Weddings in Sport
Greg Maddux
Jan 7 MLB pitcher Greg Maddux (22) weds Kathy Ronnow
Charles Barkley
Feb 9 NBA power forward Charles Barkley (26) weds legal aide Maureen Blumhardt in Elkton, Maryland
Dave Righetti
Feb 11 MLB pitcher Dave Righetti (30) weds Kandice Owen
Steve Garvey
Feb 18 Baseball player Steve Garvey weds Candace Thomas while being accused of fathering children by two other women
- Apr 15 South African-British Olympic runner Zola Budd marries
Moises Alou
May 16 MLB player Moises Alou (22) weds Austria Melo
James Woods
Jun 2 Actor James Woods (42) weds horse trainer Sarah Owen (26) in Beverly Hills, California
Steve Yzerman
Jun 10 Detroit Red Wings NHL player Steve Yzerman (24) weds Lisa Brennan
Michael Jordan
Sep 2 NBA basketball star Michael Jordan (26) weds Juanita Vanoy (30) at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas
Björn Borg
Sep 4 Tennis star Björn Borg (33) weds rock singer Loredana Berte (39) in a civil wedding
Ivan Lendl
Sep 16 Tennis player Ivan Lendl (29) weds Samantha Frankel in Greenwich, Connecticut
Zina Garrison
Sep 23 Tennis Ace Zina Garrison (25) weds businessman Willard Jackson (25) at the Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston
Larry Bird
Sep 30 NBA legend Larry Bird (32) weds long-time girlfriend Dinah Mattingly in Terre Haute, Indiana
Divorces in Sport
Divorce of Interest
Feb 14 Robin Givens is granted a divorce from Mike Tyson in the Dominican Republic
Darryl Strawberry
May 18 Lisa Strawberry files for divorce from husband and MLB player Darryl Strawberry (they eventually divorce 1993)
- Jun 1 Robin Givens and Mike Tyson granted final divorce in New Jersey