1972_in_sports

1972 in sports

Years in sports: 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century

Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

Years: 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975

Contents

1 Athletics

1.1 Marathon

2 Auto Racing

3 Baseball

4 Basketball

5 Boxing

6 Cycling

7 Field Hockey

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 Ice Hockey

17 Lacrosse

18 Skiing

19 Snooker

20 Swimming

20.1 Events

21 Tennis

22 General sporting events

23 Awards

24 Births

24.1 January

24.2 February

24.3 March

24.4 April

24.5 May

24.6 June

24.7 July

24.8 August

24.9 September

24.10 October

24.11 November

24.12 December

25 Deaths

Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 1972 in athletics (track and field)

Marathon

September 10— Olympic Marathon, Munich, West Germany
- Men's Winner: Frank Shorter (USA) 2:12:19.8

December 3— Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
- Men's Winner: Frank Shorter (USA) 2:10:30

Auto Racing

Stock car racing:
- February 20: A.J. Foyt won the Daytona 500
- NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty
Indianapolis 500 - Mark Donohue
USAC Racing - Joe Leonard won the season championship
Formula 5000 - Gijs van Lennep of The Netherlands
Formula One Championship - Emerson Fittipaldi of Brazil
24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Henri Pescarolo / Graham Hill won, driving a Matra MS670
Rally racing - Sandro Munari / Mario Manucci won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Fulvia 1.6HF
Drag racing - Don Moody won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA Supernationals

Baseball

1972 in baseball
January 19: The BBWAA elects Sandy Koufax (344 votes), Yogi Berra (339), and Early Wynn (301) to the Hall of Fame. Koufax makes it in his first try and, at 36, is the youngest honoree in history. He won three Cy Young awards in a four-year span when the honor was only given to one pitcher for both leagues. Berra played in 14 World Series (ten world champions), he had more hits in Series play than any other player, and he was a three-time MVP for the Yankees. Wynn won 300 career games, and won 20 games five times. *September 30: Roberto Clemente got his 3,000th hit against the New York Mets.
Sparky Lyle saves 35 games for the New York Yankees, breaking Ron Perranoski's 1970 records for AL pitchers and left-handers. Lyle also becomes the first left-hander to save 100 career games in the American League.
World Series: Oakland Athletics win their 6th World Championship by defeating the Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 3.
December 31 - The Pittsburgh Pirates' legendary right fielder Roberto Clemente dies in a plane crash near Puerto Rico on his way to bring relief supplies to Nicaraguan earthquake victims.

Basketball

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship:
- UCLA wins 81-76 over Florida St.

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

1972 ABA Finals:
- Indiana Pacers defeat New York Nets 4 games to 2

Boxing

June 26 - Roberto Duran stopped Ken Buchanan in the thirteenth round to win the WBA Lightweight Championship.

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Cycling

Giro d'Italia won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium
Tour de France - Eddy Merckx of Belgium
World Cycling Championship: Marino Basso of Italy

Field Hockey

Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Munich, West Germany
- Gold Medal: West Germany
- Silver Medal: Pakistan
- Bronze Medal: India

Figure skating

World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Ondrej Nepela, Czechoslovakia
- Ladies' champion: Beatrix Schuba, Austria
- Pair skating champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulyanov, Soviet Union
- Ice dancing champions: Lyudmila Pakhomova & Alexandr Gorshkov, Soviet Union

Football (American)

January 16-Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys won 24-3 over the Miami Dolphins

1971 NCAA Division I-A national football championship: The Nebraska Cornhuskers win 38-6 over the University of Alabama Crimson Tide to claim back-to-back National Championship titles on January 1, 1972.

Football (Australian rules football)

Victorian Football League
- Carlton wins the 76th VFL Premiership (Carlton 28.9 (177) d Richmond 22.18 (150))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Len Thompsom (Collingwood)

Football (Canadian)

Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 13-10 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Vanier Cup: Alberta Golden Bears won 20-7 over the Waterloo Golden Hawks

Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1972 in football (soccer)

Brazil: Palmeiras wins the Campeonato Brasileiro
England - FA Cup: Leeds United won 1-0 over Arsenal
Europe - Cup Winners' Cup: Rangers FC won 3-2 over Dinamo Moscow
West Germany beat the Soviet Union 3-0 to win the European Championship.

