1980 in Sport

Events in Sport

Events 1 - 100 of 229

• Jan 1 Australian Open Women's Tennis: In an all-American final Barbara Jordan wins her first and only Grand Slam singles title; beats Sharon Walsh 6-3, 6-3
• Jan 1 66th Rose Bowl: #3 Southern California beats #1 Ohio State, 17-16
• Jan 1 46th Sugar Bowl: #2 Alabama beats #6 Arkansas, 24-9
• Jan 1 46th Orange Bowl: #5 Oklahoma beats #4 Florida State, 24-7

• Jan 6 Phil Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat
• Jan 6 AFC Championship, Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Houston Oilers, 27-13
• Jan 6 NFC Championship, Tampa Stadium: Los Angeles Rams beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 9-0
• Jan 7 Minn ends Philadelphia Flyers' NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak ends
• Jan 8 Islander Glenn Resch's 20th shut-out opponent-Canucks 3-0
• Jan 8 NCAA decides to sponsor women's championships in 5 sports
• Jan 12 Mike Bratz (Phoenix) begins NBA free throw streak of 57 games

• Jan 20 Super Bowl XIV, Rose Bowl, Pasadena: Pittsburgh Steelers beat LA Rams, 31-19; MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB


• Jan 21 Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89' 3" basketball field goal
• Jan 22 PGA begins a senior golf tour
• Jan 22 West Indies beat England 2-0 to win cricket's 1st World Series Cup
• Jan 25 Dutch government demands boycott of Olympics
• Jan 26 Islanders & Whalers play a NHL penalty-free game
• Jan 27 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 37-27
• Jan 29 Cleveland Cavaliers beat LA Lakers 154-153 in quadruple OT
• Feb 2 Mexican boxer Salvador Sánchez dethrones Danny “Little Red” Lopez as WBC world featherweight champion with a 13th-round TKO in Phoenix, AZ; Lopez champion since November 1976, 8th defence

• Feb 3 30th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 144-136 (OT) at Landover, Maryland
• Feb 5 32nd NHL All-Star Game, Joe Louis Arena, Detroit: Wales Conference beats Campbell Conference, 6-3; MVP: Reggie Leach, Philadelphia Flyers, RW

• Feb 12 NY Islanders 2nd scoreless tie, vs Winnipeg Jets

• Feb 13 NZ beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin
• Feb 13 XIII Winter Olympic Games open in Lake Placid, New York
• Feb 15 Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 500m in 38.03 sec
• Feb 15 Wayne Gretzy assists on NHL-record-tieing 7 goals
• Feb 16 Eric Heiden skates 5k in 7:02.29 (Olympic Record)
• Feb 17 Dot Germain wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic
• Feb 17 22nd Daytona 500: Buddy Baker wins (177.602 MPH)
• Feb 19 Botham a century & 13 wickets in Jubilee Test Cricket at Bombay
• Feb 19 Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 1000m in 1:15.18
• Feb 21 Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 1500m in 1:55.44
• Feb 21 Hanni Wenzel is 1st Liechtensteiner to win Olympic gold, for the giant slalom

• Feb 23 Eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics
• Feb 24 Rangers score 5 power-play goals against Islanders
• Feb 24 USA Olympic hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal
• Feb 26 Richard Hadlee scores Test Cricket century v Roberts, Garner, Holding, Croft

• Mar 1 Hilbert van der Duim becomes world champion all-round skater
• Mar 1 27th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Duke beats Maryland, 73-72
• Mar 1 21st SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: LSU beats Kentucky, 80-78
• Mar 2 3rd Islander scoreless tie-Penguins in Pitts
• Mar 2 Mike Bratz (Phoenix) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games

• Mar 11 Rod Marsh bowls 10 overs for 51 runs in dull Aust v Pak cricket draw
• Mar 12 NY Islanders 3rd scoreless tie, vs Pittsburgh Penguin
• Mar 14 Ice Dance Championship at Dortmund West Germany won by Regoczy & Sallay
• Mar 14 Polish airliner crash kills all 87 aboard (22 are US amateur boxers)
• Mar 23 Allan Border becomes the first and only batsman to reach 150 in each innings of a test Australia v Pakistan Third Test in Lahore

• Mar 24 42nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Louisville beats UCLA 59-54
• Mar 29 134th Grand National: Charlie Fenwick aboard Ben Nevis wins
• Mar 31 Larry Holmes TKOs Leroy Jones in 8 for WBC heavyweight boxing title

• Apr 1 Baseball Players' Association votes to cancel 92 remaining exhibition games

