September 1986 in Sport

Events in Sport

Sep 6 US Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her 3rd US singles title; beats Czech star Helena Sukova 6-3, 6-2

Sep 7 Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Cellular One-Ping Golf Championship
Sep 7 Cleveland Browns becomes 1st team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay, Chicago 41, Browns 31

Sep 7 Dan Marino throws his 100th career touchdown pass, the fastest QB in NFL history to do so

Sep 7 US Open Men's Tennis: In an all-Czech final Ivan Lendl retains his title; beats Miloslav Mečíř 6-4, 6-2, 6-0

Sep 14 Judy Dickinson wins LPGA SAFECO Golf Classic
Sep 14 Saskatchewan & Hamilton play 1st CFL regular-season overtime game
Sep 18 David Boon's 3rd Test cricket century, 122 v India at Madras
Sep 19 Chicago White Sox Joe Crowley no-hits California Angels, 7-1
Sep 19 Australian cricketer Dean Jones scores 210 v India at Madras
Sep 21 NY Jets beat Miami Dolphins 51-45 in OT; record 884 passing yards
Sep 21 New Orleans Saints Mel Gray returns kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown
Sep 21 SD Padre Jimmy Jones pitchs 1-hitter in his major league debut
Sep 22 India v Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie
Sep 25 Houston Astro Mike Scott no-hits SF Giants, 2-0
Sep 28 Record 23,000 start in a marathon (Mexico City)
Sep 28 Tight end Brian Foster of RI catches NCAA record 18 passes for 327 yds
Sep 28 Cleveland Browns' Gerald McNeil sets the team record for the longest punt return with an 84-yard run (and TD), Browns 24, Detroit 21

Sep 29 Cubs Greg Maddux defeats Phillies Mike Maddux (1st rookie brothers)

Sep 29 Indians Jay Bell is 10th to hit a HR on 1st major league pitch he sees
Sep 29 Mary Lou Retton retires as a gymnast

Sep 3 Shaun White, American snowboarder (Olympic gold: 2006, 2010, 2018), born in San Diego, California

Sep 4 James Younghusband, Philippine footballer
Sep 8 João Moutinho, Sporting Lisbon midfielder
Sep 8 Matt Grothe, American football player
Sep 9 Justice Chibhabha, Zimbabwean cricketer
Sep 9 Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Cameroonian basketball player
Sep 9 Michael Bowden, American baseball player
Sep 11 Chiliboy Ralepelle, South African rugby player, born in Tzaneen, South Africa
Sep 11 Dwayne Jarrett, American football player, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Sep 13 Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese racing driver, born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan
Sep 13 Sean Williams, American basketball player, born in Houston, Texas
Sep 14 Alan Sheehan, Irish footballer
Sep 17 Landry Mulemo, Belgian footballer
Sep 17 Dimitrios Regas, Greek sprinter
Sep 19 Gerald Ciolek, German professional road racing cyclist, born in Cologne, Germany
Sep 19 Ken Gushi, Japanese racing driver, born in Okinawa, Japan
Sep 23 Martin Cranie, English footballer
Sep 27 Ricardo Risatti, Argentine racing driver
Sep 28 Andrés Guardado, Mexican footballer
Sep 29 Benoît Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player
Sep 29 Mark Fraser, Canadian ice hockey player

Sep 4 Hank Greenberg, American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman (5-time All Star, Detroit Tigers), dies of cancer at 75