January 1996 in Sports History

Events in Sport

Event of Interest

Jan 5 Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula announces his retirement

NFL Head Coach Don Shula — NFL Head Coach
Don Shula

Event of Interest

Jan 6 Hopman Cup Tennis, Perth: Goran Ivanišević & Iva Majoli win Croatia's first title; at 1 rubber apiece Switzerland's Marc Rosset & Martina Hingis forced to retire at 3-6, 7-6, 4-5 in the deciding doubles rubber

Tennis Player and French Open Champion Iva Majoli — Tennis Player and French Open Champion
Iva Majoli

Tennis Player Martina Hingis — Tennis Player
Martina Hingis

Jan 8 For 1st time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

Event of Interest

Jan 10 Jimmy Johnson announced as new coach of Miami Dolphins

NFL Head Coach Jimmy Johnson — NFL Head Coach
Jimmy Johnson

Jan 10 Boston guard Dana Barros sinks a 3-point field goal in his 89th straight game, during the Celtics' 113-104 win over Sacramento Kings; NBA record streak ends in next game when he goes 0 from 9
Jan 14 AFC Championship, Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Indianapolis Colts, 20-16
Jan 14 NFC Championship, Texas Stadium: Dallas Cowboys beat Green Bay Packers, 38-27

Event of Interest

Jan 17 Detroit center Steve Yzerman scores his 500th career NHL goal as the Red Wings beat Colorado, 3-2 at Joe Louis Arena and joins Gordie Howe as the only players to score 500 goals for Detroit

NHL Legend Steve Yzerman — NHL Legend
Steve Yzerman

Jan 18 Baseball owners unanimously approve interleague play in 1997
Jan 19 NHL Board of Governors approves sale of Winnipeg Jets, officially clearing the way for the team to move to Phoenix, Arizona in time for 1996-97 season

NHL All-Star Game

Jan 20 46th NHL All-Star Game, FleetCenter, Boston, MA: East beats West, 5-4; MVP: Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins, D

NHL Legend Ray Bourque — NHL Legend
Ray Bourque

Jan 20 Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win cricket's World Series Cup
Jan 25 Ottawa Senators set an NHL record with 16th consecutive home game without a win (0-15-1) in a 4-2 loss to Detroit at the Palladium; old record (15) shared by 1928 Black Hawks & 1939 Canadiens

Australian Open Women's Tennis

Jan 27 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Monica Seles beats Anke Huber of Germany 6-4, 6-1 for her first and only Grand Slam victory after her stabbing

Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major Champion Monica Seles — Tennis Player and Nine-Time Major Champion
Monica Seles

Tennis Player Anke Huber — Tennis Player
Anke Huber

Jan 28 Super Bowl XXX, Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ: Dallas Cowboys beat Pittsburgh Steelers, 27-17; MVP: Larry Brown, Dallas, CB

Australian Men's Tennis Open

Jan 28 Australian Open Men's Tennis: Boris Becker of Germany wins his 6th and last career Grand Slam title; beats American Michael Chang 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2

Tennis Legend Boris Becker — Tennis Legend
Boris Becker

Tennis Player and French Open Champion Michael Chang — Tennis Player and French Open Champion
Michael Chang

Jan 29 Last day of Test cricket for David Boon
Jan 30 Future Basketball Hall of Famer Magic Johnson comes out of a 5 year retirement; helps LA Lakers to 128-118 win over Golden State at the Great Western Forum with 19 points, 8 rebounds & 10 assists

Deaths in Sport

Jan 10 Arthur Sydney Martin, spycatcher, dies at 81
Jan 14 Jacques-Baptiste LeBrun, French finn yachtsman (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 85
Jan 16 Harry Potts, footballer/manager, dies at 75
Jan 24 Sandor Iharos, athlete, dies at 65
Jan 26 David Schultz, American wrestler (Olympic gold 1984), killed by John Du Pont at 36
Jan 26 Charles Jewtraw, American 500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1924), dies at 95
Jan 27 Tommy Mitchell, cricket (Derbyshire leg-spin, 5 Tests for Eng), dies
Jan 27 Thomas "Tommy" Mitchell, English cricketer (5 tests for England), dies at 93