Events in Sport
Events 1 - 100 of 232
- Jan 1 49th Sugar Bowl: #2 Penn State beats #1 Georgia, 27-23
- Jan 1 12th Fiesta Bowl: #11 Arizona State beats #12 Oklahoma, 32-21
- Jan 1 49th Orange Bowl: #3 Nebraska beats #13 LSU, 21-20
- Jan 2 In a 35-27 win over the Houston Oilers, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson completes 20 consecutive passes and finishes the season winning his second consecutive passing title with an NFL record 70.55% completion percentage
- Jan 3 Dallas running back Tony Dorsett sets NFL record with 99-yard rush in the Cowboys' 31-27 defeat at Minnesota Vikings
- Jan 7 Australia regain the Ashes with a 2-1 series win v England
- Jan 10 NY Supreme Court issues a preliminary injunction barring NY Yankees from playing season-opening series against Tigers in Denver
Event of Interest
Jan 11 Billy Martin named NY Yankee manager for 3rd time
Billy Martin
Event of Interest
Jan 11 LA Kings' center Marcel Dionne picks up his 24th NHL career hat-trick and adds 3 assists for 6 points in a 9-7 win at Washington; Kings' first road win after 8 straight losses
Marcel Dionne
- Jan 11 Edmonton’s Pat Hughes sets NHL record for the fastest 2 shorthanded goals by one player at just 25 seconds apart in a 7-5 win at St. Louis; first player to break a Wayne Gretzky record
- Jan 12 Brooks Robinson and Juan Marichal elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
- Jan 12 NCAA creates football Kickoff Classic to begin in August
- Jan 12 Quebec Nordiques play 230th NHL game without being shut out
Event of Interest
Jan 13 AMA urges ban on boxing, cites Muhammad Ali's deteriorating condition
Muhammad Ali
- Jan 15 Javed Miandad & Mudassar Nazar make 451 stand v India
Event of Interest
Jan 18 IOC restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals (Pentathlon & Decathlon victories) 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semi-pro baseball
Jim Thorpe
- Jan 18 Dick Motta becomes the 5th NBA coach to record 600 wins as his Dallas Mavericks defeat the Golden State Warriors, 112-102 in Oakland
- Jan 22 Houston is 1st NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out score them 17-0 & win 113-96
- Jan 22 NFC Championship, RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.: Washington Redskins beat Dallas Cowboys, 31-17
Event of Interest
Jan 23 Tennis great Björn Borg announces retirement at 26 (5 x Wimbledon, 6 x French Open)
Björn Borg
- Jan 23 In NBA, Portland scores all 17 pts in overtime to beat Houston 113-96
- Jan 23 "Mud Bowl", Miami Dolphins beat the New York Jets 14-0 in the AFC Championship Game on a wet, muddy field, which negated the Jets significant speed and skill advantage
- Jan 23 AFC Championship, Miami Orange Bowl: Miami Dolphins beat New York Jets, 14-0
Event of Interest
Jan 23 Ivan Lendl scores a 6–4, 6-4, 6–2 win over American John McEnroe to claim back-to-back ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis titles at Madison Square Garden, NYC
Ivan Lendl
John McEnroe
Event of Interest
Feb 4 US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton
- Feb 6 NFL Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI: NFC beats AFC, 20-19; MVPs: Dan Fouts, San Diego Chargers, QB; John Jefferson, Green Bay Packers, WR
NHL All-Star Game
Feb 8 35th NHL All-Star Game, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale: Campbell Conference beats Wales Conference, 9-3; MVP: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers, C
Wayne Gretzky
Event of Interest
Feb 8 Baseball orders Mickey Mantle to sever ties with Claridge Casino
Mickey Mantle
- Feb 8 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period
- Feb 13 Opener Steve Smith with 117 and Geoff Lawson 3-11 guide Australia to 149 run win over New Zealand in cricket's World Series Cup 2nd Final in Melbourne; win series, 2-0
NBA All-Star Game
Feb 13 33rd NBA All-Star Game, The Forum, Inglewood, CA: East beats West, 132-123; MVP: Julius Erving, Philadelphia 76ers, F
Julius Erving
Event of Interest
Feb 19 Fernando Valenzuela wins his salary arbitration of $1 million
