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Events in Sport

Results 1 - 100 of 147

Jan 1st - CRU becomes the CAFA & turns over the Grey Cup trophy to the CFL
Jan 1st - Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys 34-27 in NFL championship game
Jan 1st - KC Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills 31-7 in AFL championship game
Jan 9th - NFL New Orleans' franchise takes name "Saints"
Jan 12th - Louisville, Ky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali
Jan 15th - Superbowl I: Green Bay Packers beat KC Chiefs, 35-10 in LA Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB
Jan 15th - The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles, California.
Jan 18th - 20th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 3-0 at Montreal
Jan 21st - AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 30-23
Jan 22nd - NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-10
Jan 23rd - Stan Musial is named GM of Cards
Jan 27th - New Orleans Saints sign their 1st player (Paige Cothren-kicker)
Jan 29th - Branch Rickey & Lloyd Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Feb 2nd - Formation of American Basketball Association is announced
Feb 6th - Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title
Feb 8th - Longest losing streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (10 games)
Feb 18th - Bob Seagren sets Pole Vault record at 17'3"
Feb 18th - Softball pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out 6 straight major leaguers
Feb 22nd - Sling-shot goal post & 6' wide border around field are standard in NFL
Heavyweight Boxing Champ Muhammad Ali Feb 23rd - Ted Workman replaces Senator Keith Davey as CFL commissioner
Feb 28th - Wilt Chamberlain sinks NBA record 35th consecutive field goal
Mar 3rd - White Sox given permission to use semi-DH in training camp with home club permission (use of pinch hitter twice in same game)
Mar 6th - Muhammad Ali is order by selective service to be inducted
Mar 8th - New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold 1st day)
Mar 14th - 1st NFL-AFL common draft, Balt Colts pick Bubba Smith
Mar 19th - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA St Petersburg Orange Golf Classic
Mar 22nd - Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for Heavyweight boxing title
Mar 25th - 29th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Dayton 79-64
Mar 26th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Venice Ladies' Golf Open
Apr 2nd - Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Louise Suggs Golf Invitational
Apr 5th - '76er Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record of 41 rebounds
Apr 9th - 31st Golf Masters Championship: Gay Brewer Jr wins, shooting a 280
Apr 14th - Red Sox rookie Billy Rohome comes within 1 strike of a no hitter at
Apr 19th - 71st Boston Marathon won by Dave McKenzie of New Zealand in 2:15:45
Apr 20th - NY Met Tom Seaver's 1st victory, beats Cubs, 6-1
Apr 21st - Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games)
Apr 23rd - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational
Apr 24th - 21st NBA Championship: Phila 76ers beat SF Warriors, 4 games to 2
Apr 28th - Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title
Apr 30th - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational
Apr 30th - NY Met pitcher Tom Seaver wins hist 1st game
Apr 30th - Orioles' Stu Miller & Steve Barber lose 2-1 despite no-hitting Tigers
May 2nd - Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2
May 6th - 93rd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Ussery on Proud Clarion wins in 2:00.6
May 6th - Maureen Wilton runs female world record marathon (3:15:22)
May 7th - Carol Mann wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open
May 8th - Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army
May 10th - Foundation AZ soccer team forms in Alkmaar
Baseball Player Hank Aaron May 10th - Hank Aaron only inside the park HR (vs Jim Bunning)
May 13th - NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career HR #500 off Stu Miller
May 13th - Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries
May 14th - Mickey Mantle's 500th HR off Oriole's Stu Miller
May 15th - Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
May 20th - 93rd Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 1:55.2
May 21st - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
May 24th - AFL grants a franchise to Cincinnati Bengals
May 30th - Yankee Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball
Jun 3rd - 99th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 2:28.8
Jun 4th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA St Louis Women's Golf Invitational
Jun 7th - NY Yankees draft Ron Blomberg #1
Jun 11th - A J Foyt & Dan Gurney drove a Ford to victory in Le Mans
Jun 11th - Chicago Cubs (7) & NY Mets (4) tie record of 11 HRs in a game
Jun 11th - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Bluegrass Golf Invitational
Jun 12th - Wash Senators beat Chic White Sox, 6-5, in 22 innings
Jun 18th - 67th US Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots 275 at Baltusrol GC NJ
Jun 18th - Houston Don Wilson no-hits Atlanta Braves, 2-0
Jun 18th - Susie Maxwell wins LPGA Milwaukee Jaycee Golf Open
Jun 20th - Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services
Jun 20th - Phillies Larry Jackson beats NY Mets for 18th straight time
Jun 21st - Yanks take 5-3 lead in 11th & lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th & Yanks beat them 6-3
Jun 25th - Carol Mann wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Invitational
Jun 25th - Mohammed Ali (Cassius Clay) sentenced to 5 years
Jun 30th - Phillies Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining Phils
Jul 2nd - 22nd US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Catherine Lacoste
Jul 4th - Phillies Clay Dairymple ties NL record of 6 walks in doubleheader
Jul 7th - 81st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: John Newcombe beats W Bungert (63 61 61)
Jul 8th - 74th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats A Jones (63 64)
Jul 9th - 13th LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth
Jul 11th - 38th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-1 in 15 at Anaheim Stadium, CA
Jul 11th - All star MVP: Tony Perez (Cin Reds)
Jul 14th - Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th HR off SF Giant Juan Marichal
Jul 15th - LA Wolves beat Wash Whips 6-5 in OT to be United Soccer Ass champs
Jul 15th - Roberto DeVicenzo of Argentina wins golf's British Open
Jul 16th - Mickey Wright wins Lady Carling Golf Open
Jul 22nd - Atlanta Braves use a record 5 pitchers in 9th inning
Jul 22nd - Carol Mann wins LPGA Supertest Ladies' Golf Open
Jul 24th - 49th PGA Championship: Don January shoots a 281 at Columbine CC Colo
Jul 24th - Race riots in Detroit force postponement of Tigers-Orioles game
Jul 27th - Helmond Sport soccer team forms
Aug 2nd - New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season game, they lose to LA Rams 16-77
Aug 4th - 34th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 27, All-Stars 0 (70,934)
Aug 5th - 1st time an AFL team beats an NFL team, Broncos beats Detroit 13-7
Aug 6th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
Aug 6th - Minn Twin Dean Chance perfect games Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings
Aug 12th - New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season victory, beat St Louis 23-14
Aug 18th - Red Sox Tony Conigliaro is beaned by Angels Jack Hamilton
Aug 20th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open
Aug 21st - Ken Harrelson becomes baseball's 1st free agent
Aug 25th - Minn Twin Dean Chance 2nd no-hitter of month beats Cleveland, 2-1
Aug 27th - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Amarillo Ladies' Golf Open

Birthdays in Sport

Results 1 - 100 of 630

Jan 1st - Andy Heck, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawk, Chicago Bears)
Jan 1st - Derrick Thomas, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
Jan 2nd - Harlon Barnett, NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings)
Jan 3rd - Demetri Davis, WLAF tight end (Barcelona Dragons)
Jan 3rd - Magnus Gustafsson, Sweden, tennis star
Jan 4th - David Wayne Toms, Monroe LA, PGA golfer (1992 Northern Telecom-3rd)
Jan 4th - Michael "Mike" Peterson, Wash DC, rower (Olympics-1996)
Jan 4th - Rick Cunningham, NFL tackle (Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders)
Jan 4th - Johnny Nelson, English boxer
Jan 5th - Chris Nabholz, US baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
Jan 5th - J B Brown, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Jan 5th - Ray Crockett, NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
Jan 6th - David Belcher, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
Jan 6th - Larry Donald, Cincinnati Ohio, US boxer (Olympic-92)
Jan 7th - Guy Hebert, Troy, NHL goalie (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Team USA 98)
Jan 7th - Scott Galbraith, NFL tight end (Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys)
Jan 8th - Hollis Conway, Chicago Ill, high jumper (Olympics-silv/bronze-88, 92)
Jan 8th - Kent Jones, Portales NM, golfer (NM State Amateur-1990-91)
Jan 8th - Roger Rowland, Jacksonville FL, Nike golfer (1990 Macon Open-2nd)
Jan 8th - Willie Anderson, US, NBA guard (NY Knicks, Olympic-bronze-1988)
Jan 9th - Dave Mcllwain, Seaforth, NHL center (Pitts Penguins)
Jan 9th - Jamie Huscroft, Creston, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
Jan 9th - Claudio Caniggia, Argentinian footballer
Jan 11th - Richmond Webb, NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins)
Jan 11th - Ronnie Stern, St-Agathe, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
Jan 12th - Marco Boogers, Dutch soccer player (RKC, Sparta, West Ham United)
Jan 12th - Mike Simms, Whittier CA, outfielder (Houston Astros)
Jan 12th - Ulf Dahlen, Ostersund SWE, NHL forward (Team Sweden, San Jose)
Jan 12th - Vendela [Kirsebom], Stockholm Sweden, model (Sports Illustrated 1993)
Jan 14th - Emily Watson, actress (Breaking the Waves, Boxer)
Jan 14th - Terry Wooden, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks, KC Chiefs)
Jan 15th - Richard Blakey, cricketer (England wicket-keeper in India 1993)
Jan 15th - Ted N Tryba, Wilkes-Barre PA, PGA golfer (1995 Anheuser-Busch Golf)
Jan 16th - Jeff Branson, Waynesboro Miss, infielder (Cin Reds)
Jan 17th - Gregory Caccia, Bayshore NY, team Handball right back (Olympics-1996)
Jan 17th - William Michael Heinen Jr, Rayne LA, PGA golfer (1994 Shell Houston)
Jan 18th - Kim Perrot, WNBA guard (Houston Comets)
Jan 18th - Peter Cox Jr, Bronxville NY, fencer-sabre (Olympics-96)
Jan 18th - Iván Zamorano, Chilean footballer
Jan 20th - Mark Stepnoski, NFL center (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
Jan 21st - Ulf Stenlund, Sweden, tennis star
Jan 22nd - Manabu Nakanishi, wrestler (NJPW)
Jan 22nd - Ecaterina Szabo, Romanian gymnast
Jan 23rd - Christine Parris-Washington, Truro Nova Scotia, softball (Olympics-96)
Jan 23rd - Naim Suleymanoglu, Bulgaria, Turkish weight lifter (Oly-gold-1988)
Jan 24th - Chris Warren, NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks)
Jan 25th - Marty Calder, St Catharine ON, 62 kg freestyle wrestler (Oly-12-92,96)
Jan 25th - Randy Mckay, Montreal, NHL right wing (NJ Devils)
Jan 26th - Jeff Branson, US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds)
