1973

Recap of the year 1973 in sports.

Contents 1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Dogsled racing 7 Field Hockey 8 Figure Skating 9 Football (American) 10 Football (Australian Rules) 11 Football (Canadian) 12 Football (Soccer) 13 Golf 14 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 15 Harness Racing 16 Ice Hockey 17 Radiosport 18 Skiing 19 Snooker 20 Tennis 21 Water Polo 22 General sporting events 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] Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Richard Petty wins the Daytona 500 in which singer Marty Robbins made his first appearance as a driver.
  • NASCAR Championship - Benny Parsons
• Indianapolis 500 - Gordon Johncock
• USAC Racing - Roger McCluskey
• Formula One Championship - Jackie Stewart of Great Britain
• 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Henri Pescarolo / Gérard Larrousse won, driving a Matra MS670B
• Rally racing - Jean-Claude Andruet / Michele Petit ("Biche") won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Alpine-Renault A110. This year's rally was the first ever Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship event.
• Drag racing - Don Garlits won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA Supernationals

[edit] Baseball

• January 18: Orlando Cepeda signs with the Boston Red Sox, making him the first player signed by a team specifically to be a designated hitter.

• The American League uses the designated hitter rule for the first time. Ron Blomberg is the first player to bat as a DH.

• 1973 World Series: Oakland Athletics won 4 games to 3 over the New York Mets

• See also 1973 in baseball

[edit] Basketball

• 1973 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament:
  • UCLA wins 87-66 over Memphis State.

• NBA Finals:
  • New York Knicks won 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Lakers

[edit] Boxing

• January 22 - George Foreman beats Joe Frazier by a knockout in two rounds to lift the world's Heavyweight championship from Frazier. It is HBO Boxing's first telecast.

[edit] Cycling

• Tour de France - Luis Ocaña of Spain
• World Cycling Championship: Felice Gimondi, of Italy

[edit] Dogsled racing

• Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
  • Dick Wilmarth won with lead dog: Hotfoot

[edit] Field Hockey

• Men's World Cup in Amstelveen, The Netherlands
  • Gold Medal: The Netherlands
  • Silver Medal: India
  • Bronze Medal: West Germany

• March 10 - In an international women's hockey match at Wembley Stadium,England. England are beaten by Ireland 2-1.

[edit] Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Ondrej Nepela, Czechoslovakia
  • Women's champion: Karen Magnussen, Canada
  • Pairs champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev, Soviet Union

[edit] Football (American)

• O.J. Simpson becomes the first player in NFL history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season.

• Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins won 14-7 over the Washington Redskins to complete the only unbeaten NFL season. They finished the year at 17-0.

[edit] Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Richmond wins the 77th VFL Premiership (Richmond 16.20 (116) d Carlton 12.14 (86))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Keith Greig (North Melbourne)

[edit] Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders win 22-18 over the Edmonton Eskimos
• Vanier Cup: St. Mary's Huskies win 14-6 over the McGill Redmen

[edit] Football (Soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Sunderland wins 1-0 over Leeds United

[edit] Golf

Men's Golf

• Major Championship results:
  1. May - The Masters - Tommy Aaron
  2. June - US Open - Johnny Miller
  3. July - British Open - Tom Weiskopf
  4. August - PGA Championship - Jack Nicklaus

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus - $308,362

• Ryder Cup: United States won 19-13 over Britain & Ireland in world team golf.

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - Susie Berning
• LPGA Championship - Mary Mills
• Kathy Whitworth: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $82,854

[edit] Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Gala Supreme
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Royal Chocolate
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Rheingold
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Weaver's Hall

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Mon Fils
  2. Epsom Derby - Morston
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Peleid

• Secretariat, ridden by jockey Ron Turcotte, becomes the first horse in 25 years to win the United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Secretariat
  2. Preakness Stakes - Secretariat
  3. Belmont Stakes - Secretariat

[edit] Harness Racing

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Smog
  2. Little Brown Jug - Melvin's Woe
  3. Messenger Stakes - Valiant Bret

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Flirth
  2. Yonkers Trot
  3. Kentucky Futurity

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Hondo Grattan
  • Trotters: Precocious

[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: Bobby Clarke - Philadelphia Flyers

• Stanley Cup - Montreal Canadiens defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4 games to 2

• World Hockey Association:
• AVCO Cup - New England Whalers defeat the Winnipeg Jets 4 games to 1 for first league championship.

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

[edit] Radiosport

• Seventh Amateur Radio Direction Finding European Championship held in Komló, Hungary.
• First ARRL 10 Meter Contest held in December.

