On This Day in Sport for January 1

Events in Sport

Events 1 - 100 of 266

• 1838 1st official horse race in South Australia-Adelaide
• 1902 1st Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Michigan beats Stanford, 49-0; MVP: Neil Snow, Michigan, FB

• 1907 Joe Gans lands a devastating right to the head of Canadian challenger Kid Herman to retain his world lightweight boxing title with an 8th round knockout in Tonopah, Nevada
• 1908 Sir Jack Hobbs, the leading run scorer and century maker in first-class cricket history, makes his international debut in England's 2nd Test win over Australia at the MCG (83 & 28)
• 1909 American Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4) at Yonkers, NY
• 1910 England cricket underhand bowler George Simpson-Hayward takes 6-43 on debut with underarm lobs in 1st Test against South Africa in Johannesburg; SA wins by 19 runs
• 1913 Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Hastings, NZ: Irishman James Cecil Parke beats Alfred Beamish of England 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-1, 7-5
• 1916 2nd Rose Bowl, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Washington State beats Brown, 14-0; MVP: Carl Dietz, Washington State
• 1917 3rd Rose Bowl, Tournamnet Park, Pasadena, California: Oregon beats Pennsylvania, 14-0; MVP: John Beckett, Oregon
• 1918 4th Rose Bow, Tournament Park, Pasadena, California: Mare Island, USMC beats Camp Lewis, US Army, 19-7; MVP: Hollis Huntington, USMC

• 1920 6th Rose Bowl: Harvard beats Oregon 7-6
• 1921 7th Rose Bowl: California beats Ohio State 28-0
• 1923 9th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Penn State, 14-3
• 1924 10th Rose Bowl: Washington ties Navy, 14-14
• 1925 11th Rose Bowl: Notre Dame beats Stanford, 27-10


• 1925 Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford becomes the first batsman to score a century in each of his first 2 Tests when he hits 128 against England in the 2nd Test in Melbourne; Australia wins by 81 runs
• 1926 12th Rose Bowl: Alabama beats Washington, 20-19
• 1927 Brooklyn announces release of future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Zack Wheat after 18 consecutive seasons with Robins; Wheat hits .324 in final season with Philadelphia A's
• 1927 13th Rose Bowl: Stanford ties Alabama, 7-7
• 1929 15th Rose Bowl: Georgia Tech beats California, 8-7 (Roy Riegels runs 60 yds the wrong way with fumble recovery)
• 1930 16th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Pittsburgh, 47-11
• 1931 17th Rose Bowl: Alabama beats Washington State, 24-0
• 1932 18th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats Tulane, 21-12
• 1934 20th Rose Bowl: Columbia beats Stanford, 7-0
• 1935 21st Rose Bowl: Alabama beats Stanford, 29-13
• 1935 1st Sugar Bowl: Tulane beats Temple, 20-14
• 1935 1st Orange Bowl: Bucknell beats Miami (FL), 26-0
• 1936 22nd Rose Bowl: Stanford beats SMU, 7-0
• 1936 2nd Sugar Bowl: TCU beats LSU, 3-2
• 1936 2nd Orange Bowl: Catholic University beats Mississippi, 20-19
• 1937 23rd Rose Bowl: #3 Pittsburgh beats #5 Washington, 21-0
• 1937 3rd Sugar Bowl: Santa Clara beats LSU, 21-14
• 1937 3rd Orange Bowl: #14 Duquesne beats Mississippi State, 13-12
• 1938 24th Rose Bowl: #2 California beats #4 Alabama, 13-0
• 1938 4th Sugar Bowl: Santa Clara beats LSU, 6-0
• 1938 4th Orange Bowl: Auburn beats Michigan State, 6-0
• 1939 25th Rose Bowl: #7 Southern California beats #3 Duke, 7-3
• 1940 26th Rose Bowl: #3 Southern California beats #2 Tennessee, 14-0
• 1940 6th Sugar Bowl: #1 Texas A&M beats #5 Tulane, 14-13
• 1940 6th Orange Bowl: #16 Georgia Tech beats #6 Missouri, 21-7


