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1994 in sports
See also: 1993 in sports, other events of 1994, 1995 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Men's Golf
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Tiger Woods becomes the youngest man ever to win the U.S. Amateur, at age 18.
Women's Golf
- A strike by baseball players results in the premature termination of the season and the cancellation of the Baseball/World Series, for the first time since 1904.
Births
Deaths
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January 5 - Brian Johnston, English cricketer, BBC radio commentator
- January 5 - Eliska Junkova (Elizabeth Junek), Grand Prix motor racing driver
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January 8 - Harvey Haddix, MLB baseball great, pitched 12 perfect innings for Pittsburgh Pirates
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January 9 - Johnny Temple, Major League Baseball player (1952-1964)
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January 29 - Ulrike Maier 26, Austrian World Cup skier, skiing accident
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July 14 - César Tovar, Major League Baseball player (1965-1976)
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November 12 - Wilma Rudolph, American track and field star
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February 5 - Fred de Bruyne , Flemish cyclist
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February 19 - Renske Vellinga , Dutch 19, speed-skater, auto-accident
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February 25 - Jersey Joe Walcott, World Heaveyweight Boxing Champion
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April 15 - John Curry, English Olympic figure skating champion
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April 30 - Roland Ratzenberger 31, Austrian race car driver
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May 1 - Ayrton Senna, F1 race car driver
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May 19 - Luis Ocaña, Spanish cyclist, Tour de France winner, suicide
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May 28 - Julius Boros, American golfer, US Open champion
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July 2 - Andrés Escobar, Colombian World Cup soccer star, murdered by unhappy fan(s)
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July 3 - Lew Hoad, Australian tennis star, Wimbledon champion
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July 10 - Otto Bonsema , Dutch soccer star/trainer
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July 17 - Jean Borotra, French tennis star
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August 5 - Terry Hibbitt , English soccer star
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August 10 - Kay Petre, Canadian-born pioneer driver in British auto racing
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August 17 – Jack Sharkey, World champion heavyweight boxer
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August 24 - Jason McRoy 23, downhill mountain bike racer
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September 2 - Detlef Macha , champion German cyclist
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September 3 - Billy Wright, English soccer player
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September 18 - Vitas Gerulaitis , tennis player
Last updated: 04-25-2005 03:06:01
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