[edit] Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Gustav Thöni, Italy
  • The women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria

[edit] Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Ray Reardon beats Eddie Charlton 38-32

[edit] Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - John Newcombe
  2. French Open - Ilie Nastase
  3. Wimbledon - Jan Kodeš
  4. US Open - John Newcombe

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Margaret Smith Court
  2. French Open - Margaret Smith Court
  3. Wimbledon - Billie Jean King
  4. US Open - Margaret Smith Court

• Davis Cup: Australia wins 5-0 over the United States in world tennis.
• Men and women players receive equal prize money at the US Open.

[edit] Water Polo

• Men's World Championship in Belgrad, Yugoslavia
  • Gold Medal: Hungary
  • Silver Medal: Soviet Union
  • Bronze Medal: Yugoslavia

[edit] General sporting events

• Second All-Africa Games held in Lagos, Nigeria

• Seventh Summer Universiade held in Moscow, Soviet Union

[edit] Births

[edit] January

• January 2 — Roman Karmazin, Russian boxer
• January 3 — Chris Woodruff, American tennis player
• January 7 — Rafael Dudamel, Venezuelan football (soccer) goalkeeper
• January 11 — Sarah Forbes, Canadian field hockey goalkeeper
• January 11 — Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer
• January 13 — Dana Anderson, Canadian field hockey player
• January 14 — Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian Formula 1-driver
• January 14 — Clarinda Sinnige, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
• January 15 — Tomás Galásek, Czech football (soccer) player
• January 16 — Somluck Kamsing, Thai boxer
• January 17 — Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Mexican football (soccer) player
• January 18 — Regilio Vrede, Dutch football (soccer) player
• January 19 — Yevgeny Sadovyi, Russian swimmer
• January 22 — Mukhran Vakhtangadze, Georgian wrestler
• January 25 — Nagore Gabellanes, Spanish field hockey player
• January 25 — Elsbeth Vink, Dutch cyclist

[edit] February

• February 1 — Michael Joyce, American tennis player
• February 4 — Oscar de la Hoya, American boxer
• February 5 — Deng Yaping, Chinese table tennis player
• February 12 — Laurens Looije, Dutch athlete
• February 12 — Gianni Romme, Dutch speed skater
• February 13 — Bas Roorda, Dutch football goalkeeper
• February 15 — Amy Van Dyken, American swimmer
• February 16 — Cathy Freeman, Australian athlete
• February 18 — Claude Makélélé, French football (soccer) player
• February 18 — Mirjam Overdam, Dutch waterpolo player
• February 19 — Robert Grzegorczyk, Polish figure skater
• February 22 — Shota Arveladze, Georgian football player
• February 22 — Philippe Gaumont, French professional road cyclist
• February 24 — Alexei Kovalev, Russian ice hockey rightwinger
• February 25 — Gerard Wiekens, Dutch football player
• February 26 — Jenny Thompson, American swimmer
• February 26 — Marshall Faulk, American football player
• February 28 — Eric Lindros, Canadian ice hockey player
• February 28 — Natalya Safronnikova, Belarusian athlete

[edit] March

• March 1 — Herbert Dercksen, Dutch sailor
• March 2 — Max van Heeswijk, Dutch cyclist
• March 2 — Romans Vainsteins, Latvian cyclist
• March 3 — Sean Campbell, Canadian field hockey player
• March 6 — Silvia Manrique, Spanish field hockey player
• March 7 — Wang Manli, Chinese speed skater
• March 8 — Jeroen Delmee, Dutch field hockey player
• March 9 — Maximiliano Caldas, Argentine field hockey defender
• March 9 — Jakob Piil, Danish cyclist
• March 13 — Edgar Davids, Dutch football player
• March 13 — Allison Higson, Canadian breaststroke and freestyle swimmer
• March 16 — Fernando Platas, Mexican diver
• March 20 — Javier Arnau, Spanish field hockey player
• March 24 — Mette Jacobsen, Danish freestyle and butterfly swimmer
• March 27 — Rui Jorge, Portuguese football player
• March 28 — Luis Adrian Morejon, Ecuadorian tennis player
• March 29 — Brad Bridgewater, American swimmer
• March 29 — Marc Overmars, Dutch football player
• March 30 — Simon Mason, English field hockey goalkeeper