Golf

Men's professional

April 6-9 - Masters Tournament - Jack Nicklaus
June 15-18 - U.S. Open - Jack Nicklaus
July 12-15 - British Open - Lee Trevino
August 3-6 - PGA Championship - Gary Player
PGA Tour money leader - Jack Nicklaus - $320,542
The European Tour begins its first season of competition.

Men's amateur

Women's professional

LPGA Championship - Kathy Ahern
U.S. Women's Open - Susie Berning
Titleholders Championship - Sandra Palmer
LPGA Tour money leader - Kathy Whitworth - $65,063

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

Australia - Melbourne Cup - Piping Lane
Canada - Queen's Plate - Victoria Song
France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - San San
Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Steel Pulse

English Triple Crown Races:
1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - High Top
2. Epsom Derby - Roberto
3. St. Leger Stakes - Boucher

United States Triple Crown Races:
1. May 6 - Kentucky Derby - Riva Ridge
2. Preakness Stakes - Bee Bee Bee
3. Belmont Stakes - Riva Ridge

Harness Racing

September 21 - Strike Out became the first Canadian owned harness racing horse to ever win the Little Brown Jug.

United States Pacing Triple Crown races:

Super Bowl wins the United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
1. Hambletonian - Super Bowl
2. Yonkers Trot - Super Bowl
3. Kentucky Futurity - Super Bowl

Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Welcome Advice

Ice Hockey

World Hockey Association (WHA) formed to compete with the NHL. This new league signed several of the top NHL stars including Bobby Hull and Derek Sanderson.

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 Orr, Boston Bruins

Stanley Cup - Boston Bruins win 4 games to 2 over the New York Rangers

September 28 - Paul Henderson scored the "goal of the century" to give Canada the win in the Summit Series, the first ever Canada versus the Soviet Union hockey showdown.

World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Czechoslovakia defeated the Soviet Union
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship: Boston University Terriers defeat Cornell University Big Red 4-0 in Boston, MA

Lacrosse

The Long Branch P.C.O.'s win the first Founders Cup.
The New Westminster Salmonbellies win the Mann Cup.
The Peterborough PCO's win the Minto Cup.

Skiing

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

Snooker

World Snooker Championship: Alex Higgins beats John Spencer 37-32

Swimming

Events

XX Olympic Games, held in Munich, West Germany (August 28 – September 4)

Tennis

Grand Slam in tennis men's results:

Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
1. Australian Open - Virginia Wade
2. French Open - Billie Jean King
3. Wimbledon championships - Billie Jean King
4. US Open - Billie Jean King (first player in Open Era to repeat as singles champion)

Davis Cup: United States wins 3-2 over Romania in world tennis.

General sporting events

1972 Summer Olympics takes place in Munich, Germany
- USSR wins the most medals (99), and the most gold medals (50)

1972 Winter Olympics takes place in Sapporo, Japan
- USSR wins the most medals (16), and the most gold medals (8)

Seventh Winter Universiade held in Lake Placid, New York, United States

Awards

Births

January

January 1—Yermakhan Ibraimov, Kazakhstani boxer
January 2—Paweł Januszewski, Polish hurdler
January 2—Davide Scala, Italian tennis player
January 3—Steph Cook, modern pentathlon athlete
January 3—Song Seung-Tae, South Korean field hockey striker
January 5—Hilma Caldeira, Brazilian volleyball player
January 6—Krisztina Szremkó, Hungarian water polo player
January 7—Karen MacNeill, Canadian field hockey defender
January 11—Julia Price, Australian cricketer
January 11—Wenyi Yang, Chinese freestyle and backstroke swimmer
January 12—Sebastian Wiese, German freestyle swimmer
January 17—Inessa Korkmaz, Russian-Azerbaijani volleyball player
January 19—Morrade Hakkar, French middleweight boxer
January 23—Marcel Wouda, Dutch swimmer and swimming coach
January 24—Ulla Werbrouck, Belgian judoka
January 25—Tanya Hughes, American high jumper
January 25—Katrina Von Sass, Canadian volleyball player
January 26—Denise Klecker, German field hockey player
January 27—Keith Wood, Irish rugby player

