1969 in sports

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See also: 1968 in sports, other events of 1969, 1970 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Marathon 2 Auto Racing 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Cycling 7 Figure skating 8 Football (American) 9 Football (Australian rules football) 10 Football (Canadian) 11 Football (Soccer) 12 Golf 13 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 14 Harness Racing 15 Ice Hockey 16 Skiing 17 Snooker 18 Tennis 19 General sporting events 20 Births 20.1 January 20.2 February 20.3 March 20.4 April 20.5 May 20.6 June 20.7 July 20.8 August 20.9 September 20.10 October 20.11 November 20.12 December 21 Deaths

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Marathon

• August 16 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Kazuo Matsubara (JPN) 2:19:29

• September 21 — European Championships Marathon, Athens, Greece
  • Men's Winner: Ron Hill (ENG) 2:16:48

• December 7 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Jerome Drayton (CAN) 2:11:13

[edit] Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • LeeRoy Yarbrough won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - David Pearson
• Indianapolis 500 - Mario Andretti
• USAC Racing - Mario Andretti won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Jackie Stewart of Great Britain driving a Matra
• 24 hours of Le Mans:
  • Jacky Ickx / Jackie Oliver won driving a Ford GT-40
• Rally racing - the team of Bjorn Waldegard / Lars Helmer won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Porsche 911S
• Drag racing:
  • Don Prudhomme won the NHRA,s "Top Fuel" championship
  • Steve Carbone won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA World Finals

[edit] Baseball

• March 1: Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees announces his retirement.

• April 14: Montreal Expos outfielder Mack Jones hit a three-run home run and two-run triple that highlighted an 8-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the Expos' first home victory as a franchise at Jarry Park. Jones' blast was also the first MLB home run hit outside the United States.

• July 20: San Francisco Giants pitcher Gaylord Perry, six years after quipping, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run," hits the first and only home run of his career just hours after Neil Armstrong lands on the moon.

• World Series: the New York Mets win 4 games to 1 over the Baltimore Orioles.

[edit] Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • UCLA wins 92-72 over Purdue

• NBA Finals:
  • Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers

[edit] Boxing

• June 23 - Joe Frazier scored a 7th round TKO over Jerry Quarry.

• October 18 - Jose Napoles retained the World Welterweight Championship in a 15 round decision over Emile Griffith.

[edit] Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Felice Gimondi of Italy
• Tour de France - Eddy Merckx of Belgium
• World Cycling Championship: Harm Ottenbros of Netherlands

[edit] Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Tim Wood, United States
  • Ladies' champion: Gabrielle Seyfert, Germany
  • Pair skating champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov, Soviet Union
  • Ice dancing champions: Diane Towler & Bernard Ford, Great Britain

[edit] Football (American)

• January 12 - The American Football League New York Jets upset the NFL's heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III by a score of 16-7, after quarterback Joe Namath "guaranteed" a victory.

• September 28 - Minnesota Vikings' Quarterback Joe Kapp became the last player to throw seven touchdowns in a single game.

• Kansas City Chiefs 17-7 Oakland Raiders for 1969 AFL championship.

• Minnesota Vikings 27-7 Cleveland Browns for the 1969 NFL championship.

[edit] Football (Australian rules football)

• Victorian Football League
  • Richmond wins the 73rd VFL Premiership (Richmond 12.13 (85) d Carlton 8.12 (60))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

[edit] Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders won 29-11 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
• Vanier Cup: Manitoba Bisons won 24-15 over the McGill Redmen

[edit] Football (Soccer)

• September 26: the Bolivian soccer team is killed in a plane crash near La Paz, Bolivia

• European Cup: A.C. Milan 4 - 1 AFC Ajax
• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: Newcastle United beat Ujpest 6-2 on aggregate
• England - First Division Champions: Leeds
• England - FA Cup: Manchester City won 1-0 over Leicester City
• Germany - Bundesliga: Bayern Munich
• Italy - Serie A: Fiorentina
• Scotland - First Division Champions: Celtic
• Scotland - FA Cup: Celtic won 4-0 over Rangers
• Spain - La Liga: Real Madrid

[edit] Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters - George Archer
  2. June - US Open - Orville Moody
  3. July - British Open - Tony Jacklin
  4. August - PGA Championship - Ray Floyd

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Frank Beard - $164,707

• Ryder Cup: United States and Britain tied 16 all in world team golf.