Fernando Valenzuela
- Feb 19 Vladimir Salnikov (USSR) sets 400 m free style swimming record
- Feb 20 Roland Liboton becomes world champ cross-country cycling
- Feb 20 25th Daytona 500: 3rd win in the event for Cale Yarborough; first time an in-car camera goes into victory lane before a national CBS Sports audience
- Feb 21 NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak
- Feb 22 Vladimir Salnikov (USSR) sets 1500m free style swimming record
- Mar 1 Alpine skier Tamara McKinney becomes the first American woman to top the overall World Cup standings with 225 points
- Mar 3 Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw is admitted to hospital for surgery to repair his throwing arm under the alias 'Tom Brady'
- Mar 5 NSW beat Western Australia by 54 runs to win Sheffield Shield
- Mar 10 Walter Alston, Los Angeles Dodgers manager is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Event of Interest
Mar 11 Ice Dance Championship at Helsinki, Finland won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (Great Britain)
Christopher Dean
Jayne Torvill
- Mar 11 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
- Mar 12 4th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: St. John's beats Boston College, 85-77
- Mar 13 30th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Virginia, 81-78
- Mar 13 24th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Georgia beats Alabama, 86-71
- Mar 15 Karnataka beat Bombay on 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy
Event of Interest
Mar 17 70th hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy
Mike Bossy
- Mar 19 France (16-9 v Wales) and Ireland (25-15 v England) win final round matches to finish level and share the Five Nations Rugby Championship; no tie-break procedure exists before 1993
Event of Interest
Mar 20 In a clash of tennis legends, Martina Navratilova outclasses Chris Evert Lloyd 6-2, 6-0 to win her first of 5 straight WTA Tour Championships at Madison Square Garden, NYC
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert
Boxing Title Fight
Mar 27 Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
Larry Holmes
- Mar 28 PGA Tournament Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Hal Sutton comes from 4 strokes back with a final round 69 to win a rain-affected Monday finish by 1 stroke ahead of Bob Eastwood
- Apr 2 New York Islanders right wing Mike Bossy scores in a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins to become the first player in NHL history to score 60 goals in 3 consecutive seasons
- Apr 3 2nd NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: USC beats Louisiana Tech, 69-67; Trojans' forward Cheryl Miller tournament MOP
Golf Major
Apr 3 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: In strong winds, Amy Alcott wins by 2 strokes ahead of Kathy Whitworth and Beth Daniel; first year tournament regarded as a major title
Kathy Whitworth
Beth Daniel
- Apr 4 45th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Houston, 54-52; Wolfpack win with buzzer-beating dunk by Lorenzo Charles off a desperation 30 foot shot from Dereck Whittenburg
Event of Interest
Apr 5 NY Met Tom Seaver's sets record 14th NL Opening Day assignment
Tom Seaver
- Apr 9 137th Grand National: Ben de Haan wins aboard 13/1 bet Corbiere; Jenny Pittman first female GN winning trainer
Event of Interest
Apr 10 Baltimore's Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit
Eddie Murray
US Masters Golf
Apr 11 47th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Seve Ballesteros of Spain wins his 2nd Masters and 3rd major title, 4 strokes ahead of Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite; Monday finish because of torrential rain
Seve Ballesteros
Baseball Record
Apr 16 Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games
Steve Garvey
- Apr 17 Grete Waltz runs female world record marathon (2:25:29)
Baseball Record
Apr 17 Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter
Nolan Ryan
- Apr 17 NY Islanders tie NHL record with 3 shorthanded playoff goals vs NY Rangers