February

February 1—Carlton Bruner, American freestyle swimmer
February 1—Isabel Fernández, Spanish judoka
February 2—Roberto Calcaterra, Italian water polo player
February 3—Mart Poom, Estonian football (soccer) goalkeeper
February 7—Mariano Chao, Argentine field hockey goalkeeper
February 9—Norbert Rózsa, Hungarian breaststroker
February 15—Jaromir Jagr, Czech ice hockey star
February 16—Dirk Dier, German tennis player
February 17—Philippe Candeloro, figure skater
February 17—Lloyd Ball, American volleyball player
February 17—Fredrik Letzler, Swedish freestyle swimmer
February 19—Lucy Pearson, English cricketer
February 20—Jan Boven, Dutch road cyclist
February 20—Carlo Sonego, Italian javelin thrower
February 22—Michael Chang, US tennis player
February 22—Florian Kunz, German field hockey defender
February 22—Claudia Pechstein, German speed skater
February 24—Larry Amar, American field hockey midfielder
February 24—Richard Chelimo, Kenyan athlete (d. 2001)
February 24—Kurt Wubben, Dutch marathon speed skater
February 27—Jeannette Lewin, Dutch field hockey player
February 28—Tarick Salmaci, American boxer from Lebanese origin

March

March 1—Andraž Vehovar, Slovenian slalom canoer
March 3—Petr Luxa, Czech tennis player
March 4—Pae Gil-Su, North Korean gymnast
March 5—Mikael Tillström, Swedish tennis player
March 5—Hernan Gumy, Argentinian tennis player
March 6—Yoav Bruck, Israeli freestyle swimmer
March 6—Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player
March 8—Tanya Koleva, Bulgarian pole vaulter
March 9—Anna Lawrence, New Zealand field hockey midfielder
March 9—Meagan Warthold, Australian weight lifter
March 9—Zsolt Varga, Hungarian water polo player
March 11—Debra McLeod, Scottish field hockey goalkeeper
March 13—Sherri Field, Canadian field hockey player
March 14—Clover Maitland, Australian field hockey goalkeeper
March 15—Steve Danielson, American field hockey player
March 15—Filip Dewulf, Belgian tennis player
March 16—Andrew Foster, British tennis player
March 16—Sandor Noszaly, Hungarian tennis player
March 17—Mia Hamm, American soccer player
March 18—Aleksandr Gukov, Belarusian breaststroke swimmer
March 18—Carolyn Reid, British field hockey goalkeeper
March 20—Daniela Hunger, German medley and freestyle swimmer
March 22—Elvis Stojko, figure skating champion
March 23—Victor Manuel Baute, Spanish boxer
March 23—Jonas Björkman, Swedish tennis player
March 23—Joe Calzaghe, Welsh boxer
March 25—Nina Bonner, Australian field hockey goalkeeper
March 25—Erna Brinkman, Dutch volleyball player
March 29—Trevor Kidd, Canadian hockey player
March 29—Piet-Hein Geeris, Dutch field hockey player
March 29—Paul Kent, New Zealand breaststroke swimmer
March 30—Sander van Heeswijk, Dutch field hockey player