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - Donna Caponi
• LPGA Championship - Betsy Rawls
• Carol Mann: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $49,152.

[edit] Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• February 11 - Diana Crump becomes 1st American woman jockey to ride against men.
• February 22 - Barbara Jo Rubin wins a United States thoroughbred horse race making history as the first women to do so.

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Rain Lover
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Jumpin Joseph
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Levmoss
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Prince Regent

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Right Tack
  2. Epsom Derby - Blakeney
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Intermezzo

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Majestic Prince
  2. Preakness Stakes - Majestic Prince
  3. Belmont Stakes - Arts and Letters

[edit] Harness Racing

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Kat Byrd
  2. Little Brown Jug - Laverne Hanover
  3. Messenger Stakes - Bye Bye Sam

• Lindy's Pride won the United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Lindy's Pride
  2. Yonkers Trot - Lindy's Pride
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Lindy's Pride

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Richmond Lass

[edit] Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins

• Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins

• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens won 4 games to 0 over the St. Louis Blues

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden

• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship: University of Denver Pioneers defeat Cornell University Big Red 4-3 in Colorado Springs, CO

[edit] Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Karl Schranz, Austria
  • The women's overall season champion: Gertrud Gabi, Austria

[edit] Snooker

• The World Snooker Championship reverts to a knockout format. John Spencer beats Gary Owen 37-24

[edit] Tennis

• Australian Rod Laver, one of only two men to ever win the Grand Slam in tennis wins it for the second time.
• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Rod Laver (Australia)
  2. French Open - Rod Laver
  3. Wimbledon championships - Rod Laver
  4. US Open - Rod Laver

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Margaret Smith Court
  2. French Open - Margaret Smith Court
  3. Wimbledon championships - Ann Haydon Jones
  4. US Open - Margaret Smith Court

• Davis Cup: United States wins 5-0 over Romania in world tennis.

• Australian Rod Laver completes his second Grand Slam and the fourth in the history of tennis.

[edit] General sporting events

[edit] Births

[edit] January

• January 1 — Jane Smith, British field hockey international
• January 2 — Stephen Davies, Australian field hockey player
• January 2 — Tommy Morrison, American heavyweight boxing champion
• January 3 — Michael Schumacher, German Formula One driver
• January 10 — Guylaine Cloutier, Canadian breaststroke swimmer
• January 11 — Andrew Griffiths, Canadian field hockey player
• January 11 — Irek Zinnourov, Russian water polo player
• January 12 — Robert Prosinečki, Croatian football (soccer) player
• January 13 — Stefania Belmondo, Italian cross-country skier
• January 13 — Jyri Kjäll, Finnish boxer
• January 15 — Roberto Balado, Cuban boxer (d. 1994)
• January 16 — Roy Jones Jr., US boxer
• January 28 — Giorgio Lamberti, Italian swimmer

[edit] February

• February 1 — Gabriel Batistuta, Argentinian football (soccer) player
• February 3 — Retief Goosen, South African golfer
• February 11 — Bryan Eversgerd, US baseball player
• February 12 — Steve Backley, British athlete
• February 12 — Hong Myung-Bo, South Korean football (soccer) player
• February 13 — Patricia Amorim, Brazilian freestyle swimmer
• February 16 — Fermín Cacho, Spanish athlete
• February 16 — Claude Lambert, Canadian boxer
• February 17 — David Douillet, French judoka
• February 22 — Brian Laudrup, Danish football (soccer) player
• February 27 — Toshiyuki Kuroiwa, Japanese ice speed skater

[edit] March

• March 1 — Djamel Lifa, French boxer
• March 1 — József Szabó, Hungarian breaststroke swimmer
• March 2 — Oleg Maskaev, Russian-American boxer
• March 3 — Erik Hoftun, Norwegian football (soccer) player
• March 3 — Jason Plummer, Australian freestyle swimmer
• March 6 — Antonio Cermeño, Venezuelan boxer
• March 10 — Hany Ramzy, Egyptian football (soccer) defender
• March 10 — Ximena Restrepo, Colombian track and field sprinter
• March 15 — Marc Lammers, Dutch field hockey player and coach
• March 16 — Juan Hernández Sierra, Cuban boxer
• March 17 — Domenic Figliomeni, Canadian boxer
• March 18 — Sheila Taormina, American swimmer and triathlete
• March 20 — Caroline Brunet, Canadian kayaker
• March 20 — Fabien Galthié, French rugby player
• March 20 — Karen Smithies, English cricketer
• March 23 — Juan Escarré, Spanish field hockey player
• March 24 — Stefan Eberharter, Austrian alpine skier

