January 1986 in Sports History

Events in Sport

NHL Record

Jan 2 Islanders right wing Mike Bossy scores his 499th and 500th career goals in the final 2:22 to lift the New York to a 7-5 victory over the Boston Bruins; 11th player in NHL history to score 500 goals

Sports History

Jan 4 David Boon's second Test century, 131 v India at Adelaide

Sports History

Jan 4 Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson scores twice as he rushes for an NFL postseason record 248 yards in 20-0 victory over Dallas Cowboys in NFC divisional playoff in Anaheim, California

Sports History

Jan 4 NCAA basketball's David Robinson blocks a record 14 shots

Jan 6 Last day in Test cricket for Bob Holland

Hall of Fame

Jan 8 San Francisco Giants Willie McCovey is 16th elected to MLB Hall of Fame in his 1st year of eligibility

Jan 9 NY Islanders repeat their greatest shutout margin (9-0) vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Sports History

Jan 10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers scores his 34,000th career point during 124-102 win over Indiana Pacers; only NBA player to reach the milestone at that time; remains all-time leader (38,387)

Jan 12 AFC Championship, Miami Orange Bowl: New England Patriots beat Miami Dolphins, 31-14
Jan 12 Chicago Blackhawk centre Denis Savard scores at 4 seconds of 3rd period
Jan 12 NFC Championship, Soldier Field, Chicago: Chicago Bears beat Los Angeles Rams, 24-0

Sports History

Jan 15 Montreal's rookie goaltender Patrick Roy records his first of 66 career NHL shutouts, in the Canadiens' 4-0 win against the Winnipeg Jets at the Forum

Jan 17 Tim Witherspoon beats defending champion Tony Tubbs by majority decision in 15 rounds at The Omni, Atlanta for WBA heavyweight boxing title
Jan 21 100 participate in Nude Olympics race in 38°F (3°C), Indiana

Sports History

Jan 21 Czech tennis star Ivan Lendl defeats Boris Becker of Germany 6-2, 7-6, 6-3 to claim the season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix title for a third time at Madison Square Garden, NYC

Jan 24 NY Islander Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point

NHL Record

Jan 25 Edmonton's Paul Coffey sets NHL record for defensemen with a point in his 28th consecutive game, as the Oilers beat the visiting LA Kings, 5-2

Jan 26 Hein Vergeer becomes European skating champion
Jan 26 Super Bowl XX, Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, LA: Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots, 46-10; MVP: Richard Dent, Chicago, DE

Birthdays in Sport

Jan 1 Pablo Cuevas, Uruguayan tennis player (French Open doubles 2008 [with Luis Horna]), born in Concordia, Argentina
Jan 3 Jacob Timpano, Australian soccer player
Jan 3 Liam Treadwell, English National Hunt jockey (Grand National 2009; 300+ race wins), born in Arundel, England (d. 2020)
Jan 4 James Milner, English footballer, born in Wortley, Leeds
Jan 4 Steve Slaton, American football player, born in Levittown, Pennsylvania
Jan 6 Paul McShane, Irish footballer, born in Wicklow, Republic of Ireland
Jan 7 Grant Leadbitter, English footballer, born in Chester-le-Street, United Kingdom
Jan 8 David Silva, Spanish footballer, born in Arguineguín, Spain
Jan 8 Peng Shuai, Chinese tennis player (1st Chinese player to reach No.1 ranking - doubles with Hsieh Su-wei of Taiwan, 2014), born in Xiangtan, China
Jan 12 Miguel Ángel Nieto, Spanish footballer, born in Madrid, Spain
Jan 13 Joannie Rochette, Canadian figure skater
Jan 14 Cristina Aicardi, Peruvian badminton player
Jan 15 Fred Davis, American football player, born in Toledo, Ohio
Jan 23 Steven Taylor, English footballer, born in Greenwich, London
Jan 24 Sean McVay, American football coach (Super Bowl 2022 Los Angeles Rams), born in Dayton, Ohio
Jan 25 Chris O'Grady, English footballer, born in Nottingham, United Kingdom
Jan 26 Gerald Green, American basketball guard (NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion 2007, Minnesota Timberwolves; Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets), born in Houston, Texas
Jan 28 Jessica Ennis, English athlete (Olympic gold heptathlon 2012; World C'ship gold 2009, 11, 15), born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Jan 29 Simon Vukčević, Montenegrin soccer midfielder (45 caps; Sporting CP, Blackburn Rovers), born in Podgorica, Montenegro
Jan 31 Yves Makabu-Makalambay, Congolese football goalkeeper, born in Brussels, Belgium

Weddings in Sport

Nick Faldo

Jan 3 British golfer Nick Faldo (28) weds manager's secretary Gill Bennett; divorce in 1995

Deaths in Sport

Jan 1 Bruce Norris, American Hockey Hall of Fame executive (owner Detroit Red Wings 1952-82), dies at 61
Jan 1 Marty Friedman, American Basketball Hall of Fame guard & coach (tied World C'ship series, New York Whirlwinds 1921), dies at 96

Bill Veeck (1914-1986)

Jan 2 American Baseball HOF executive (owner Chicago WS, Cleveland Indians [World Series 1948], St. Louis Browns), dies of lung cancer at 71

Jan 5 Ilmari Salminen, Finnish athlete (Olympic gold 10,000m 1936), dies at 83
Jan 15 James H "Jim" Crowley, US football player (Notre Dame), dies at 83
Jan 20 Franz Kemser, German 4 man bobsled (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 75
Jan 24 Flo Hyman, American volleyball player (Olympic silver 1984), dies of undiagnosed Marfan syndrome at 31
Jan 25 Horace Smith, New Zealand cricket fast bowler (1 Test; lone wicket off first ball), dies at 73