April

April 2—Fabrice Bry, French volleyball player
April 2—Graham Hood, Canadian middle-distance runner
April 3—Đula Mešter, Serbian volleyball player
April 3—Sandrine Testud, French tennis player
April 4—Daniel Mameri, Brazilian water polo player
April 8—Katrina Powell, Australian field hockey player
April 10—Srđan Muškatirović, Serbian tennis player
April 11—Brandon Coupe, US tennis player
April 11—Annemette Jensen, Danish athlete
April 13—Lee Jin-Taek, South Korean high jumper
April 14—Yamilé Aldama, Cuba-born Sudanese triple jumper
April 14—Benjamin Insfran, Brazilian beach volleyball player
April 15—Arturo Gatti, Italian-born boxer from Canada
April 15—Chun Wei Cheung, Dutch rowing cox (d. 2006)
April 16—Eldar Kurtanidze, Georgian wrestler
April 17—Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer
April 17—Macha van der Vaart, Dutch field hockey midfielder
April 22—Tanya White, Australian taekwondoka
April 24—Nicolas Gill, Canadian judoka
April 24—Jorge Pérez, Spanish swimmer
April 27—Silvia Farina Elia, Italian tennis player
April 28—Yuliyan Strogov, Bulgarian boxer
April 29—Francesco Postiglione, Italian swimmer and water polo player
April 29—Mariusz Siudek, Polish figure-skater
April 29—Jacques Yoko, French volleyball player

May

May 1—Angela Alupei, Romanian rower
May 2—Alicia Barrancos, Argentine freestyle swimmer
May 4—Ethan Watts, American volleyball player
May 5—Laurent Capet, French volleyball player
May 5—James Cracknell, British rower
May 5—Michael Green, German field hockey player
May 7—Peter Dubovský, Slovak football (soccer) player (d. 2000)
May 9—Daniela Silivaş, Romanian gymnast
May 11—Brian MacPhie, US tennis player
May 11—Lori Melien, Canadian backstroke swimmer
May 12—Susanne Müller, German field hockey player
May 13—Stefaan Maene, Belgian swimmer
May 14—Mandy Smith, New Zealand field hockey striker
May 16—Mayra García, Mexican beach volleyball player
May 22—Márcio May, Brazilian cyclist
May 21—Jalo de Vries, Dutch water polo player
May 23—Kevin Ullyett, South African tennis player
May 24—Kerron Speid, Jamaican boxer
May 26—Kevin McMahon, American hammer thrower
May 27—Eskild Ebbesen, Danish rower
May 28—Jacob-Jan Esmeijer, Dutch cricketer
May 30—Renita Farrell, Australian field hockey player
May 31—Frode Estil, Norwegian cross-country skier

June

June 7—Curtis Robb, British middle-distance runner
June 8—Frédéric Esther, French boxer
June 11—Julien Prosser, Australian beach volleyball player
June 13—Keith Cullen, English long-distance runner
June 15—Krista Thompson, Canadian field hockey goalkeeper
June 17—Iztok Čop, Slovenian rower
June 20—Sofía MacKenzie, Argentine field hockey defender
June 21—Canyon Ceman, American beach volleyball player
June 21—William Kiplagat, Kenyan long-distance runner
June 23—Zinedine Zidane, French football player
June 24—Robbie McEwen, Australian professional road bicycle racer
June 24—Ian Rutledge, Australian field hockey coach
June 24—Denis Zvegelj, Slovenian rower
June 26—Jai Taurima, Australian long jumper
June 26—Roel and Mansueto Velasco, Filipino boxing twins
June 27—Armin Kerer,Italian javelin thrower
June 28—Mark Merklein, American tennis player
June 30—Stuart Rendell, Australian hammer thrower

July

July 1—Svetlana Zhurova, Russian ice speed skater
July 2—Matthew Birir, Kenyan athlete
July 8—Saurav Ganguly, Indian cricketer
July 8—Viorel Moldovan, Romanian football (soccer) forward
July 9—Anabel Gambero, Argentine field hockey defender
July 12—Tibor Benedek, Hungarian water polo player
July 14—Hilda Gaxiola, Mexican beach volleyball player
July 15—Natalya Sadova, Russian discus thrower
July 16—Ramon Hernández, Puerto Rican beach volleyball player
July 16—Oleg Ogorodov, Uzbek tennis player
July 20—Alvydas Pazdrazdis, Lithuanian basketball player
July 21—Sascha Heyer, Swiss beach volleyball player
July 21—Nikolay Kozlov, Russian water polo player
July 22—Michael Johansen, Danish football (soccer) player
July 25—Héctor Vinent, Cuban boxer
July 26—Indrek Sei, Estonian freestyle swimmer
July 28—Tom Vanhoudt, Belgian tennis player
July 31—Armen Bagdasarov, Uzbek judoka

