May 1976 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Sports History

May 1 102nd Kentucky Derby: Puerto Rican jockey Ángel Cordero Jr.wins aboard Bold Forbes, the second of 3 Derby successes

May 12 20th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Saint-Etienne 1-0 at Glasgow
May 13 9th & final ABA championship: NY Nets beat Denver Nuggets, 4 games to 2
May 15 101st Preakness: John Lively aboard Elocutionist wins in 1:55

Sports History

May 16 Stanley Cup Final, The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA: Guy Lafleur and Pete Mahovlich each have a goal and 2 assists as Montreal Canadiens beat Philadelphia Flyers, 5-3 for a 4 games series sweep

May 22 St Louis Cardinal Reggie Smith hits 3 HR

Boxing Title Fight

May 24 Muhammad Ali TKOs Richard Dunn in 5 for heavyweight boxing title in Munich

May 29 Only HR of Joe Niekro's 22-year career, comes off brother Phil
May 30 Indianapolis 500: Polesitter Johnny Rutherford awarded race after taking the lead on lap 80, and leading when rain halted the race on lap 103; shortest Indy 500 in history
May 30 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pine Ridge GC: Betty Burfeindt wins her only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Judy Rankin

Birthdays in Sport

May 3 Jeff Halpern, American ice hockey player, born in Potomac, Maryland
May 4 Ben Grieve, American baseball player, born in Arlington, Texas
May 4 Jason Michaels, American baseball player, born in Tampa, Florida
May 5 Anastasios Pantos, Greek footballer, born in Korydallos, Greece
May 5 Juan Pablo Sorín, Argentine footballer (Argentine national team FIFA World Cups), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
May 6 Lindsay Page, figure skater (1997 E Great Lakes Sr-3rd), born in Madison, Wisconsin
May 7 Nicholas Butcher, field hockey midfielder/forward (Olympics 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
May 8 Oleg Tverdovsky, Russian-American NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets), born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
May 11 Lloyd Pierce, American basketball head coach (Atlanta Hawks 2019), born in San Jose, California
May 13 Mark Delaney, Welsh footballer (Aston Villa), born in Haverfordwest, Wales
May 14 Brian Lawrence, American baseball player
May 14 Terrance Cauthen, lightweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Trenton, New Jersey
May 15 Jacek Krzynówek, Polish footballer
May 15 Ryan Leaf, American football player
May 17 Anna Windsor, Australian swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
May 17 Daniel Komen, Nyaru Kenya, 5k runner

May 17 Peter Devine, American fencer-foil (Olympics 1996), born in NYC, New York
May 19 Kevin Garnett, American basketball forward (15-time NBA All Star), born in Greenville, South Carolina
May 20 Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
May 20 Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player
May 22 Christian Vande Velde, cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
May 23 Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer
May 24 Catherine Cox, Australian netballer, born in Whangarei, New Zealand
May 25 Tarik Glenn, American football offensive tackle (Pro Bowl 2004-06; Super Bowl 2006; Indianapolis Colts), born in Cleveland, Ohio
May 26 Scott Humphries, Greely Colo, tennis star (1995 doubles Binghampton)
May 27 Darrell Russell, American football defensive tackle (Pro Bowl 1998, 99; First-Team All-Pro 1998; Oakland Raiders), born in Pensacola, Florida (d. 2005)
May 27 Richard Park, Seoul Kor, NHL center (Pitts Penguins)
May 28 Alexei Nemov, Russian gymnast
May 28 Glenn Morrison, Rugby League Player
May 29 Caçapa, Brazilian soccer defender (Brazil 3 caps, Lyon), born in Lavras, Brazil
May 29 Jerry Hairston Jr., American baseball infielder/outfielder, broadcaster (Baltimore Orioles), born in Des Moines, Iowa
May 29 Yegor Titov, Russian soccer midfielder, coach (Russia 41 caps), born in Moscow, Russia
May 30 Magnus Norman, Swedish tennis player
May 31 Matt Harpring, American basketball player (Utah Jazz) and analyst, born in Cincinnati, Ohio

Deaths in Sport

May 8 Fred McLeod, Scottish golfer (US Open 1908), dies at 94
May 20 Syd Howe, Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (Stanley Cup 1936, 37, 43 Detroit Red Wings), dies from throat cancer at 64
May 26 Edgar Moon, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ships 1930), dies at 71
May 30 Max Carey, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (World Series 1925; 10 × NL stolen base leader; Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Robins) and manager (Brooklyn Dodgers), dies at 86
May 30 Vic Ghezzi, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1941), dies of cancer at 65