team Austria 1998), born in Klagenfurt, Austria
- Jun 26 Jason Kendall, American baseball catcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in San Diego, California
- Jun 27 Juran Bolden, American NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Tampa, Florida
- Jun 28 Atilla Buday, Canadian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Budapest, Hungary
- Jun 28 Josh[ua] Crosby, Manchester Mass, rower (Olympics 1996)
- Jun 28 Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar, American football running back (Miami Dolphins), born in Los Angeles, California
- Jun 28 Rob Dyrdek, American entrepreneur, TV personality (Ridiculousness) and professional skateboarder, born in Kettering, Ohio
- Jun 30 Melanie Lambert American ice skater
- Jun 30 Hezekiel Sepeng, Potchefstroom South Africa, South African athlete
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Jun 8 NBA forward Jerry Lucas (34) weds second wife Sharalee Beard
Jerry Lucas