Events in Sports History in June 1984

Jun 1 Douglas H Mitchell, QC of Calgary becomes 6th CFL Commissioner
Jun 1 Russian super heavyweight weightlifter Alexander Gunyashev snatches world record 211 kg

LPGA Championship

Jun 3 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Defending champion Patty Sheehan finishes 10 strokes ahead of runners-up Pat Bradley and Beth Daniel

US Golf Open

Jun 4 1960 champion Arnold Palmer fails to qualify for the US Open Golf Championship for the first time in 32 years

Jun 4 MLB Draft: New York Mets take Mechanicsburg Area Senior HS outfielder Shawn Abner at #1

Belmont Stakes

Jun 9 116th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Swale wins in 2:27.2

French Open Women's Tennis

Jun 9 French Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert 6-3, 6-1; 2nd women in Open Era to hold all 4 Grand Slam titles at once

Jun 9 Jurgen Hingsen of West Germany sets record for decathlon, 8,798 pts

French Open Men's Tennis

Jun 10 French Open Men's Tennis: Czech star Ivan Lendl wins 1st career Grand Slam title; beats John McEnroe 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5

Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major Champion Ivan Lendl

Jun 10 Zhu Jian Hua of China high jumps a record 7'10" (2.39m)
Jun 12 38th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3, to win the championship title

Hearns KOs Durán

Jun 15 American boxer Thomas Hearns retains WBC light middleweight title with 2 round KO of Roberto Durán of Panama at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas; marks first time in his illustrious career Durán knocked out

Jun 16 Edwin Moses wins his 100th consecutive 400-meter hurdles race

US Golf Open

Jun 18 US Open Men's Golf, Winged Foot GC: Fuzzy Zoeller beats Greg Norman of Australia by 8 strokes in a Monday 18-hole playoff to win his first Open title

Baseball History

Jun 20 Oakland A's Dave Kingman hits his 3rd grand slam & 14th lifetime

Jun 22 Carl Pohlad becomes CEO of Minnesota Twins

Baseball Record

Jun 24 Joe Morgan sets career HR mark for 2nd basemen with #265

MLB Hall of Fame Infielder and Broadcaster Joe Morgan

Jun 24 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Canterbury GC: Arnold Palmer wins 2nd straight Champions Tour major by 3 strokes ahead of Peter Thomson of Australia
Jun 27 Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts