1963 in sports

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Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Marathon 2 Auto Racing 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Billiards 6 Boxing 7 Cycling 8 Figure skating 9 Football (American) 10 Football (Australian rules football) 11 Football (Canadian) 12 Football (Soccer) 13 Golf 14 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 15 Harness Racing 16 Radiosport 17 Rugby Union 18 Swimming 19 Tennis 20 Volleyball 21 Multi-sport events 22 Awards 23 Births 23.1 January 23.2 February 23.3 March 23.4 April 23.5 May 23.6 June 23.7 July 23.8 August 23.9 September 23.10 October 23.11 November 23.12 December 24 Deaths

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Marathon

• May 4 — Pan American Games Marathon, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Men's Winner: Fidel Negrete (MEX) 2:27:56

• July 13 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Václav Chudomel (CZE) 2:25:11

• October 15 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Jeff Julian (NZL) 2:18:01

[edit] Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Tiny Lund won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Joe Weatherly
• Indianapolis 500 - Parnelli Jones
• USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Jimmy Clark of Great Britain
• 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Ludovico Scarfiotti / Lorenzo Bandini win, driving a Ferrari 250P
• Rally racing - the team of Erik Carlsson / Gunnar Palm win the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Saab 96
• Drag racing - Bobby Vodnik won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA Nationals

[edit] Baseball

• June 22: Phillies center fielder Tony Gonzalez plays his 200th straight errorless game to help rookie Ray Culp beat Roger Craig and the Mets 2–0.

• World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers win 4 games to 0 over the New York Yankees. The series MVP is Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles.

[edit] Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • Loyola (Illinois) wins 60-58 over Cincinnati

• NBA Finals|NBA Finals:
  • Boston Celtics win 4 games to 2 over the Los Angeles Lakers

• FIBA World Championship:
  • Brazil World Champion

[edit] Billiards

• Maureen Baynton won the Women's World Amateur Billiards Championships

[edit] Boxing

• July 22 – Sonny Liston wins the Heavyweight Championship of the world by knocking out Floyd Patterson in the 1st round of their bout in Las Vegas, Nevada.

• August 27 to September 7 – Pan American Games held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Flyweight (– 51 kg): Floreal LaRosa (Uruguay)
  • Bantamweight (– 54 kg): Abel Almariz (Argentina)
  • Featherweight (– 57 kg): Rosemiro Santos (Brazil)
  • Lightweight (– 60 kg): Roberto Caminero (Cuba)
  • Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg): Adolfo Moreira (Argentina)
  • Welterweight (– 67 kg): Miguel Villugron (Chile)
  • Light Middleweight (– 71 kg): Elecio Neves (Brazil)
  • Middleweight (– 75 kg): Luis César (Brazil)
  • Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg): Fred Lewis (United States)
  • Heavyweight (+ 81 kg): Lee Carr (United States)

[edit] Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Franco Balmamion of Italy
• Tour de France - Jacques Anquetil of France
• World Cycling Championship: Benoni Beheyt of Belgium

[edit] Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships
  • Men's champion: Donald McPherson, Canada
  • Ladies' champion: Sjoukje Dijkstra, Netherlands
  • Pair skating champions: Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler, Germany
  • Ice dancing champions: Eva Romanová & Pavel Roman, Czechoslovakia

[edit] Football (American)

• January 29 - First inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced
• AFL Eastern Division Playoff: Boston Patriots win 26-8 over the Buffalo Bills
• AFL Championship: San Diego Chargers win 51-10 over the Boston Patriots
• NFL Championship: Chicago Bears win 14-10 over the New York Giants
• September 7 - The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.
• The Heisman Trophy: Roger Staubach, Navy

[edit] Football (Australian rules football)

• Victorian Football League
  • Geelong wins the 67th VFL Premiership (Geelong 15.19 (109) d Hawthorn 8.12 (60))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)

[edit] Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats win 21-10 over the B.C. Lions

[edit] Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1963 in football (soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 3-1 over Leicester City

[edit] Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. April 4-7 - The Masters - Jack Nicklaus: at 23, Nicklaus became the youngest Masters winner.
  2. June 21-24 - US Open - Julius Boros
  3. July 9-14 - British Open - Bob Charles
  4. July 18-21 - PGA Championship - Jack Nicklaus

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Arnold Palmer - $128,230

• Ryder Cup: United States wins 23 to 9 over Britain in world team golf.

