May 1977 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Sports History

May 11 Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game

May 14 KC Royals Jim Colborn no-hits Texas Rangers, 6-0

Sports History

May 14 Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Jacques Lemaire scores twice as Montreal Canadiens edge Boston Bruins, 2-1 in OT for a 4 game sweep and back-to-back titles

Ice Hockey Coach and Commentator Don Cherry

Boxing Title Fight

May 16 Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for heavyweight boxing title

May 21 102nd Preakness: Jean Cruguet aboard Seattle Slew wins in 1:54.4
May 21 San Diego Padres beat Mont Expos, 11-8, in 21 innings
May 22 Red Sox (6) & Brewers (5) tie single game HR record of 11
May 25 21st European Cup: Liverpool beats Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 at Rome

Sports History

May 29 Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt. becomes first driver to win Indy 500 four times; last time winning car built entirely within US; Janet Guthrie first female to qualify, lasts 27 laps

May 29 Australian Sue Prell first female golfer to hit consecutive holes-in one; 13th and 14th holes at Chatswood Golf Club, Sydney
May 30 Cleveland Indian Dennis Eckersley no-hits California Angels, 2-0

Birthdays in Sport

May 2 Amy D'Entremont, American figure skater (1995 NE Jr champ), born in Stoneham, Massachusetts
May 2 Luke Hudson, American MLB baseball pitcher, 2002-07 (Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals), born in Fountain Valley, California
May 3 Ryan Dempster, Canadian baseball player, born in Gibsons, British Columbia, Canada
May 3 Tyronn Lue, American basketball coach (NBA Championship 2016 Cleveland), born in Mexico, Missouri
May 4 Mariano Pernía, Argentine-Spanish footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
May 5 Tiffany Roberts, American soccer midfielder (Olympics 1996), born in Petaluma, California
May 5 Zolani Marali, South African boxer (IBO World Super Bantamweight title 2003–04; IBO Super Featherweight title 2009), born in Mdantsane, South Africa (d. 2022)
May 6 Shannon Shakespeare, Canadian 100m swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Mission, British Columbia
May 6 Trent Steed, Australian swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
May 6 Christophe Brandt, Belgian cyclist
May 7 Marko Milic, NBA guard (Phoenix Suns)

May 7 Elton Flatley, Australian rugby union fly-half (38 caps; 187 points; Queensland Reds 114 games, 609 points), born in Tamworth, NSW
May 9 Maggie Dixon, American college basketball coach (d. 2006)
May 9 Iñigo Landaluze, Spanish cyclist
May 10 Amanda Borden, American gymnast (World silver 1994, Olympic gold 1996), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
May 10 Henri Camara, Senegalese footballer
May 10 Nick Heidfeld, German Formula 1 driver
May 11 Janne Ahonen, Finnish ski jumper
May 11 Gonzalo Colsa, Spanish footballer
May 11 Pablo García, Uruguayan footballer
May 11 Victor Matfield, South African rugby union footballer
May 12 Monique de Bruin, American fencer-foil (Olympics 1996), born in Portland, Oregon
May 12 Graeme Dott, Scottish snooker player (World C'ship 2006; world #2 2007-08), born in Larkhall, Scotland
May 13 Diane Halber, American figure skater (1996 National Collegiate champ), born in Torrance, California
May 13 Sara DeCosta, American ice hockey goalie (USA, Olympics 1998), born in Warwick, Rhode Island
May 13 Robby Hammock, American baseball player (Arizona Diamondbacks), born in Macon, Georgia
May 14 Anca Barna, Cluj Romania, tennis star (semifinals 1995 ITF Poland)
May 14 Jayna Hefford, ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics 1998)
May 14 Roy Halladay, American Baseball HOF pitcher (8 x MLB All-Star, Cy Young Award 2003, 10; perfect game 2010; postseason no-hitter 2010; Toronto Blue Jays, Philadelphia Phillies), born in Denver Colorado (d. 2017)
May 16 Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Canadian ice hockey player
May 17 Jere Michael, Aspen Colo, figure skater (1994 National Jr champ)
May 18 Lee Hendrie, English footballer, born in Solihull, England
May 18 Danny Mills, English footballer (Leeds United), born in Norwich, England
May 19 Manuel Almúnia, Spanish footballer
May 19 Brandon Inge, American baseball player
May 20 Leonardo Noeren Franco, Argentine footballer
May 20 Chad Muska, American Skateboarder for Element Skateboards
May 21 Quinton Fortune, South African footballer, born in Cape Town, South Africa
May 21 Ricky Williams, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1998, U of Texas; Pro Bowl 2002, Miami Dolphins), born in San Diego, California
May 22 Dre Bly, American Football Player
May 25 Giel Beelen, Dutch radio DJ (a Guinness World Record for the longest radio DJ marathon ever, lasting 198 hours of non-stop broadcasting), born in Haarlem, Netherlands
May 26 Luca Toni, Italian footballer, born in Pavullo nel Frignano, Italy
May 27 Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian athlete
May 27 Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer
May 29 Massimo Ambrosini, Italian soccer midfielder (Italy 35 caps, AC Milan), born in Pesaro, Italy
May 29 António Lebo-Lebo, Angolan soccer defender (Angola 15 caps), born in Malanje, Angola
May 29 Marco Cassetti, Italian soccer defender (Italy 5 caps, Roma, Watford), born in Brescia, Italy
May 30 Akwá, Angolan footballer
May 31 Joachim Olsen, Danish shot putter and politician, born in Aalborg, Denmark
May 31 Moses Sichone, Zambian footballer, born in Mufulira, Zambia
May 31 Theodoros Baev, Bulgarian-born Greek volleyball player
May 31 Phil Devey, Canadian baseball player
May 31 Domenico Fioravanti, Italian swimmer
May 31 Greg Leeb, Canadian ice hockey player