[edit] April

• April 1 — Arnaud Boetsch, French tennis player
• April 2 — Jonas Schön, Swedish ice speed skater
• April 3 — Danny Sapsford, British tennis player
• April 4 — Jorge Julio Rocha, Colombian boxer
• April 5 — Pontus Kåmark, Swedish football player
• April 7 — Gary Anderson, Canadian medley swimmer
• April 7 — Chris Garner, American tennis player
• April 9 — Sarah Hardcastle, British freestyle swimmer
• April 13 — Stefan Schwarz, Swedish football player
• April 14 — Luc Van Lierde, Belgian triathlete
• April 15 — Aleksandr Lebziak, Russian boxer
• April 16 — Germán Burgos, Argentinian football goalkeeper
• April 22 — Lindsey Carlisle, South African field hockey defender
• April 23 — Martin López-Zubero, Spanish-American backstroke swimmer
• April 24 — David Luckes, English field hockey goalkeeper
• April 25 — Jo Chamberlain, English cricketer
• April 25 — Jon Olsen, American freestyle swimmer
• April 27 — Brett Steven, New Zealand tennis player

[edit] May

• May 2 — Brian Lara, West Indies cricketer
• May 4 — Yelena Dendeberova, Soviet medley swimmer
• May 6 — Raymond Brown, Canadian backstroke swimmer
• May 7 — Melanie Valerio, American swimmer
• May 8 — Fabrice Tiozzo, French boxer
• May 10 — Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch football player
• May 15 — Emmitt Smith, American football player
• May 19 — Rochelle Low, Canadian field hockey player
• May 19 — David Wharton, American butterfly and medley swimmer
• May 23 — Ashley Carey, Australian field hockey player
• May 30 — Albertino Essers, Dutch darts player
• May 30 — Koen Pijpers, Dutch field hockey player and coach
• May 31 — Rikkert Faneyte, Dutch Major League Baseball player

[edit] June

• June 2 — David Wheaton, American tennis player
• June 7 — Arie van de Bunt, Dutch water polo goalkeeper
• June 8 — Laurel Martin, American field hockey player
• June 11 — Javier Bosma, Spanish volleyball player
• June 13 — Joseph Keter, Kenyan athlete
• June 14 — Steffi Graf, German tennis player
• June 15 — Oliver Kahn, German football goalkeeper
• June 15 — Cédric Pioline, French tennis player
• June 17 — Tanja Dickenscheid, German field hockey player
• June 17 — Paul Tergat, Kenyan athlete
• June 17 — Christer Wallin, Swedish freestyle swimmer
• June 20 — Paulo Bento, Portuguese football (soccer) player
• June 20 — MaliVai Washington, American tennis player
• June 26 — Ingrid Lempereur, Belgian swimmer

[edit] July

• July 5 — John LeClair, American ice hockey player
• July 7 — Joe Sakic, Canadian ice hockey player
• July 13 — Shaun Greatbatch, English darts player
• July 16 — Turlough O'Hare, Canadian freestyle swimmer
• July 17 — Karin Brienesse, Dutch freestyle swimmer
• July 17 — Laurelee Kopeck, Canadian field hockey defender
• July 23 — Stéphane Diagana, French athlete
• July 25 — Artur Partyka, Polish high jumper
• July 25 — Andrea Wieland, US field hockey goalkeeper

[edit] August

• August 6 — José Luis Ballester, Spanish butterfly swimmer
• August 7 — Khalid Boulami, Moroccan long-distance runner
• August 7 — Clement N'Goran, Côte d'Ivoire tennis player
• August 13 — Giacobbe Fragomeni, Italian boxer
• August 14 — Stig Tøfting, Danish football (soccer) player
• August 15 — Mario González, Mexican boxer
• August 23 — Hari Kant, Canadian field hockey goalkeeper
• August 26 — Nicole Arendt, American tennis player
• August 27 — Mark Ealham, English cricketer
• August 28 — Joakim Haeggman, Swedish golf player
• August 28 — Anke Möhring, East German freestyle swimmer
• August 31 — Javagal Srinath, Indian cricketer

