August 1967 in Sport

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Events in Sport

Results 1 - 12 of 12

2nd - New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season game, they lose to LA Rams 16-77
4th - 34th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 27, All-Stars 0 (70,934)
5th - 1st time an AFL team beats an NFL team, Broncos beats Detroit 13-7
6th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
6th - Minn Twin Dean Chance perfect games Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings
12th - New Orleans Saints 1st pre-season victory, beat St Louis 23-14
18th - Red Sox Tony Conigliaro is beaned by Angels Jack Hamilton
20th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open
21st - Ken Harrelson becomes baseball's 1st free agent
25th - Minn Twin Dean Chance 2nd no-hitter of month beats Cleveland, 2-1
27th - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Amarillo Ladies' Golf Open
29th - Yanks longest day, Red Sox take 1st game 2-1 in 9, Yanks win 2nd game in 20, 4-3 a total of 8 hours & 19 minutes

Birthdays in Sport

Results 1 - 56 of 56

1st - Gregg Jefferies, Burlingame CA, infielder (NY Mets, Royals, Phillies)
1st - Lori Endicott, KC MO, volleyball setter (Olympics-bronze-92, 96)
2nd - Aaron Krickstein, Ann Arbor Mich, tennis player (Tel Aviv 1983)
2nd - Martin Laamers, soccer player (Vitesse)
4th - Carrie Flemmer, Stettler Alberta, softball catcher (Olympics-96)
4th - Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay, tennis star
4th - Mike Marsh, US, 200m runner (Olympic-Gold-1992)
5th - Mike Fox, NFL defensive end (Carolina Panthers)
6th - Willie Williams, NFL/CFL tackle (Toronto Argonauts, NO Saints)
6th - Mike Greenberg, American sportscaster
8th - Ben Fouchee, Kuruman South Africa, Canadian Tour golfer (1987 S Afr Amateur)
8th - Howard Cross, NFL tight end (NY Giants)
8th - Margo Malowney, Saint John New Brunswick, volleyball player (Oly-96)
9th - Debbie Spence, San Jose Cal, tennis star
9th - Deborah Lee, Hamilton Ontario, LPGA golfer (1989 National Amat France)
9th - Deion Sanders, NFL cornerback/wide reciever (Dallas Cowboys and NY Yankees)
9th - Elexa Wills/Orrange, Orange Texas, long jumper/triple jumper
10th - Carlos Briceno, Fountain Valley, CA, beach Volleyball (Oly-br-92, 96)
10th - Lori Tatum, LPGA golfer
10th - Peter Murphy, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
10th - Reinout Scholte, cricketer (Netherlands batsman 1996 World Cup)
10th - Riddick Bowe, Brooklyn NY, HW boxing champ (Olympic-silver-1988)
10th - Philippe Albert, Belgian former footballer
11th - Brad Dalgarno, Vancouver, NHL right wing (NY Islanders)
11th - Mike Lodish, NFL nose tackle (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
11th - Eric Maleson, Brazilian Bobsleigh 2002 Olympian
12th - Andrew Glover, NFL tight end (Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings)
12th - Regilio Tuur, Dutch boxer
13th - Taro Tan, Montreal Quebec, 65 kg judoka (Olympics-96)
13th - Tracy Rogers, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
15th - Moulay Brahim Boutaib, Morocco, 10k runner (Olympic-gold-1988)
15th - Neil Wilkinson, Selkirk, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
16th - Bret Barberie, Long Beach CA, infielder (Chicago Cubs)
16th - Matt Vanderbeek, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
17th - James Jenkins, NFL tight end (Washington Redskins)
17th - Kenny Davidson, NFL defensive end (Houston Oilers)
17th - Nelson Emerson, Hamilton, NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers)
18th - John Jurkovic, defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
19th - Randy Baldwin, NFL running back (Carolina Panthers)
20th - Andy Benes, Evansville IN, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
20th - Michael "Sean" Hall, Williamsburg Va, rower (Olympics-1996)
21st - Tuineau Alipate, NLF/WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy, Minnesota Vikings)
21st - Darren Bewick, AFL footballer
22nd - Curt Bourque, jockey
23rd - Karen Noble, Morristown NJ, LPGA golfer (1995 Dinah Shore-32nd)
24th - Michael Thomas, English footballer
26th - Myron Guyton, NFL full safety (NE Patriots)
27th - Brian McRae, Bradenton FL, outfielder (Chicago Cubs)
27th - Rob Burnett, NFL defensive end (Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens)
28th - Chris Armstrong, CFL slot back (Montreal Alouettes)
28th - Darren Lewis, Berkeley CA, outfielder (Chic White Sox)
29th - Shaun Van Allen, Shaunavon, NHL center (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
30th - Barbara Anne Kendall, Auckland NZ, mistral yachter (Oly-g/s-92, 96)
30th - Catrin Nilsmark, Goteborg Sweden, LPGA golfer (1995 PING Welch's-14th)
30th - Justin Vaughan, cricketer (New Zealand all-rounder 1992-)
31st - Diane Madl, Mountain Top PA, field hockey forward/midfielder (Oly-96)

Deaths in Sport

Results 1 - 4 of 4

4th - Peter Smith, cricketer (Essex leggie, 3 wickets for England), dies
14th - Bob Anderson, British racing driver (b. 1931)
23rd - Georges Berger, Belgian racing driver (b. 1918)
26th - Dilawar Hussain, cricketer (Indian wicketkeeper in the 1930's), dies


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