- Apr 18 87th Boston Marathon: American double; Greg Meyer men's champion in 2:09:00; Joan Benoit takes women's race in 2:22:43; her 2nd event title
- Apr 22 Start of 1st Sri Lanka-Australia Test Cricket match (at Kandy)
- Apr 23 David Hookes scores his only Test Cricket century, 143* v Sri Lanka
- Apr 26 San Antonio spurs beat Denver Nuggets, 152-133 in NBA playoff game
Event of Interest
Apr 26 NFL Draft: Stanford quarterback John Elway first pick by Baltimore Colts
John Elway
- Apr 27 Nolan Ryan becomes strikeout king (3,509), passing Walter Johnson
- May 3 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Black Hawks, 4 games to 0
- May 7 109th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye wins aboard Sunny's Halo for consecutive Derby victories (1982 Gato Del Sol)
- May 7 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: New York Islanders beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2
- May 11 Aberdeen of Scotland win 23rd European Cup Winner's Cup against Real Madrid of Spain 2-1 in Gothenburg
Event of Interest
May 13 Reggie Jackson is 1st major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times
Reggie Jackson
- May 14 Rosa Mota runs female world record 20k (1:06:55.5)
- May 17 Stanley Cup Final, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: 4 consecutive titles for NY Islanders; sweep Edmonton Oilers in 4 games with a 4-2 Game 4 win
- May 20 American heavyweight boxer Larry Holmes beats countryman Tim Witherspoon by split decision to retain his WBC title at the Dunes Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Boxing Title Fight
May 20 Michael Dokes & Mike Weaver fight to a draw in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
Mike Weaver
Event of Interest
May 20 Phillies Steve Carlton passes W Johnson with 2nd most strike outs
Steve Carlton
- May 21 108th Preakness: Donald Miller Jr on Deputed Testamony wins in 1:55.4
- May 22 Toronto Blue Jay Cliff Johnson hits record 18th pinch hit HR
- May 25 Kirk Gibson (Tigers) & Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park HRs
- May 25 27th European Cup: Hamburg beats Juventus 1-0 at Athens
- May 26 29th Walker Cup: US, 13½ - 10½
- May 26 LA Lakers set NBA playoff game record of fewest free throws
- May 29 Yuri Dumchev of USSR throws discus a record 71.86 m
- May 29 Indianapolis 500: Tom Sneva wins in 3:05:03.092 (260.902 km/h)
Event of Interest
May 30 AL President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires
George Steinbrenner
- May 31 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep LA Lakers in 4 games
French Open Women's Tennis
Jun 4 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Mima Jausovec of Yugoslavia 6-1, 6-2 for her 15th Grand Slam title and 5th French singles crown
Chris Evert
Mima Jausovec
French Open Men's Tennis
Jun 5 French Open: Home town favourite Yannick Noah wins his 1st and only career Grand Slam title; beats defending champion Mats Wilander of Sweden 6-2, 7-5, 7-6
Yannick Noah
Mats Wilander
Birthdays in Sport
Birthdays 1 - 100 of 309
- Jan 1 Park Sung-hyun, South Korean archer (Olympics gold individual/team 2004, team 2008; women's WR in a FITA Round 1,405 points), born in Gunsan, South Korea
- Jan 5 Sean Dockery, American basketball player, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Jan 7 Liesbeth Mouha, Belgian beach volleyball player, born in Tongeren, Belgium
- Jan 7 Natalie Gulbis, American golfer (ANA Inspiration 2006 3rd), born in Sacramento, California
- Jan 8 Chris Mordetzky, American wrestler, born in Santa Monica, California
- Jan 10 Danilo Dirani, Brazilian racing driver, born in São Paulo, Brazil
- Jan 11 Matthew Palleschi, Canadian soccer player, born in Richmond Hill, Canada
- Jan 11 Adrian Sutil, German racing driver, born in Starnberg, Germany
- Jan 13 Ronny Turiaf, French basketball player
- Jan 14 Maxime Monfort, Belgian cyclist, born in Bastogne, Belgium
- Jan 14 Vincent Jackson, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 2009, 11, 12; SD Chargers, TB Buccaneers), born in Colorado Springs, Colorado (d. 2021)