[edit] September

• September 3 — Robert Karlsson, Swedish golf player
• September 3 — Hidehiko Yoshida, Japanese judoka and MMA fighter
• September 5 — Valery Belenky, Soviet gymnast
• September 5 — Silvia Parera, Spanish medley and breaststroke
• September 10 — Nicola Payne, New Zealand cricketer
• September 12 — Arvis Piziks, Latvian road bicycle racer
• September 13 — Shane Warne, Australian cricketer
• September 19 — Kostya Tszyu, Russian born boxer of Korean origin
• September 20 — Jennifer Turner, New Zealand cricket player
• September 20 — Richard Witschge, Dutch football (soccer) midfielder
• September 23 — Juan Dinarés, Spanish field hockey player
• September 23 — Michael Rich, German cyclist
• September 25 — Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (d. 2002)
• September 29 — Hannah Fox, American female boxer

[edit] October

• October 2 — Luis Villalta, Peruvian boxer (d. 2004)
• October 10 — Brett Favre, American football player
• October 10 — Christian Tröger, German swimmer
• October 11 — Jury Chechi, Italian gymnast
• October 13 — Antonio González, Spanish field hockey player
• October 17 — Ernie Els, South African golfer
• October 19 — Erwin Sánchez, Bolivian football (soccer) player
• October 20 — Dariusz Adamczuk, Polish football (soccer) player
• October 20 — Guillermo Perez-Roldan, Argentine tennis player
• October 22 — Owen Casey, Irish tennis player
• October 29 — Dougie Brown, Scottish cricketer

[edit] November

• November 1 — Charles Nkazamyampi, Burundian middle distance runner
• November 1 — Jill Reeve, American field hockey defender
• November 4 — Kathrin Boron, German rower and four-times Olympic champion
• November 4 — Sergio Rey, Spanish boxer
• November 15 — Helen Kelesi, Canadian tennis player
• November 17 — Jean-Michel Saive, Belgian table tennis player
• November 19 — Igor Pamić, Croatian football (soccer) player
• November 22 — Rogério Romero, Brazilian backstroke swimmer
• November 27 — Hermán Gaviria, Colombian football (soccer) player (d. 2002)
• November 27 — Ike Quartey, Ghanaian boxer
• November 29 — Tomas Brolin, Swedish football (soccer) player
• November 29 — Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch football (soccer) player
• November 30 — Trina Gulliver, English female darts player

[edit] December

• December 1 — Choi Chol-Su, North Korean boxer
• December 3 — Sandro Casamonica, Italian boxer
• December 7 — James Murray, Scottish boxer (d. 1995)
• December 9 — Bixente Lizarazu, French football (soccer) player
• December 12 — Debra Wurzburger, Canadian freestyle swimmer
• December 13 — Sonia Barrio, Spanish field hockey player
• December 13 — Sergei Fedorov, Russian ice hockey player
• December 13 — Ibou Faye, Senegalese athlete
• December 16 — Sergi Pedrerol, Spanish water polo player
• December 19 — Carlos Retegui, Argentinian field hockey player
• December 22 — Mats Lilienberg, Swedish football (soccer) player
• December 22 — Myriam Bédard, Canadian biathlete
• December 24 — Leavander Johnson, American boxing world champion (d. 2005)
• December 29 — Dagmar Hase, German swimmer
• December 30 — Jens Eriksen, Danish badminton player

[edit] Deaths

• February 9 — Manuel Plaza (68), Chilean marathon runner (b. 1900)
• May 14 — Frederick Lane (89), Australian swimmer (b. 1880)
• June 1 — Ivar Ballangrud (65), Norwegian speed skater (b. 1904)
• June 21 — Maureen Connolly (34), American tennis player, first woman to win the Grand Slam in tennis (b. 1934)
• August 31 — Rocky Marciano (45), Italian-American World Heavyweight boxing champion (b. 1923)
• September 6 — Arthur Friedenreich, (77), Brazilian football (soccer) player (b. 1892)
• October 12 — Sonja Henie (57), Norwegian figure skater (b. 1912)