[edit] April

• April 3 — Christopher Reitz, German field hockey goalkeeper
• April 5 — Kristin Topham, Canadian freestyle and butterfly swimmer
• April 6 — Edith van Dijk, Dutch long distance swimmer
• April 8 — Patrik Isaksson, Swedish breaststroke swimmer
• April 8 — Nicholas Tongue, New Zealand freestyle swimmer
• April 9 — Bart Goor, Belgian football player
• April 10 — Roberto Carlos, Brazilian football player
• April 11 — Jerine Fleurke, Dutch volleybal player
• April 11 — Olivier Magne, French rugby union player
• April 12 — Roberto Ayala, Argentine football player
• April 12 — Lionel Roux, French tennis player
• April 13 — Nicolas Jalabert, French cyclist
• April 14 — Tammy Cole, Australian field hockey player
• April 15 — Jeroen Dubbeldam, Dutch horse rider
• April 17 — Kenneth Carlsen, Danish tennis player
• April 18 — Haile Gebreselassie, Ethiopian long distance track and road running athlete
• April 19 — George Gregan, Zambia-born Australian rugby union scrum half
• April 19 — Tzipora Obziler, Israeli tennis player
• April 22 — Mohamed Elsayed, Egyptian boxer
• April 24 — Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
• April 26 — Stephanie Graf, Austrian middle distance athlete
• April 26 — Lee Woon-Jae, South Korean football (soccer) player
• April 29 — Tessa Appeldoorn, Dutch rower
• April 30 — Michael Blaudzun, Danish cyclist

[edit] May

• May 1 — Oliver Neuville, German football player
• May 2 — Richard Schuil, Dutch volleybal player
• May 3 — Michael Reiziger, Dutch football player
• May 7 — Paolo Savoldelli, Italian cyclist
• May 8 — Wolf Wigo, American water polo player
• May 9 — Tegla Loroupe, Kenyan long-distance track and road runner
• May 9 — Oscar Ortiz, Mexican tennis player
• May 10 — Wayne Mardle, English darts player
• May 10 — Rüstu Reçber, Turkish football player
• May 11 — Britta Becker, German field hockey player
• May 12 — Kira Bulten, Dutch swimmer
• May 13 — Mike Beres, Canadian badminton player
• May 14 — Mike van de Goor, Dutch volleybal player
• May 19 — Dario Franchitti, automobile racer
• May 22 — Tatiana Petrova, Russian water polo player
• May 24 — Karim Alami, Moroccan tennis player
• May 28 — Alberto Berasategui, Spanish tennis player
• May 29 — Malcolm Allen, Australian freestyle swimmer
• May 31 — Dominique van Roost, Belgian tennis player

[edit] June

• June 1 — Fred Deburghgraeve, Belgian swimmer
• June 2 — Marko Kristal, Estonian football midfielder
• June 2 — Anja Smolders, Belgian athlete
• June 4 — Greg van Hest, Dutch athlete
• June 4 — Alexandra Verbeek, Dutch sailor
• June 5 — Gella Vandecaveye, Belgian judoka
• June 11 — Nicole van Hooren, Dutch badminton player
• June 12 — Daron Rahlves, American alpine skier
• June 14 — Alex Calatrava, German-born tennis player from Spain
• June 15 — Vanina Oñeto, Argentine field hockey player
• June 16 — Jan Maarten Heideman, Dutch marathon skater
• June 16 — Nikos Machlas, Greek football player
• June 17 — Leander Paes, Indian tennis player
• June 21 — Alyson Annan, Australian field hockey player
• June 27 — Simon Archer, British badminton player
• June 28 — Brian Maisonneuve, American soccer player
• June 29 — George Hincapie, American cyclist

[edit] July

• July 5 — Marcus Allbäck, Swedish football player
• July 11 — Konstantinos Kenteris, Greek athlete
• July 11 — Joeri Stoffels, Dutch waterpolo player
• July 12 — Christian Vieri, Italian football player
• July 13 — Craig Parnham, English field hockey defender
• July 14 — Maider Tellería, Spanish field hockey player
• July 16 — Stefano Garzelli, Italian cyclist
• July 20 — Peter Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player
• July 21 — Mandy Wötzel, German figure skater
• July 25 — Carolijn Brouwer, Dutch sailor
• July 30 — Andrea Gaudenzi, Italian tennis player

[edit] August

• August 1 — Veerle Dejaeghere, Belgian athlete
• August 2 — Daniele Nardello, Italian cyclist
• August 2 — Karina Habšudová, Slovak tennis player
• August 2 — Susie O'Neill, Australian swimmer
• August 7 — Larissa Loukianenko, Belarusian rhythmic gymnast
• August 12 — Joseba Beloki, Spanish cyclist
• August 14 — Kieren Perkins, Australian swimmer
• August 14 — Jared Borgetti, Mexican football (soccer) player
• August 14 — Jay-Jay Okocha, Nigerian football (soccer) player
• August 16 — Tracy Looze, Australian-born triathlete
• August 20 — Scott Goodman, Australian butterfly swimmer
• August 21 — Nikolay Valuev, Russian heavyweight boxer
• August 22 — Okkert Brits, South African pole vaulter
• August 22 — Mark Hickman, Australian field hockey goalkeeper
• August 24 — Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer
• August 25 — Bas van Dooren, Dutch mountainbiker
• August 27 — Karim Tulaganov, Uzbek boxer
• August 29 — Olivier Jacqué, French motorcyclist