- Jan 15 Jermaine Pennant, English footballer, born in Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Jan 15 Hugo Viana, Portuguese footballer, born in Barcelos, Portugal
- Jan 16 Emanuel Pogatetz, Austrian footballer, born in Graz, Austria
- Jan 17 Alvaro Arbeloa, Spanish footballer, born in Salamanca, Spain
- Jan 17 Rick Kelly, Australian racing driver, born in Mildura, Australia
- Jan 17 Johannes Herber, German basketball player, born in Darmstadt, Germany
- Jan 19 Justyna Kowalczyk, Polish cross-country skier (Olympic gold 30k classical 2010, 10k classical 2014), born in Limanowa, Poland
- Jan 20 Geovany Soto, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Jan 21 Moritz Volz, German footballer
- Jan 21 Peter Philipakos, Greek-American soccer player
- Jan 22 Shaun Cody, American football player, born in Whittier, California
- Jan 24 Shaun Maloney, Scottish soccer midfielder (47 caps; Celtic), born in Miri, Malaysia
- Jan 24 Scott Speed, American race car driver, born in Manteca, California
- Jan 27 Carlo Colaiacovo, Canadian ice hockey player
- Jan 27 Gavin Floyd, American baseball player
- Jan 27 Mike Zagurski, American baseball player
- Jan 29 Nedžad Sinanović, Bosnian basketball player, born in Zavidovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Jan 31 Tom Vangeneugden, Belgian swimmer, born in Overpelt, Belgium
- Feb 1 Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgian road cyclist (Tour de France 3rd 2010; 4th 2012), born in Herentals, Belgium
- Feb 2 Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete
- Feb 2 Jordin Tootoo, Canadian hockey player
- Feb 3 Richard Bartel, National Football League quarterback
- Feb 6 Brodie Croyle, American football player, born in Rainbow City, Alabama
- Feb 6 S. Sreesanth, Indian cricketer, born in Kothamangalam, India
- Feb 6 Jamie Whincup, Australian racing driver, born in Melbourne, Australia
- Feb 7 Christian Klien, Austrian racing driver
- Feb 7 Teshome Getu, Ethiopian footballer
- Feb 7 Georgios Gougoulias, Greek footballer
- Feb 9 Mikel Arruabarrena, Spanish footballer
- Feb 11 Rafael Van der Vaart, Dutch footballer, born in Keemskerk, Netherlands
- Feb 12 Carlton Brewster, NFL player, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Feb 14 Bacary Sagna, French footballer, born in Sens, France
- Feb 15 Russell Martin, Canadian baseball player, born in East York, Canada
- Feb 17 Gérald Cid, French footballer, born in Talence, France
- Feb 18 Jermaine Jenas, English footballer, born in Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Feb 18 Jason Maxiell, American basketball player, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Feb 18 Roberta Vinci, Italian tennis player (5 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Taranto, Italy
- Feb 20 Jose Morales, Puerto Rican baseball player
- Feb 20 Justin Verlander, American baseball player
- Feb 21 Braylon Edwards, American football player, born in Detroit, Michigan
- Feb 21 Franklin Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Caracas, Venezuela
- Feb 23 Mirco Bergamasco, Italian rugby player, born in Padua, Italiy
- Feb 23 Mido, Egyptian footballer, born in Cairo, Egypt
- Feb 25 Eduardo da Silva, Brazilian-born Croatian footballer
- Feb 27 Devin Harris, American basketball player, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Mar 1 Daniel Carvalho, Brazilian soccer winger (3 caps; Internacional, CSKA Moscow), born in Pelotas, Brazil
- Mar 1 Melaine Walker O.D, Jamaican athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 2008; World C'ship gold 2009), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- Mar 2 Glen Perkins, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 2013-15; Minnesota Twins), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
- Mar 4 Ryan Lonie, Australian football player.
- Mar 6 Andranik Teymourian, Iranian soccer player
- Mar 7 Manucho, Angolan footballer, born in Luanda, Angola
- Mar 7 Taylor Tankersley, American baseball player, born in Missoula, Montana
- Mar 8 Mark Worrell, American baseball player.