Jan 26th - Katie Peterson-Parker, Bethesda MD, LPGA golfer (1995 Oldsmobile-5th)
Jan 26th - Tim Pugh, Lake Tahoe CA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, KC Royals)
Jan 27th - Alfred Oglesby, NFL defensive tackle (Cin Bengals)
Jan 27th - Dave Manson, Prince Albert, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets)
Jan 27th - Laura Golarsa, Italy, tennis star
Jan 27th - Sue Palmer, Collingwood Ontario, cyclist (Olympics-96)
Jan 28th - Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC, FC Utrecht)
Jan 28th - Tom Hodson, NFL quarterback (NO Saints)
Jan 29th - David Pitcher, CFL fullback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
Jan 29th - Sean Burke, Windsor, NHL goalie (Hartford Whalers)
Jan 29th - Stacey King, NBA forward/center (Miami Heat)
Feb 1st - Tim Naehring, Cincinnati OH, infielder (Boston Red Sox)
Feb 3rd - Aurelio Vidmar, soccer player (Standard Luik, Feyenoord)
Feb 3rd - Jason Morris, Scotia NY, half-middleweight judoka (Oly-silver-92, 96)
Feb 3rd - Natalie Hunter, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
Feb 3rd - Bob Taylor, English footballer
Feb 6th - Bennie Dekker, Dutch soccer player (NEC/AZ/De Graafschap)
Feb 6th - Mike Evans, WLAF defensive tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
Feb 6th - Randy Hilliard, NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
Feb 7th - Joseph Tilford Leigh Greene, Dayton Ohio, long jumper (Oly-br-92, 96)
Feb 8th - Yvon Corriveau, Ontario, NHL left wing (Wash Caps)
Feb 9th - Kate Golden, Beaumont Texas, LPGA golfer (1992 Ping/Welch-5th)
Feb 9th - Stevon Moore, NFL safety (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens)
Feb 9th - Todd Pratt, US baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
Feb 10th - Bradley Hughes, Mordialloc VIC, Australasia golfer
Feb 10th - Dwayne "Road Grader" White, NFLer (NY Jets, St Louis)
Feb 10th - Jacky Durand, French cyclist
Feb 11th - Barbara Byrne, Princeton NJ, rower (Olympics-96)
Feb 11th - Chris Reohr, Ridley Park Pa, fencer (Olympics-96)
Feb 11th - Derek King, Hamilton, NHL left wing (NY Islanders)
Feb 11th - John Patterson, US baseball infielder (SF Giants)
Feb 12th - Andrew Dunkley, Kent England, golfer (1991-93 Co-Captain U of W Fla)
Feb 13th - Bas Roorda, soccer player (FC Groningen) [or Feb 21]
Feb 13th - Eddie Pye, US baseball infielder (LA Dodgers)
Feb 13th - Stanimir Stoilov, Bulgarian footballer and coach
Feb 14th - Calle Johansson, Goteborg Swe, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
Feb 14th - Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis player (1984 US Mix)
Feb 16th - Robert Massey, NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions)
Feb 16th - John Valentin, Mineola NY, infielder (Boston Red Sox)
Feb 16th - Keith Gretzky, former hockey player; brother of Wayne Gretzky
Feb 17th - Gary Shuchuk, Edmonton, NHL center (LA Kings)
Feb 18th - Colin Jackson, Cardiff Wales, 100m hurdler (Olympic-silver-1988)
Feb 18th - Matt Turner, US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
Feb 19th - Roel Liefden, soccer player (Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen)
Feb 20th - Broderick Thomas, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minn, Cowboys)
Feb 20th - Chris Singleton, NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
Feb 20th - Kurt Knudsen, US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
Feb 20th - Theresa Luke, Vancouver BC, rower (Olympics-96)
Feb 20th - Tom Waddle, NFL player (Chicago Bears/Cincinnati Bengals)
Feb 21st - Bas Roorda, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen, NEC) [or Feb 13]
Feb 21st - Leroy Russel Burrell, Phila, long jumper (Olympics-96)