[edit] September

• September 1 — Trent Bray, New Zealand freestyle swimmer
• September 2 — Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer
• September 4 — Lidia Simon, Romanian long-distance runner
• September 6 — Nikola Grbic, Serbian volleyball player
• September 6 — Greg Rusedski, Canadian-born tennis player
• September 9 — Vesa Hanski, Finnish butterfly swimmer
• September 10 — Mark Huizinga, Dutch judoka
• September 11 — Bas de Jong, Dutch waterpolo player
• September 12 — Jack Rosendaal, Dutch athlete
• September 13 — Christine Arron, French sprint athlete
• September 13 — Fabio Cannavaro, Italian football player
• September 16 — Alexandr Vinokoerov, Kazach cyclist
• September 18 — Dario Frigo, Italian cyclist
• September 19 — José Azevedo, Portuguese cyclist
• September 21 — Virginia Ruano-Pascual, Spanish tennis player
• September 21 — Andrei Kivilev, Kazach cyclist (d. 2003)
• September 28 — Kathryn Leng, English cricketer
• September 28 — Diederik van Weel, Dutch field hockey player

[edit] October

• October 1 — Marijan Kanjer, Croatian freestyle swimmer
• October 5 — Jacqueline Poelman, Dutch athlete
• October 6 — Anna Gomis, French wrestler
• October 8 — Toby Haenen, Australian backstroke swimmer
• October 19 — Hicham Arazi, Moroccan tennis player
• October 19 — Marc Lotz, Dutch cyclist
• October 19 — Hanneke Smabers, Dutch field hockey player
• October 22 — Marten Eikelboom, Dutch field hockey player
• October 22 — Fleur van de Kieft, Dutch field hockey player
• October 22 — Ichiro Suzuki, Japanese baseball player, American League MVP and Rookie of the Year in 2001
• October 22 — Mark van der Zijden, Dutch swimmer
• October 23 — Semmy Schilt, Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist
• October 23 — Conrad Stoltz, South African athlete
• October 28 — Brent Cooper, American boxer
• October 28 — Bing Chao Lin, Taiwanese tennis player
• October 29 — Robert Pires, French footballer
• October 30 — Harry van der Meer, Dutch waterpolo player

[edit] November

• November 2 — John "Bull" Hayes, Irish rugby union footballer
• November 5 — Koos Moerenhout, Dutch cyclist
• November 7 — Monique van der Lee, Dutch judoka
• November 14 — Darren Smith, New Zealand field hockey player
• November 15 — Mahammatkodir Abdoollayev, Uzbek boxer
• November 15 — Albert Portas, Spanish tennis player
• November 15 — Robert Sycz, Polish rower
• November 16 — Joe Hudepohl, American swimmer
• November 17 — Alexei Urmanov, Russian figure skater
• November 23 — Claudia Zwiers, Dutch judoka
• November 25 — Steven de Jongh, Dutch cyclist
• November 27 — Mike Oliver, Canadian field hockey player
• November 29 — Ryan Giggs, Welsh football player
• November 30 — Carla Somerville, Canadian field hockey player

[edit] December

• December 2 — Monica Seles, Yugoslavia-born American tennis champion
• December 2 — Jan Ullrich, German cyclist
• December 5 — Eelco Uri, Dutch waterpolo player
• December 9 — Vénuste Niyongabo, Burundian middle distance runner
• December 14 — Sue Armstrong, Canadian field hockey player
• December 16 — Kristie Boogert, Dutch tennis player
• December 16 — Tomasz Czubak, Polish athlete
• December 17 — Paula Radcliffe, English athlete
• December 18 — Heike Laetzsch, German field hockey player
• December 19 — Marc Herremans, Belgian triathlete
• December 20 — Antti Kasvio, Finnish swimmer
• December 28 — Ids Postma, Dutch speed skater
• December 28 — Garth da Silva, New Zealand boxer

[edit] Deaths

• February 8 — Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer
• March 12 — Frankie Frisch, Major League Baseball player (1919-1937)
• March 26 — George Sisler, Major League Baseball hall of famer (1915-1930)
• July 2 — Swede Savage 26, USAC race car driver
• July 8 — Wilfred Rhodes, English cricketer
• July 29 — Roger Williamson, Formula One driver, burns to death at the Dutch Grand Prix
• July 29 — Cecil Griffiths, British athlete (b. 1901)
• August 7 — Wilbur Cooper, Major League Baseball pitcher (1912-1926)
• August 9 — Charlie Daniels, US Olympic Gold medal swimmer
• October 2 — Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner
• December 3 — Count Fleet, thoroughbred racehorse and Triple Crown champion
• December 16 — Syd Barnes, Australian cricketer

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