• Apr 6 Gordie Howe completes a record 26th season
• Apr 8 Islander Potvin's 2 shorthanded goals tie NHL record vs Kings & set NHL rec of 2 shorthanded playoff goals in 1 period
• Apr 9 Los Angeles Kings tie NHL record with two shorthanded playoff goals (vs NY Islanders)
• Apr 12 Milwaukee beats Boston Red Sox, 18-1 (Cooper & Money hit grand slams)
• Apr 12 US Olympic Committee endorses a boycott of the Moscow Olympic games
• Apr 12 Terry Fox begins his "Marathon of Hope" at St. John's, Newfoundland

• Apr 13 US and its allies boycott the Summer Olympics in Moscow in protest against Russia's invasion of Afghanistan

• Apr 20 Donna White wins LPGA Florida "Lady Citrus" Golf Tournament
• Apr 21 84th Boston Marathon: Bill Rodgers of United States 1st man in 2:12:11 and Jacqueline Gareau of Canada 1st woman in 2:34:28; Rosie Ruiz disqualified as women's champion for not running the entire course
• Apr 25 A's manager Billy Martin restrained by umpires from attacking a fan
• Apr 26 Gerard Nijboer runs Dutch record marathon (2:09:01)
• Apr 26 Phillies' Steve Carlton pitches his 6th 1-hitter (beats Cards)
• Apr 27 Barbara Barrow wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
• Apr 29 NFL Draft: Oklahoma running back Billy Sims first pick by Detroit Lions
• May 3 106th Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Genuine Risk wins in 2:02
• May 3 Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits his 521st & final HR
• May 3 Texas Ranger Ferguson Jenkins becomes 4th to win 100 games in AL & NL
• May 4 Dodgers bat out of order against Phillies in 1st inning
• May 4 White Sox 1st baseman Mike Squires catches final inning of 11-1 loss to Brewers, becoming 1st lefty to catch since Dale Long in 1958
• May 8 Sabres take only 15 shots, Islanders 22, in a playoff game
• May 11 Pam Higgins wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament

• May 12 West Ham United wins the FA Cup, beating Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley Stadium. Midfield playmaker Trevor Brooking scores the winner with a rare header.
• May 13 Cincinnati Red Ray Knight hits 2 HRs in 5th inning vs NY Mets
• May 14 Valencia of Spain wins 20th European Cup Winner's Cup against Arsenal of England 5-4 on penalties in Brussels
• May 15 Flyers score 8 goals against Islanders in playoffs
• May 16 34th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers, 4 games to 2
• May 17 105th Preakness: Angel Cordero Jr aboard Codex wins in 1:54.2
• May 18 Donna White wins LPGA Coca-Cola Golf Classic
• May 24 Stanley Cup: NY Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 2
• May 25 Jacek Wszoka of Poland sets high jump record (7'8")
• May 25 Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford wins in 3:29:59.572 (229.914 km/h)
• May 26 Dietmar Mogenburg of West Germany ties high jump record at 7'8"

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Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 404