August

August 1—Martin Damm, Czech tennis player
August 3—Christian Keller, German medley and freestyle swimmer
August 7—Xeno Müller, Swiss rower
August 7—Dennis Rijnbeek, Dutch freestyle swimmer
August 10—Yong Zhuang, Chinese freestyle swimmer
August 11—Melanie Jones, Australian cricketer
August 11—Rob Short, Canadian field hockey player
August 12—Allison Tranquilli, Australian basketball player
August 21—Ronnie Ekelund, Danish football (soccer) player
August 24—Christian Ruud, Norwegian tennis player
August 25—Elmarie Gerryts, South African pole vaulter
August 26—Wilhelm Fischer, German boxer
August 27—Jaap-Derk Buma, Dutch field hockey player
August 27—Denise Lewis, British athlete
August 27—Wayne McIndoe, New Zealand field hockey player
August 28—Nathan Thomas, Australian waterpolo player
August 29—Linda Olofsson, Swedish freestyle swimmer
August 30—Pavel Nedvěd, Czech football player

September

September 1—Josh Davis, American freestyle swimmer
September 1—Louise Dobson, Australian field hockey player
September 4—Daniel Nestor, Canadian tennis player
September 8—Os du Randt, South African rugby player
September 9—Bryan Bronson, American hurdler
September 9—Peggy Büchse, German long-distance swimmer
September 9—Jakko Jan Leeuwangh, Dutch speed skater
September 9—Henrique Guimarães, Brazilian judoka
September 9—Alexis Rubalcaba, Cuban heavyweight boxer
September 10—Daniele Musa, Italian tennis player
September 11—Matthew Gilmore, Australian-born Belgian cyclist
September 16—Vebjørn Rodal, Norwegian middle distance athlete
September 17—Simon Towns, New Zealand field hockey player
September 18—Brigitte Becue, Belgian breaststroke swimmer
September 19—Amy Frazier, American tennis player
September 20—Jenny Morris, Australian field hockey player
September 23—Mário Sabino, Brazilian judoka
September 23—Radomir Vasek, Czech tennis player
September 25—Davide Sanguinetti, Italian tennis player
September 27—Sylvia Crawley, American basketball player

October

October 4—Joanna Stone, Australian javelin thrower
October 5—Tena Negere, Ethiopian long-distance runner
October 7—John Hyden, American volleyball player
October 7—Remco van Wijk, Dutch field hockey player and coach
October 8—Lena Eriksson, Swedish breaststroke swimmer
October 10—Marianne Limpert, Canadian freestyle and medley swimmer
October 10—Emanuele Merisi, Italian swimmer
October 10—Marcelo Negrão, Brazilian volleyball player
October 11—Martin Lundgaard, Danish badminton player
October 11—Brigitte Soucy, Canadian volleyball player
October 13—Feliberto Ascuy, Cuban wrestler
October 15—Duncan Dokiwari, Nigerian boxer
October 19—Otto Steffers, American field hockey defender
October 20—Pie Geelen, Dutch freestyle swimmer
October 24—Ruxandra Dragomir, Romanian tennis player
October 24—Jonathan Reid, American boxer
October 25—Janina Conceição, Brazilian volleyball player
October 25—Rodolfo Falcon, Cuban backstroke swimmer
October 27—Santiago Botero, Colombian cyclist
October 27—Brett Clarke, Australian table tennis player
October 27—Jason Duff, Australian field hockey defender
October 27—Calum Giles, English field hockey player
October 27—Rob Henderson, Irish rugby union footballer
October 27—Maria de Lurdes Mutola, Mozambican middle-distance runner
October 27—John Steel, New Zealand freestyle swimmer
October 29—Legna Verdecia, Cuban judoka