• 1941 27th Rose Bowl: #2 Stanford beats #7 Nebraska, 21-13
• 1941 7th Sugar Bowl: #4 Boston College beats #6 Tennessee, 19-13
• 1941 7th Orange Bowl: #9 Mississippi State beats #13 Georgetown, 14-7
• 1942 28th Rose Bowl: #12 Oregon State beats #2 Duke, 20-16 (played in North Carolina due to Japanese threat)
• 1942 8th Sugar Bowl: #6 Fordham beats #7 Missouri, 2-0
• 1942 8th Orange Bowl: #14 Georgia beats TCU, 40-26
• 1943 Negro Baseball League star Josh Gibson suffers a nervous breakdown; admitted to hospital for rest and treatment; released in time for pre-season training
• 1943 Chicago Black Hawks field first trio of brothers to play together in an NHL game; Max, Doug and Reggie Bentley appear for the Hawks in a 6-5 win over the New York Rangers at Chicago Stadium
• 1943 29th Rose Bowl: #2 Georgia beats #13 UCLA, 9-0
• 1943 9th Sugar Bowl: #7 Tennessee beats #4 Tulsa, 14-7
• 1943 9th Orange Bowl: #10 Alabama beats #8 Boston College, 37-21
• 1944 30th Rose Bowl: Southern California beats #12 Washington, 29-0
• 1944 10th Sugar Bowl: Georgia Tech beats Tulsa, 20-18
• 1944 10th Orange Bowl: LSU beats Texas A&M, 19-14
• 1945 31st Rose Bowl: #7 Southern California beats #12 Tennessee, 25-0
• 1945 11th Sugar Bowl: #11 Duke beats Alabama, 29-26
• 1945 11th Orange Bowl: Tulsa beats #13 Georgia Tech, 26-12
• 1946 32nd Rose Bowl: #2 Alabama beats #11 Southern California, 34-14
• 1946 12th Sugar Bowl: #5 Oklahoma State beats #7 Saint Mary's (CA), 33-13
• 1946 12th Orange Bowl: Miami (FL) beats #16 Holy Cross, 13-6
• 1947 33rd Rose Bowl: #5 Illinois beats #4 UCLA, 45-14
• 1947 13th Sugar Bowl: #3 Georgia beats #9 North Carolina, 20-10
• 1947 13th Orange Bowl: #10 Rice beats #7 Tennessee, 8-0

• 1948 34th Rose Bowl: #2 Michigan beats #8 Southern California, 49-0
• 1948 14th Sugar Bowl: #5 Texas beats #6 Alabama, 27-7
• 1948 14th Orange Bowl: #10 Georgia Tech beats #12 Kansas, 20-14
• 1949 35th Rose Bowl: #7 Northwestern beats #4 California, 20-14
• 1949 15th Sugar Bowl: #5 Oklahoma beats #3 North Carolina, 14-6
• 1949 15th Orange Bowl: Texas beats #8 Georgia, 41-28
• 1949 Arguably cricket's greatest ever batsman, ex-Australian captain Don Bradman is knighted; first time a cricketer is bestowed with the honour solely for his contribution to the game
• 1951 37th Rose Bowl: #9 Michigan beats #5 California, 14-6
• 1951 17th Sugar Bowl: #7 Kentucky beats #1 Oklahoma, 13-7
• 1951 17th Orange Bowl: #10 Clemson beats #15 Miami (FL), 15-14
• 1952 38th Rose Bowl: #4 Illinois beats #7 Stanford, 40-7
• 1952 18th Sugar Bowl: #3 Maryland beats #1 Tennessee, 28-13
• 1952 18th Orange Bowl: #6 Georgia Tech beats #9 Baylor, 17-14
• 1953 39th Rose Bowl: #5 Southern California beats #11 Wisconsin, 7-0
• 1953 19th Sugar Bowl: #2 Georgia Tech beats #7 Mississippi, 24-7
• 1953 19th Orange Bowl: #9 Alabama beats #14 Syracuse, 61-6
• 1954 Rose & Cotton Bowl are 1st sport colorcasts
• 1954 40th Rose Bowl: #3 Michigan State beats #5 UCLA, 28-20
• 1954 20th Sugar Bowl: #8 Georgia Tech beats #10 West Virginia, 42-19
• 1954 20th Orange Bowl: #4 Oklahoma beats #1 Maryland, 7-0
• 1955 41st Rose Bowl: #1 Ohio State beats #17 Southern California, 20-7
• 1955 21st Sugar Bowl: #5 Navy beats #6 Mississippi, 21-0
• 1955 21st Orange Bowl: #14 Duke beats Nebraska, 34-7
• 1957 43rd Rose Bowl: #3 Iowa beats #10 Oregon State, 35-19
• 1957 23rd Sugar Bowl: #11 Baylor beats #2 Tennessee, 13-7
• 1957 23rd Orange Bowl: #20 Colorado beats #19 Clemson, 27-21
• 1958 44th Rose Bowl: #2 Ohio State beats Oregon, 10-7
• 1958 24th Sugar Bowl: #7 Mississippi beats #11 Texas, 39-7
• 1958 24th Orange Bowl: #4 Oklahoma beats #16 Duke, 48-21
• 1959 45th Rose Bowl: #2 Iowa beats #16 California, 38-12
• 1959 25th Sugar Bowl: #1 LSU beats #12 Clemson, 7-0
• 1959 25th Orange Bowl: #5 Oklahoma beats #9 Syracuse, 21-6
• 1960 46th Rose Bowl: #8 Washington beats #6 Wisconsin, 44-8
• 1960 26th Sugar Bowl: #2 Mississippi beats #3 LSU, 21-0
• 1960 26th Orange Bowl: #5 Georgia beats #18 Missouri, 14-0

