September 1982 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Sep 5 US Men's Amateur Golf Championship, The Country Club: Jay Sigel wins 8 & 7 over David Tolley

Sep 6 Pittsburgh Pirates retire Willie Stargell's #8

Sep 11 US Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert wins her 6th and final US title, beating Hana Mandlíková 6-3, 6-1

Sep 12 US Open Men's Tennis: Jimmy Connors wins his 4th US title; beats Czech star Ivan Lendl 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

Sep 13 Joe Lefevre gets 6 hits in one baseball game
Sep 14 Trevor Baxter sets skateboard high jump record of 5' 5.7"
Sep 19 New Orleans Saints 1st road shutout victory beating Chicago Bears 10-0
Sep 21 2,251 turn out to see Expos play NY Mets at Shea Stadium
Sep 21 NFL players begin a 57 day strike
Sep 22 Duleep Mendis completes twin cricket tons for Sri Lanka v India
Sep 25 Keke Rosberg becomes the first Fin to win the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship when he finishes 5th in season ending Caesars Palace Grand Prix in Las Vegas; wins by 5 points from Didier Pironi

Sep 1 Paul Dumbrell, Australian auto racer (V8 Supercar Series 2002, 14; Bathurst 1000 2012), born in Melbourne, Australia
Sep 1 Jeffrey Buttle, Canadian figure skater (World C'ship gold men's singles 2008; Olympic bronze 2006), born in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario
Sep 2 Joey Barton, English footballer
Sep 2 Jason Hammel, American baseball player
Sep 5 Alexandre Geijo, Spanish-Swiss footballer, born in Geneva, Switzerland
Sep 7 Andre Dirrell, American boxer (IBF interim super middleweight 2017-18), born in Flint, Michigan
Sep 8 Marian Cozma, Romanian handball player (Romania 60 caps), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2009)
Sep 13 Nenê, Brazilian basketball player (Houston Rockets), born in São Carlos, Brazil
Sep 13 Rickie Weeks, American baseball player, born in Altamonte Springs, Florida
Sep 13 Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player, born in Kranj, Slovenia
Sep 16 Leon Knight, English footballer, born in Hackney, England

Sep 17 Garth Murray, Canadian ice hockey player
Sep 19 Eleni Daniilidou, Greek tennis player, born in Chania, Crete, Greece
Sep 19 Jordan Parise, American ice hockey player, born in Faribault, Minnesota
Sep 21 Eduardo Azevedo, Brazilian racing driver
Sep 21 Danny Kass, American snowboarder
Sep 21 Marat Izmailov, Russian footballer
Sep 21 Rowan Vine, English footballer
Sep 22 Kosuke Kitajima, Japanese swimmer (Olympic gold 100/200m breaststroke 2004, 08), born in Tokyo, Japan
Sep 24 Morgan Hamm, American gymnast, born in Washburn, Wisconsin
Sep 24 Paul Hamm, American gymnast, born in Washburn, Wisconsin
Sep 24 Jeff Karstens, American baseball player, born in San Diego, California
Sep 26 Miguel Alfredo Portillo, Argentine footballer, born in Gobernador Virasoro, Argentina
Sep 26 Rob Burrow, English rugby league halfback (England 15 Tests, GB 5 Tests; Super League C'ships 2004, 07-09, 11-12, 15, 17; Leeds Rhinos), born in Pontefract, England
Sep 28 Anderson Varejão, Brazilian basketball player
Sep 28 Abhinav Bindra, Indian shooter
Sep 28 Ray Emery, Canadian hockey player
Sep 28 Emeka Okafor, American basketball player
Sep 28 Dustin Penner, Canadian hockey player

Sep 7 Ken Boyer, American baseball player (b. 1931)
Sep 19 Ted Badcock, New Zealand cricketer (7 Tests for NZ 1930-33, 16 wkts), dies at 85
Sep 26 Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer (Australian off-spinner v WI 1930-31), dies at 80
Sep 27 Ralph Baldwin, Canadian harness driver and trainer (11 major world records; Hambletonian Stakes 1963, 73), dies at 66
Sep 29 Slinger Nitschke, Australian cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1931-32), dies at 77
Sep 29 Monty Stratton, American MLB player who played in minor leagues with prosthetic leg, dies at 70