November

November 1—Marie Rasmussen, Danish pole vaulter
November 1—Gillian Sewell, Northern Ireland-born field hockey player from Canada
November 3—Marko Koers, Dutch middle distance runner
November 4—Luís Figo, Portuguese football player
November 4—Olivia Magno, Australian cricketer
November 5—Alison Sheppard, Scottish freestyle swimmer
November 7—Hasim Rahman, American heavyweight boxer
November 8—Chris Fydler, Australian swimmer
November 9—Barbara Bedford, US backstroke swimmer
November 9—Sophie Blake, British television sports presenter
November 10—Dominique Daquin, French volleyball player
November 14—Laurence Tieleman, Italian tennis player
November 15—Emilio Alvarez, Spanish tennis player
November 16—Ageeth Boomgaardt, Dutch field hockey player
November 21—Eyal Ran, Israeli tennis player
November 21—Thomas Schleicher, Austrian judoka
November 24—Ibrahim Dossey, Ghanaian football (soccer) goalkeeper
November 24—Marek Lemsalu, Estonian football (soccer) player
November 24—Rhona Simpson, Scottish field hockey player
November 27—Chris Hunter, Canadian field hockey forward
November 30—Adriano Garrido, Brazilian beach volleyball player

December

December 1—Nicole Koolen, Dutch field hockey player
December 2—Gustavo Borges, Brazilian swimmer
December 3—Angel Luis Andreo, Spanish water polo player
December 5—Nobutaka Hirano, Japanese volleyball player
December 6—Francisco Cabello, Argentinian tennis player
December 7—Jordi Burillo, Spanish tennis player
December 9—Fabrice Santoro, French tennis player
December 9—Maikro Romero, Cuban boxer
December 11—Berit Puggaard, Danish freestyle swimmer
December 11—Paul Rosner, South African tennis player
December 12—Wilson Kipketer, Kenyan-born Danish middle distance runner
December 16—Nicole Haislett, American freestyle swimmer
December 18—Anzhela Balakhonova, Ukrainian pole vaulter
December 18—Marcos Ondruska, South African tennis player
December 19—Charles Lefrançois, Canadian high jumper
December 20—Jonathan Wyatt, New Zealand long-distance runner
December 21—Claudia Poll, Nicaragua-born swimmer from Costa Rica
December 21—Tue Bjørn Thomsen, Danish boxer (d. 2006)
December 27—Colin Charvis, Welsh rugby player
December 27—Hocine Soltani, Algerian boxer
December 28—Roberto Palacios, Peruvian football (soccer) midfielder
December 28—Patrick Rafter, Australian tennis player

Deaths

February 28—Victor Barna, Hungarian-born, five-time World table tennis champion
February 28—Dizzy Trout, Major League Baseball pitcher (1939-1957)
March 11—Zack Wheat, Major League Baseball player (1909-1927)
March 16—Pie Traynor, Major League Baseball player (1920-1937)
March 20—Gerard Bosch van Drakestein, Dutch track cyclist (b. 1887)
March 28—Donie Bush, Major League Baseball player (1908-1923)
April 2—Gil Hodges, Major League Baseball player/manager (1943-1963)
April 22—Isak Abrahamsen (80), Norwegian gymnast (b. 1891)
July 16—Marinus van den Berge (72), Dutch athlete (b. 1900)
September 6—Eliezer Halfin (28), Israeli wrestler (b. 1948)
October 9—Dave Bancroft, Major League Baseball player (1915-1930)
October 17—Turk Broda, ice hockey goaltender
October 24—Jackie Robinson, Baseball Hall of Famer (1947-1956)
December 31—Roberto Clemente, Baseball Hall of Famer (1955-1972)
December 20—Gabby Hartnett, Major League Baseball player (1922-1941)
December 23—Eric Green, British field hockey player (b. 1878)

Years in sports:	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975