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Birthdays in Sport

• 1863 Pierre de Coubertin, French educator and historian (founder International Olympic Committee), born in Paris, France (d. 1937)
• 1875 N F Druce, cricketer (5 Tests for England v Australia 1897-98)
• 1898 George van Derton, Belgian racer (won 500 race)
• 1902 Buster Nupen, cricketer (1-eyed South African quick, great on matting)
• 1904 Ethan Allen, American baseball player (d. 1993)
• 1906 Frank Stack, Canadian speed skater (Olympic bronze 1932)
• 1908 Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner (Olympic silver 1928)
• 1909 Dattaram Hindlekar, Indian cricketer (Indian batsman and wicket-keeper 1936-46), born in Bombay, India (d. 1949)

• 1918 Willy den Ouden, Dutch swimmer, (WR 100m, 1:04.06)
• 1919 Rocky Graziano, American boxer (Middleweight champ) and entertainer (Pantomime Quiz, Miami Undercover), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1990)
• 1921 Alain Mimoun O'Kacha, Algerian/French distance runner (Olympic marathon gold 1956), (d. 2013)
• 1925 George Conner, NFL tackle, linebacker (Chicago Bears)
• 1927 Doak Walker, American football star (d. 1998)
• 1927 Calum MacKay, Canadian hockey player (d. 2001)
• 1927 Carl Scheib, American baseball pitcher who became the youngest player in league history at 16 (Philadelphia A’s), born in Gratz, Pennsylvania (d. 2018)
• 1928 Khan Mohammad, cricketer (Paki fast-med bowler, 54 wkts in 13 Tests)
• 1932 Jackie Parker, American football player (d. 2006)
• 1936 Willye B White, US jumper (Olympic silver 1956)
• 1943 Jerilyn Britz, American golfer (US Women's Open 1979), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• 1944 Charlie Davis, cricketer (WI batsman in 15 Tests 1968-73)
• 1945 Jacques Ickx, Belgian Le Mans auto race (6-time winner)
• 1946 Manfred Stengl, Austrian 2 man lugist (Olympic gold 1960)
• 1946 Rivelino, Brazilian football player
• 1951 Hans-Joachim Stuck, German race car driver
• 1961 Irv Eatman, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers)
• 1963 Glenn Trimble, cricketer (son of Sam Two ODI's for Australia 1986)
• 1963 Lance Smith, NFL guard (NY Giants)
• 1963 Lina Kačiušytė, Lithuanian swimmer
• 1965 Andrew O Valmon, 400m runner, born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1965 Harry Galbreath, NFL guard (Green Bay Packers)
• 1965 Mark Dewey, American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates)
• 1966 Mika Nieminen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward (Team Finland, Olympic bronze 1998)
• 1967 Andy Heck, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawk, Chicago Bears)
• 1967 Derrick Thomas, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
• 1968 John de Visser, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
• 1968 Sandy Beasley, softball outfielder (Olympics 1996), born in Richmond, British Columbia
• 1968 Davor Šuker, Croatian footballer
• 1969 Reemt Pyka, Bremerhaven GER, hockey forward (Team Germany)
• 1970 Brian Morton, Wollongong Australia, canoeist (Olympics 1996)
• 1970 Tom Sier, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
• 1971 Bobby Holik, Jihlava Cze, NHL left wing (NJ Devils, Team Czech Rep)
• 1971 Bridget Pettis, American Basketball player (WNBA guard for Phoenix Mercury), born in East Chicago, Indiana