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - Mary Mills
• LPGA Championship - Mickey Wright
• Mickey Wright: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $31,269

[edit] Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Gatum Gatum
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Canebora
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Exbury
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Ragusa

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Only For Life
  2. Epsom Derby - Relko
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Ragusa

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. May 4 - Kentucky Derby - Chateaugay
  2. Preakness Stakes - Candy Spots
  3. Belmont Stakes - Chateaugay (Held at Aqueduct)

[edit] Harness Racing

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Meadow Skipper
  2. Little Brown Jug - Overtrick
  3. Messenger Stakes - Overtrick

• Speedy Scot won the Triple Crown of Harness Racing forTriple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Speedy Scott
  2. Yonkers Trot - Speedy Scott
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Speedy Scott

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Cardigan Bay

[edit] Radiosport

• Third Amateur Radio Direction Finding European Championship held in Vilnius, Lithuania.

[edit] Rugby Union

• New Zealand All Blacks Tour Great Britain:
  • Defeated only once - October 30th 1963 Newport RFC 3 - New Zealand All Blacks 0

[edit] Swimming

• July 27 — US swimmer Susan Pitt breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly (long course) during a meet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, clocking 2:29.1.

[edit] Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Roy Emerson
  2. French Open - Roy Emerson
  3. Wimbledon championships - Chuck McKinley
  4. US Open - Rafael Osuna

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Margaret Smith
  2. French Open - Lesley Turner
  3. Wimbledon championships - Margaret Smith
  4. US Open - Maria Bueno

• Davis Cup: United States won 3-2 over Australia in world tennis.

[edit] Volleyball

• Pan American Games in São Paulo, Brazil
  • Men's Tournament
    • Gold Medal:  Brazil
    • Silver Medal:  United States
    • Bronze Medal:  Argentina
  • Women's Tournament
    • Gold Medal:  Brazil
    • Silver Medal:  United States
    • Bronze Medal:  Mexico

[edit] Multi-sport events

• Fourth Pan American Games held in São Paulo, Brazil

• Fourth Mediterranean Games held in Naples, Italy

• Third Summer Universiade held in Porto Alegre, Brazil

[edit] Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Sandy Koufax, Major League Baseball
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Mickey Wright, LPGA golf
• ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the year: Valery Brumel, Athletics

[edit] Births

[edit] January

• January 1 — Lina Kačiušytė, Lithuanian swimmer
• January 2 — Patty Shea, American field hockey goalkeeper
• January 3 — Lisa Opie, English squash player
• January 4 — Elena Valova, Russian world pairs figure skating champion
• January 5 — Natalya Artyomova, Russian middle-distance runner
• January 5 — Vanessa Browne-Ward, Australian high jumper
• January 6 — Paul Kipkoech, Kenyan long-distance runner (d. 1995)
• January 9 — Karen Brown, British field hockey international
• January 10 — Francesco Panetta, Italian long-distance runner
• January 11 — Tracy Caulkins, American swimmer
• January 11 — Petra Schneider, East German swimmer
• January 12 — Ken Fitzpatrick, Canadian breaststroke swimmer
• January 19 — Silvio Martinello, Italian road bicycle and track cyclist
• January 20 — Manuela Dalla Valle, Italian breaststroke swimmer
• January 20 — Ann Osgerby, British butterfly swimmer
• January 21 — Hakeem Olajuwon, Nigerian-American basketball player
• January 24 — Martyn Grimley, English field hockey player
• January 24 — Arnold Vanderlyde, Dutch boxer
• January 26 — José Mourinho, Portuguese football manager
• January 30 — Agapito Gómez, Spanish boxer

[edit] February

• February 3 — Stefano Mei, Italian long-distance runner
• February 4 — Tracie Ruiz, American synchronized swimmer
• February 7 — Asko Peltoniemi, Finnish pole vaulter
• February 11 — Todd Benzinger, American baseball player
• February 16 — Ines Geißler, East German butterfly swimmer
• February 16 — Dano Halsall, Swiss freestyle swimmer
• February 17 — Michael Jordan, American basketball player
• February 18 — Cornelia Polit, East German backstroke swimmer
• February 20 — Charles Barkley, American basketball player
• February 20 — Joakim Nyström, Swedish tennis player
• February 22 — Vijay Singh, Fiji-born, ethnic Indian golf player
• February 27 — Francesco Cancellotti, Italian tennis player
• February 27 — Susan Furmage, London-born field hockey player from New Zealand
• February 27 — Ljubiša Simič, Yugoslav boxer