• Jan 2 Stephanie Stiegler, pairs skater (& Zimmerman), born in Santa Monica, California
• Jan 3 Angela Ruggiero, ice hockey defenseman (USA, Olympics 1998)
• Jan 3 David Tyree, American football player
• Jan 4 Yaroslav Popovych, Ukrainian cyclist, born in Drohobych, Ukraine
• Jan 4 Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer, born in Lisbon, Portugal
• Jan 6 Steed Malbranque, French footballer, born in Mouscron, Belgium
• Jan 9 Sergio García Fernández, Spanish professional golfer (31 tour victories), born in Borriol, Spain
• Jan 10 Matt Roney, American baseball player, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Jan 11 Mike Williams, American football player, born in South Carolina, United States
• Jan 12 Bobby Crosby, American baseball player, born in Lakewood, California
• Jan 13 Nils-Eric Johansson, Swedish footballer
• Jan 13 Akira Kaji, Japanese footballer
• Jan 13 Michael Rupp, American ice hockey player
• Jan 14 Clive Clarke, Irish footballer, born in Dublin, Republic of Ireland
• Jan 14 Cory Gibbs, American soccer player, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Jan 14 Ossama Haidar, Lebanese soccer player
• Jan 14 Byron Leftwich, American football player, born in Washington, D.C.
• Jan 15 Matt Holliday, American baseball player, born in Stillwater, Oklahoma
• Jan 16 Seydou Keita, Malian footballer
• Jan 16 Albert Pujols, Dominican MLB 1st baseman (NL MVP 2005, 2008-9)), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
• Jan 18 Robert Green, English footballer, born in Chertsey, United Kingdom
• Jan 18 Julius Peppers, American football player (Carolina Panthers), born in Wilson, North Carolina
• Jan 19 Jenson Button, English Formula One driver (World Championship 2009), born in Frome, England
• Jan 21 Aubrie Rippner, tennis star (1995 USTA National Girls 18), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jan 21 Dave Kitson, English footballer
• Jan 22 Jake Grove, American football player
• Jan 22 Jonathan Woodgate, English footballer
• Jan 23 Theresa Kulikowski, gymnast (World-bronze-95, Olympics 1996), born in Tacoma, Washington
• Jan 24 Rocky Boiman, American football player
• Jan 25 Xavi [Xavier Hernández Creus], Spanish footballer, born in Terrassa, Spain
• Jan 25 Efstathios Tavlaridis, Greek footballer, born in Serres, Greece
• Jan 27 Marat Safin, Russian tennis player (US Open 2000, Australian Open 2005), born in Moscow, Russia
• Jan 27 Chanda Gunn, ice hockey player
• Jan 29 Ivan Klasnić, Croatian football player
• Jan 30 Joãozinho, Brazilian footballer
• Feb 1 Moisés Muñoz, Mexican footballer
• Feb 1 Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005)
• Feb 1 Héctor Luna, Dominican Republic baseball player
• Feb 2 Oleguer Presas, Spanish football player
• Feb 8 Stephen Wright, English footballer
• Feb 9 Angelos Charisteas, Greek footballer
• Feb 9 Shelly Martinez, American wrestler
• Feb 10 César Izturis, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
• Feb 10 Mike Ribeiro, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Montreal, Canada
• Feb 10 Steve Tully, English footballer, born in Paignton, United Kingdom
• Feb 11 Titi Buengo, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
• Feb 11 Cormac McAnallen, Northern Irish Gaelic footballer, born in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (d. 2004)
• Feb 11 Marco Bresciano, Australian soccer player, born in Melbourne, Australia
• Feb 12 Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spanish tennis player, born in Ontinyent, Spain
• Feb 13 Kristy Powell, US gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Stuart, Florida
• Feb 13 Sebastian Kehl, German footballer, born in Fulda, Germany
• Feb 14 Fátima Leyva, Mexican footballer
• Feb 16 Ashley Lelie, American football player
• Feb 17 Shanyn MacEachern, Brampton Ontario, gymnast (Olympics 1996)
• Feb 17 Klemi Saban, Israeli footballer
• Feb 17 Al Harrington, American basketball player
• Feb 18 Alison Rachel Fitch, New Zealand swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Hamilton, New Zealand
• Feb 18 Nikolai Antropov, Kazakh ice hockey player
• Feb 19 Mike Miller, American basketball player
• Feb 20 Artur Boruc, Polish footballer
• Feb 20 Imanol Harinordoquy, French rugby union footballer
• Feb 21 Parthiva Sureshwaren, Indian racing driver
• Feb 21 Brad Fast, Canadian ice hockey player
• Feb 21 Jim Vandermeer, Canadian ice hockey player
• Feb 23 Yvonne Tousek, Canadian gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Kitchener, Ontario
• Feb 24 Roman Sloudnov, Russian swimmer
• Feb 25 Antonio Burks, American basketball player
• Feb 26 Gary Majewski, Major League Baseball player
• Feb 28 Pascal Bosschaart, Dutch footballer
• Feb 28 Piotr Giza, Polish footballer
• Feb 28 Lucian Bute, Romanian-born Quebec boxer
• Feb 28 Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player
• Feb 29 Ruben Plaza, Spanish cyclist
• Feb 29 Simon Gagné, Canadian ice hockey player
• Feb 29 Taylor Twellman, American soccer player
• Feb 29 Clinton Toopi, New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Mar 1 Shahid Afridi, Pakistan cricket all-rounder (record 100 in 37 balls in 1st ODI innings), born in Khyber, Pakistan
• Mar 1 Djimi Traoré, Malian footballer
• Mar 1 Abdur Rehman, Pakistani cricketer
• Mar 2 Édson Nobre, Angolan footballer
• Mar 3 Mason Unck, American football player
• Mar 4 Omar Bravo, Mexican footballer
• Mar 4 Jack Hannahan, American baseball player
• Mar 4 Arash Markazi, American sportswriter
• Mar 11 Paul Scharner, Austrian footballer
• Mar 11 Dan Uggla, American baseball player
• Mar 12 Douglas Murray, Swedish ice-hockey player
• Mar 13 Caron Butler, American basketballer, born in Racine, Wisconsin
• Mar 14 Matteo Grassotto, Italian racing driver
• Mar 14 Ben Herring, New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Mar 14 Aaron Brown, British/English footballer
• Mar 15 Deidra Graham, Salt Lake City Utah, gymnast (alt-Olympics 1996)
• Mar 15 Freddie Bynum, American baseball player
• Mar 16 Felipe Reyes, Spanish basketball player
• Mar 16 Todd Heap, American football player
• Mar 17 Danny Califf, American soccer player
• Mar 18 Sebastien Frey, French footballer
• Mar 20 Jamal Crawford, American basketball player
• Mar 21 Ronaldinho Gaucho, Brazilian international footballer
• Mar 22 Pamela O'Connor, Scottish ice dancer