• 1971 Kevin Lee, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots)
• 1971 Kevin Mitchell, NFL linebacker (SF 49ers)
• 1971 Sammie Henson, American wrestler
• 1972 Barron Miles, NFL def back (Pittsburgh Steelers)/WLAF corner (Frankfurt)
• 1972 Lilian Thuram, French footballer
• 1973 Clyde Wijnhard, soccer player (Ajax, RKC)
• 1973 Fang Li, Hunan China, tennis star (1991 Futures-Bilbao-ESP)
• 1973 Justin Armour, NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills)
• 1973 Mercury Hayes, wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
• 1974 Johnie Church, NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)
• 1975 Becky Kellar, ice hockey defenseman (Canada, Olympics 1998)
• 1975 Chris Anstey, NBA center (Dallas Mavericks)
• 1975 Joe Cannon, American soccer player
• 1976 Caleb Wyatt, American motocross rider, born in Medford, Oregon
• 1977 Hasan Salihamidžić, Bosnian footballer
• 1978 Phillip Mulryne, Northern Irish footballer
• 1981 Zsolt Baumgartner, Hungarian race car driver
• 1981 Abdülkadir Koçak, Turkish boxer
• 1982 David Nalbandian, Argentinian tennis player
• 1983 Calum Davenport, English footballer
• 1984 José Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian footballer
• 1984 Alok Kapali, Bangladeshi cricketer
• 1984 Michael Witt, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1985 Steven Davis, Northern Irish footballer
• 1986 Glen Davis, American basketball player
• 1987 Gilbert Brule, Canadian professional hockey player
• 1987 Meryl Davis, American ice dancer
• 1987 Devin Setoguchi, Canadian professional hockey player
• 1989 Marvin Austin, American football player
• 1991 Peter Burling, New Zealand sailor (Olympic gold 2016, helmsman America's Cup 2017), born in Tauranga, New Zealand
• 1992 Jack Wilshere, English footballer
• 1994 He Kexin, Chinese gymnast

Weddings in Sport

• 2000 Dominican-American baseball player Albert Pujols (19) weds Deidre "Dee Dee" Corona (22)

Deaths in Sport

• 1905 Mabel Cahill, Irish tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1891-92), dies at 41
• 1923 Willie Keeler, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (highest career AB-per-strikeout ratio in MLB history), dies of tuberculosis at 50
• 1944 C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies
• 1944 Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (b. 1862)
• 1964 Alf Hall, cricketer (South African lefty quick took 40 wkts in 7 Tests), dies
• 1967 Maurice Leyland, cricketer (41 Tests for England, 2764 runs), dies
• 1969 Bruno Söderström, Swedish athlete (b. 1888)
• 1980 Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic gold 1928, 32, 36), dies at 70
• 1986 Bruce Norris, American hockey executive (Detroit Red Wings) (b. 1924)
• 1990 Joe Hardstaff Jr., English cricketer (23 Tests for England, 1636 runs), dies at 78
• 1997 Graham Kersey, cricket wicket-keeper, dies in car crash
• 1997 John Burgess, rugby administrator, dies at 71

• 2004 Harold Henning, South African golfer (2 PGA Tour titles), dies at 69
• 2007 Ernie Koy, American baseball player (b. 1909)
• 2007 Darrent Williams, American football player (b. 1982)
• 2012 Bob Anderson, English Olympic fencer and renowned film fight choreographer, dies at 90

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