[edit] March

• March 1 — Barbara Marois, US field hockey defender
• March 2 — Tanyu Kiryakov, Bulgarian pistol shooter
• March 6 — Gary Stevens, American jockey
• March 8 — Bruce Hayes, American freestyle swimmer
• March 8 — Miguel Nido, Puerto Rican tennis player
• March 9 — Maurizio Stecca, Italian boxer
• March 12 — Sharon Buchanan, Australian field hockey player
• March 13 — Rick Carey, American backstroke swimmer
• March 14 — Bruce Reid, Australian cricketer
• March 22 — Frank Drost, Dutch freestyle and butterfly swimmer
• March 23 — Francesco Attolico, Italian water polo player
• March 30 — Wayne Gordon, Canadian boxer
• March 30 — Carol Klimpel, Canadian freestyle swimmer

[edit] April

• April 3 — Anne Minter, Australian tennis player
• April 7 — Vlastimil Cerny, Czech-born swimmer from Canada
• April 18 — Jan Ykema, Dutch ice speed skater
• April 23 — Wendy Fraser, Scottish field hockey player
• April 29 — David Izonritei, Nigerian boxer

[edit] May

• May 2 — Andrea Mannai, Italian boxer
• May 5 — Robert Ihly, German race walker
• May 10 — Patrice Kuchna, French tennis player
• May 11 — Mark Breland, American world champion boxer
• May 14 — Paul Easter, Scottish freestyle swimmer
• May 17 — Michelle Conn, Canadian field hockey player
• May 19 — Reema Abdo, Aden-born backstroke swimmer from Canada
• May 24 — Joe Dumars, American basketball player and executive
• May 24 — Rich Rodriguez, American football coach
• May 25 — Erik de Bruin, Dutch discus thrower and shot putter
• May 28 — Zemfira Meftakhetdinova, Azerbaijani sport shooter
• May 30 — Jill Atkins, English field hockey player

[edit] June

• June 3 — Hugo Antonio Corti, Argentine boxer
• June 4 — Carey Nelson, Canadian long-distance runner
• June 8 — Héctor Moreno, Colombian race walker
• June 8 — Antoaneta Todorova, Bulgarian javelin thrower
• June 11 — Mikael Olander, Swedish decathlete
• June 11 — Jan Posthuma, Dutch volleyball player
• June 13 — Catarina Lindqvist, Swedish tennis player
• June 17 — June Croft, British freestyle swimmer
• June 17 — Sandra Greaves, Canadian judoka
• June 19 — Margarita Ponomaryova, Russian hurdler
• June 19 — Rory Underwood, English rugby union footballer
• June 20 — Matt Anger, American tennis player
• June 23 — Rob Woodhouse, Australian swimmer
• June 24 — Predrag Radosavljević, Serbia-born American soccer player
• June 24 — Barbara Underhill, Canadian pairs figure skater
• June 25 — Si-an Deng, Chinese-Canadian badminton player
• June 30 — Olga Bryzgina, Soviet athlete
• June 30 — Pat Caruso, Italian-born Canadian field hockey player

[edit] July

• July 1 — Igor Zhelezovski, Soviet speed skater
• July 5 — Mark Stockwell, Australian freestyle swimmer
• July 7 — Geir Karlstad, Norwegian speed skater
• July 10 — Jorge Payá, Spanish water polo player
• July 12 — Thierry Tulasne, French tennis player
• July 16 — Mikael Pernfors, Swedish tennis player
• July 17 — Ian James, Canadian long jumper
• July 20 — Mike Davidson, New Zealand freestyle swimmer
• July 23 — Slobodan Zivojinovic, Serbian tennis player
• July 24 — Julie Krone, American jockey
• July 24 — Karl Malone, American basketball player
• July 25 — Shane Collins, New Zealand field hockey player
• July 26 — Raymond Stevens, English judoka
• July 28 — Lisanne Lejeune, Dutch field hockey defender