- Mar 9 Wayne Simien, American basketball player (Miami Heat), born in Leavenworth, Kansas
- Mar 13 Kaitlin Sandeno, American swimmer (Olympic 2004 Gold), born in Mission Viejo, California
- Mar 14 Bakhtiyar Artayev, Kazakh boxer
- Mar 15 Daryl Murphy, Irish footballer
- Mar 16 Brandon League, American baseball player
- Mar 18 Tomasz Stolpa, Polish footballer
- Mar 18 Andy Sonnanstine, American baseball player
- Mar 23 Mo Farah [Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah], Somalian-born British distance runner (4 Olympic Golds), born in Mogadishu, Somalia
- Mar 24 T. J. Ford, American basketball player
- Mar 28 Ryan Ashington, English footballer
- Mar 30 Jérémie Aliadière, French footballer
- Mar 30 Davis Romero, Panamanian baseball player
- Mar 31 Vlasios Maras, Greek gymnast (World C'ships gold, horizontal bar 2001-02), born in Athens, Greece
- Mar 31 Hashim Amla, South African cricket batsman (first RSA Test triple century, 311), born in Durban, Natal
- Apr 1 Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Icelandic soccer midfielder (36 caps; Zulte Waregem, Fylkir), born in Reykjavík, Iceland
- Apr 1 Sean Taylor, American NFL free safety (Pro Bowl 2006, 07; All Pro 2007; Washington Redskins), born in Miami, Florida (d. 2007)
- Apr 2 Felix Borja, Ecuadorian soccer forward (22 caps; El Nacional), born in San Lorenzo, Ecuador
- Apr 4 Fabian Geiser, Swiss footballer (Le Mont), born in Langenthal, Switzerland
- Apr 4 Doug Lynch, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- Apr 4 Ben Gordon, British-American basketball player, born in London
- Apr 6 James Wade, English darts player (World Matchplay C'ship 2007; World GP 2007, 10), born in Aldershot, England
- Apr 11 Nicky Pastorelli, Dutch racing driver (Euro Formula 3000), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- Apr 13 Schalk Burger, South African rugby player, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Apr 13 Hunter Pence, American baseball player, born in Fort Worth, Texas
- Apr 14 James McFadden, Scottish footballer, born in Springburn, Glasgow
- Apr 14 Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Georgian basketball player, born in Tbilisi, Georgia
- Apr 15 Ilya Kovalchuk, Russian ice hockey player
- Apr 15 Dudu Cearense, Brazilian footballer
- Apr 16 Cat Osterman, American softball pitcher, born in Houston, Texas
- Apr 16 George Patis, Greek badminton player, born in Greece
- Apr 17 Stanislav Chistov, Russian ice hockey player, born in Chelyabinsk, Russia
- Apr 17 Roberto Jiménez, Peruvian football player, born in Piura, Peru
- Apr 18 Miguel Cabrera, Venezuelan baseball player, born in Maracay, Venezuela
- Apr 18 Fodil Hadjadj, Algerian football player, born in Algiers, Algeria
- Apr 19 Alberto Callaspo, Venezuelan baseball player (Kansas City Royals), born in Maracay, Venezuela
- Apr 19 Zach Duke, American baseball player (Cincinnati Reds), born in Clifton, Texas
Weddings in Sport
- Jun 24 "NBC Sports" sportscaster Bob Costas (31) weds Carole Randall Krumenacher
Wedding of Interest
Nov 6 Businessman Vidal Sassoon (55) weds dressage champion Jeanette Hartford-Davis
Vidal Sassoon
- Nov 21 NY Ranger Ron Greschner marries model Carol Alt
Wedding of Interest
Dec 18 Wrestler Hulk Hogan (30) weds Linda Claridge
Hulk Hogan
Deaths in Sport
- Jan 9 Stan Spence, American baseball center fielder (MLB All-Star 1942, 44, 46, 47; Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns), dies from emphysema at 67
- Jan 17 Bill Bonthron, American athlete (world 1,500m record 3:48.8 1934), dies at 70
- Jan 20 Garrincha, Brazilian footballer, dies at 49
- Jan 23 Fred Bakewell, English cricket batsman (6 Tests, top score 107; Northamptonshire), dies at 74
- Jan 26 Paul "Bear" Bryant, American college football coach (Alabama), dies at 69
- Feb 2 Bryan Valentine, cricketer (7 Tests for England, 454 runs), dies
- Feb 3 Tullio Campagnolo, Italian racing cyclist and inventor (quick release skewer patent; founder bicycle component company Campagnolo), dies at 81
- Feb 14 Lina Radke, German 800m runner (Olympic gold 1928), dies at 79
- Feb 22 Romain Maes, Belgian cyclist (Tour de France 1935), dies at 70
