Events in Sport
- Jan 2 "The Epic in Miami", in 85 degree heat (Fahrenheit), the San Diego Chargers defeat the Miami Dolphins 41-38 in overtime in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game, a game that set numerous playoff scoring records
- Jan 10 NFC Championship, Candlestick Park, SF: San Francisco 49ers beat Dallas Cowboys, 28-27; "The Catch" - iconic moment in NFL history - Dwight Clark makes fingertip catch for a TD from Joe Montana with 58" remaining; SF goes on to win Super Bowl
- Sep 21 NFL players begin a 57 day strike
- Nov 12 Zaheer Abbas gets his 100th 100 in Test Cricket for Pakistan v India, goes to 215
- Nov 13 WBA lightweight champion Ray Mancini beats South Korean challenger Duk Koo Kim by TKO in 14th round in Las Vegas; Kim collapses, falls into a coma and dies 4 days later; as a result, WBC shortens title bouts to 12 rounds; WBA & WBO follow in 1988, and IBF in 1989
- Dec 24 Chaminade, with a student body of only 850 students, beats #1 ranked Virginia 77-72 in a Honolulu holiday basketball classic
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Justin Gatlin
Li Na
Diana Taurasi
Andy RoddickSports Stars Married in 1982
- Jan 8 Ice skater Dorothy Hamill (25) marries singer and actor Dean Paul Martin (30) (divorced 1983)
- Mar 19 Race car driver Al Unser Jr (19) weds Shelley Unser
- Apr 28 Professional boxer George Foreman (33) weds Andrea Skeete
Sports Stars Divorces in 1982
- Apr 23 Professional boxer George Foreman (33) divorces Sharon Goodson after 7 months of marriage
Satchel Paige
Baseball Players
Basketball Stars
Boxers
Footballers
NFL Stars
Tennis Champions