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Weddings in Sport

Divorces in Sport

Deaths in Sport

• Jan 1 Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic gold 1928, 32, 36), dies at 70
• Jan 3 Lucien Buysse, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1926 champion), dies at 87
• Jan 10 Bo Rein, American college football coach (b. 1945)
• Jan 12 Hans Ebeling, cricketer (Vict stalwart, bowled for Aust 1934), dies
• Jan 31 J P Duminy, cricket (30 runs at 5 & 1 wkt at 39 in 3 Test S Af), dies
• Feb 1 Gastone Nencini, Italian cyclist (b. 1930)
• Feb 28 Ian Alexander Ross Peebles, cricketer (45 wkts for England), dies
• Mar 1 Dixie Dean, English footballer (b. 1907)
• Mar 12 Arthur Charles Dobson, British racing driver (b. 1914)
• Mar 18 Herman Griffith, cricketer (13 Tests for WI, 44 wickets), dies

• Apr 2 Dick Howorth, cricketer (England slow lefty all-rounder late 40's), dies
• Apr 12 Stanley De Silva, cricketer (motor bike Sri Lanka '79 World Cup), dies
• Apr 12 Clark McConachy, New Zealand billiards and snooker player (b. 1895)
• Apr 13 Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (b. 1956)
• May 2 Clarrie Grimmett, cricket (36 Tests for Australia, 216 wickets), dies
• May 20 Jack Walsh, Australian cricket china bowler (didn't represent Australia), dies at 67
• Jun 1 Rube Marquard, American baseball pitcher, dies at 90
• Jun 10 Denys Morkel, South African cricketer (batsman scored 663 runs 1927-32), dies
• Jun 18 André Leducq, French cyclist (b. 1904)
• Jul 18 Naoomal Jeoomal, Indian cricketer (3 Tests for India 1932-34, 108 runs), dies at 76
• Aug 1 Patrick Depailler, French Formula 1 driver (b. 1944)
• Aug 2 Verdun John Scott, cricketer (ten Tests for NZ), dies
• Aug 6 Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player, dies at 66
• Aug 9 P K "Perker" Lee, cricketer (Australian bowler 1931-33, 2 Tests), dies
• Aug 21 Jack Cheetham, cricketer (15 Tests as South African capt, won 7 lost 5), dies
• Sep 8 Bruce Dooland, cricketer (prolific leggie for Notts), dies
• Oct 6 Jean Robic, French cyclist (b. 1921)
• Oct 10 Walter Keeton, cricketer (opening bat in 2 Test for Eng 1934-39), dies
• Oct 14 S N Banerjee, cricketer (one Test for India), dies
• Oct 15 Apostolos Nikolaidis, Greek footballer and volleyball player (b. 1896)
• Nov 18 Conn Smythe, NHL coach 1927-1931 (b. 1895)
• Nov 21 Jim Parks Sr, Kent cricket all-rounder (only Test for England), dies
• Nov 22 Herbert Wade, cricketer (South African batsman & captain 1935-36), dies
• Nov 23 Herby Wade, cricketer (South African capt 10 Tests 1935-36), dies
• Dec 4 Stanislawa Walasiewicz [Stella Walsh], Polish-born American sprinter (Olympic gold 1932), dies shot during an armed robbery, at 69
• Dec 14 Elston Howard, MVP catcher (NY Yankees), dies at 59
• Dec 28 Amir Elahi, cricketer, 1st Pakistani Test cricketer to die
• Dec 31 Arthur Wellard, cricketer (2 Tests for England, legendary 6-hitter), dies

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