Deaths in Sport

Results 1 - 31 of 31

Jan 1st - Maurice Leyland, cricketer (41 Tests for England, 2764 runs), dies
Jan 6th - Johnny Keane, baseball player/mgr (Cards, NY Yanks), dies at 55
Jan 7th - Sid Emery, cricket leg-spinner (NSW & Aus, 5 wkt in 1912 series), dies
Jan 18th - Barney Ross, Welterweight Boxing Champ (1934), dies at 57
Jan 18th - Reese "Goose" Tatum, basketballer (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 45
Jan 28th - Stanley Coen, cricket (2 Tests for S Af, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies
Feb 1st - Ernie Bromley, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1933-34), dies
Mar 13th - Frank Worrell, West indian cricketer, dies
Apr 4th - Héctor Scarone, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1898)
Apr 18th - Karl Miller, German footballer (b. 1913)
May 7th - Lorenzo Bandini, Italian Formula One driver (b. 1935)
May 10th - Lorenzo Bandini, Italian racing driver, (b. 1935)
Jun 14th - Eddie Eagan, American sportsman (b. 1897)
Jun 15th - Edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69
Jun 18th - Beat Fehr, Swiss racing driver (b. 1942)
Jun 18th - Giacomo Russo, Italian racing driver (b. 1937)
Jun 26th - Errol Hunte, cricketer (WI batsman in 3 Tests v England 1930), dies
Jun 29th - Primo Carnera, Italian boxer (b. 1906)
Jul 7th - Jo Schlesser, French Formula One racing driver (b. 1928)
Jul 13th - Tom Simpson, British cyclist (b. 1937)
Jul 21st - Jimmy Foxx, baseball hall of famer (Det Tigers/534 HRs), dies at 59
Aug 4th - Peter Smith, cricketer (Essex leggie, 3 wickets for England), dies
Aug 14th - Bob Anderson, British racing driver (b. 1931)
Aug 23rd - Georges Berger, Belgian racing driver (b. 1918)
Aug 26th - Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicketkeeper in the 1930's), dies
Oct 12th - Nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72
Nov 14th - Colonel C K Nayudu, cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30's), dies
Nov 23rd - Freddie Martin, cricket WI batsman, (9 Tests 486 runs 1 century), dies
Dec 3rd - Harry Wismer, American original owner of the New York Jets (b. 1913)
Dec 26th - S F Barnes, cricketer (27 Tests for England, 189 wickets), dies
Dec 31st - Arthur Mailey, cricketer (10-66 & Aust v Gloucestershire 1921), dies