[edit] August

• August 1 — Wendell Young, Canadian ice hockey player
• August 2 — Mogens Guldberg, Danish middle distance runner
• August 2 — Olga Appell, Mexican-American long-distance runner
• August 8 — Leo Gamez, Venezuelan boxer
• August 8 — Igor Lapshin, Soviet triple jumper
• August 14 — Pablo Squella, Chilean middle-distance runner
• August 16 — Kalusha Bwalya, Zambian soccer player and coach
• August 16 — Ana Isabel Alonso, Spanish long-distance runner
• August 18 — Luiz Mattar, Brazilian tennis player
• August 20 — Robert Warzycha, Polish soccer midfielder
• August 20 — Ian Woodley, New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
• August 23 — Hans-Henning Fastrich, German field hockey player
• August 26 — Christine Arthur, New Zealand field hockey player
• August 26 — Fred Barber, English football player
• August 26 — John Jansen, Dutch water polo player
• August 29 — Irene de Kok, Dutch judoka

[edit] September

• September 3 — Kimberley Ruddins, American volleyball player
• September 10 — Randy Johnson, American baseball player
• September 10 — Gabriel Tiacoh, Ivorian athlete (d. 1992)
• September 11 — Bonnie Gadusek, American tennis player
• September 12 — Patrick Dybiona, Dutch freestyle swimmer
• September 19 — Angelo Musone, Italian boxer
• September 20 — Néstor Mora, Colombian cyclist (d. 1995)
• September 26 — Douglas Wakiihuri, Kenyan long-distance runner
• September 27 — Ruth Lawanson, American volleyball player
• September 27 — Dale Walters, Canadian boxer

[edit] October

• October 1 — Mark McGwire, American baseball player
• October 2 — José Ortega, Spanish boxer
• October 3 — Dan Goldie, American tennis player
• October 5 — Laura Davies, English golfer
• October 6 — Dag Wennlund, Swedish javelin thrower
• October 10 — Jolanda de Rover, Dutch backstroke swimmer
• October 11 — LaTanya Sheffield, American hurdler
• October 16 — Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen, Dutch field hockey defender
• October 20 — Stan Valckx, Dutch football (soccer) defender
• October 22 — Brian Boitano, American figure skater
• October 23 — John Scherrenburg, Dutch water polo player
• October 31 — Sue Duggan, New Zealand field hockey player
• October 31 — Troy Tanner, American volleyball player

[edit] November

• November 1 — Joaquín Malgosa, Spanish field hockey defender
• November 2 — Ines Diers, East German freestyle swimmer
• November 4 — Horacio Elizondo, Argentine soccer referee
• November 8 — Hugo Perez, El Salvador-born US soccer midfielder
• November 8 — Mirko Vindiš, Slovenian long-distance runner
• November 14 — Brian Abshire, American long-distance runner
• November 19 — Bill Dunlop, Canadian boxer
• November 22 — Domingos and Dionísio Castro, Portuguese twins and long-distance runners
• November 24 — Veronica Planella, Chile-born field hockey player from Canada
• November 27 — Roland Nilsson, Swedish football (soccer) player

[edit] December

• December 6 — Debbie Armstrong, American alpine skier
• December 6 — Gert Jan Schlatmann, Dutch field hockey player
• December 11 — Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, German tennis player
• December 12 — Kieren O'Grady, New Zealand field hockey player
• December 13 — Philippe Collet, French pole vaulter
• December 13 — Uwe-Jens Mey, East German speedskater
• December 13 — Jake White, South African rugby union coach
• December 19 — Kathy Bald, Canadian freestyle swimmer
• December 20 — Pam Casale, American tennis player
• December 21 — Donovan Ruddock, Canadian heavyweight boxer
• December 24 — David Grundy, New Zealand field hockey player
• December 29 — Francisco Bustamante, Filipino pool player
• December 29 — Teresa Motos, Spanish field hockey player
• December 29 — Sean Payton, American football coach
• December 30 — Ronald Jansen, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
• December 30 — Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player

[edit] Deaths

• January 5 — Rogers Hornsby (66), American baseball player (b. 1896)
• March 22 — Cilly Aussem (53), German tennis player (b. 1909)
• June 21 — Harvey Sutton (81), Australian athlete (b. 1882)
• September 15 — Charles Winslow (75), South African tennis player (b. 1888)
• December 14 — Marie Marvingt, French multi-athlete (b. 1875)