- Mar 12 Ki Aldrich, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker (TCU; Pro Bowl 1939, 42; Chicago Cardinals, Washington Redskins), dies at 66
- Mar 13 Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies of cancer at 58
- Mar 18 Franco Giorgetti, Italian cyclist (Olympic gold 1920), dies at 80
- Mar 25 Bob Waterfield, American NFL quarterback (Rams), dies at 62
- Apr 4 Bernard Vukas, Croatian soccer forward (59 caps, Yugoslavia; Hajduk Split; Olympic silver 1948, 52), dies at 55
- Apr 12 Carl Morton, American baseball player (b. 1944)
- Apr 13 Gerry Hitchens, English footballer, dies at 48
- Apr 14 Nina Dumbadze, Russian discus thrower (Olympic bronze 1952), dies at 64
- Apr 18 Alan Melville, South African cricketer (11 Tests for South Africa, 894 runs), dies at 72
- Apr 23 Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1932) and actor (Tarzan the Fearless, Flash Gordon), dies of a heart attack at 75
- Apr 24 Rolf Stommelen, German race car driver (b. 1943)
- Apr 28 Ron James, Australian cricketer (NSW's Sheffield Shield capt 1949-50), dies at 62
- Apr 30 Joel H. Hildebrand, American chemist and educator (research led to new treatments for divers with the 'bends' through the use of helium and oxygen breathing mixtures), dies at 101
- May 2 Norm Van Brocklin, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (NFL MVP 1960; First-team All-Pro 1960; 9 × Pro Bowl; LA Rams, Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons), dies from a heart attack at 57
- May 5 Olin Dutra, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1932, US Open 1934), dies at 82
- May 20 Clair Bee, American College Basketball and Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Long Island University undefeated 1936, 39; National Invitation Tournament 1939, 41), dies at 87
- May 25 Black Jack Stewart, Canadian NHL hockey player (b. 1917)
Jack Dempsey
May 31 Jack Dempsey, American boxer (world heavyweight champion 1919-26), dies of heart failure at 86
Jack Dempsey
- Jul 1 Erich Juskowiak, German footballer, dies at 56
- Jul 14 Jack MacBryan, cricketer (Test for England 1924), dies
- Jul 27 Mufasir-ul-Haq, cricketer (Pakistani left-arm quick 1965), dies
- Jul 28 Alec Marks, cricketer (good NSW batsman 1928-37), dies
- Aug 12 Henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies
- Aug 12 Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricket batsman (7 Tests @ 42.1, top score 100), dies at 70
- Aug 16 Earl Averill, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians), dies at 81
- Sep 1 Lennox Brown, cricket leg spinner (3 wickets at 63 for South Africa), dies
- Sep 7 Henry Promnitz, cricketer (5-58 on debut for South Africa 1927-28), dies
- Sep 8 Antonin Magne, French bicylist (won Tour de France 1931, 34), dies
- Oct 16 Kelso, American racehorse (b. 1957)
- Oct 18 Vijay Manjrekar, Indian cricketer (55 Tests for India), dies at 52
- Oct 18 Willie Jones, American baseball third baseman (MLB All Star 1950, 51; Philadelphia Phillies), dies from cancer at 58
- Oct 26 Mike Michalske, American football NFL guard (NY Yankees, Green Bay Packers), dies at 80
George Halas
Oct 31 George Halas [Papa Bear], American NFL coach and pioneering owner of the Chicago Bears, dies of pancreatic cancer at 88
George Halas
Betty Nuthall
Nov 8 Betty Nuthall, English tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1930), dies of a coronary arrest at 72
Betty Nuthall
- Nov 15 Dai Rees, Scottish golfer (British Open runner-up 1953-54, 61), dies of car accident injuries at 70
- Nov 30 George Headley OD MBE, West Indies cricket batsman (22 Tests; 2,190 runs @ 60.83; 10 x 100), dies at 74
- Dec 2 Atholl Mckinnon, South African cricket spin bowler (8 Tests, 26 wickets), dies from a heart attack at 51
- Dec 3 Al Watrous, American golfer (British Open 1926 runner-up), dies at 84
- Dec 4 Bruce Drake, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (University of Oklahoma 1938-55, 200-181), dies at 77
- Dec 17 Erik Christensen, NHL player
- Dec 28 Jimmy Demaret, American golfer (US Masters 1940, 47, 50), dies of a heart attack at 73
- Dec 31 Bill Hunt, cricketer (Test for Aust, out 0, took 0-25 & 0-14), dies