1969

Auto Racing

 * Stock car racing:
 * LeeRoy Yarborough 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

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.


 * 1969 in baseball

Basketball

 * 1969 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament:
 * UCLA wins 92-72 over Purdue


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

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.

Cycling

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

Figure Skating

 * World Figure Skating Championships:
 * Men's champion: Tim Wood, United States
 * Women's champion: Gabrielle Seyfert, Germany
 * Pairs champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexej Ulanow, Soviet Union

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.


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


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

Football (Australian Rules)

 * 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)

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

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

Golf
Men's Golf
 * Grand Slam of golf results:
 * May - The Masters - George Archer
 * June - US Open - Orville Moody
 * July - British Open - Tony Jacklin
 * 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.

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:
 * Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Right Tack
 * Epsom Derby - Blakeney
 * St. Leger Stakes - Intermezzo


 * United States Triple Crown Races:
 * Kentucky Derby - Majestic Prince
 * Preakness Stakes - Majestic Prince
 * Belmont Stakes - Arts and Letters

Harness Racing

 * United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
 * Cane Pace - Kat Byrd
 * Little Brown Jug - Laverne Hanover
 * Messenger Stakes - Bye Bye Sam


 * Lindy's Pride won the United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
 * Hambletonian - Lindy's Pride
 * Yonkers Trot - Lindy's Pride
 * Kentucky Futurity - Lindy's Pride


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

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

Skiing

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

Snooker

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

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:
 * Australian Open - Rod Laver (Australia)
 * French Open - Rod Laver
 * Wimbledon championships - Rod Laver
 * US Open - Rod Laver


 * Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
 * Australian Open - Margaret Smith Court
 * French Open - Margaret Smith Court
 * Wimbledon championships - Ann Haydon Jones
 * 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.

January-March

 * January 1 &mdash; Jane Smith, British field hockey international
 * January 2 &mdash; Stephen Davies, Australian field hockey player
 * January 2 &mdash; Tommy Morrison, American heavyweight boxing champion
 * January 3 &mdash; Michael Schumacher, Formula One driver
 * January 11 &mdash; Andrew Griffiths, Canadian field hockey player
 * January 12 &mdash; Robert Prosinečki, Croatian football (soccer) player
 * January 13 &mdash; Stefania Belmondo, Italian cross-country skier
 * January 15 &mdash; Roberto Balado, Cuban boxer
 * January 16 &mdash; Roy Jones Jr., US boxer
 * January 28 &mdash; Giorgio Lamberti, Italian swimmer
 * February 1 &mdash; Gabriel Batistuta, Argentinian football (soccer) player
 * February 3 &mdash; Retief Goosen, South African golfer
 * February 11 &mdash; Bryan Eversgerd, US baseball player
 * February 12 &mdash; Steve Backley, British athlete
 * February 12 &mdash; Hong Myung-Bo, South Korean football (soccer) player
 * February 16 &mdash; Fermín Cacho, Spanish athlete
 * February 17 &mdash; David Douillet, French judoka
 * February 22 &mdash; Brian Laudrup, Danish football (soccer) player
 * March 10 &mdash; Ximena Restrepo, Colombian track and field sprinter
 * March 18 &mdash; Sheila Taormina, American swimmer and triathlete
 * March 20 &mdash; Fabien Galthié, French rugby player
 * March 20 &mdash; Karen Smithies, English cricketer
 * March 23 &mdash; Juan Escarré, Spanish field hockey player
 * March 24 &mdash; Stefan Eberharter, Austrian alpine skier

April-June

 * April 1 &mdash; Arnaud Boetsch, French tennis player
 * April 3 &mdash; Danny Sapsford, British tennis player
 * April 4 &mdash; Jorge Julio Rocha, Colombian boxer
 * April 5 &mdash; Pontus Kåmark, Swedish football player
 * April 7 &mdash; Gary Anderson, Canadian medley swimmer
 * April 7 &mdash; Chris Garner, American tennis player
 * April 13 &mdash; Stefan Schwarz, Swedish football player
 * April 16 &mdash; Germán Burgos, Argentinian football goalkeeper
 * April 22 &mdash; Lindsey Carlisle, South African field hockey defender
 * April 24 &mdash; David Luckes, English field hockey goalkeeper
 * April 25 &mdash; Jo Chamberlain, English cricketer
 * April 27 &mdash; Brett Steven, New Zealand tennis player
 * May 2 &mdash; Brian Lara, West Indies cricketer
 * May 7 &mdash; Melanie Valerio, American swimmer
 * May 8 &mdash; Fabrice Tiozzo, French boxer
 * May 10 &mdash; Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch football player
 * May 15 &mdash; Emmitt Smith, American football player
 * May 23 &mdash; Ashley Carey, Australian field hockey player
 * May 30 &mdash; Albertino Essers, Dutch darts player
 * May 30 &mdash; Koen Pijpers, Dutch field hockey player and coach
 * June 2 &mdash; David Wheaton, American tennis player
 * June 7 &mdash; Arie van de Bunt, Dutch water polo goalkeeper
 * June 8 &mdash; Laurel Martin, American field hockey player
 * June 14 &mdash; Steffi Graf, German tennis player
 * June 15 &mdash; Oliver Kahn, German football goalkeeper
 * June 15 &mdash; Cédric Pioline, French tennis player
 * June 17 &mdash; Paul Tergat, Kenyan athlete
 * June 20 &mdash; Paulo Bento, Portuguese football (soccer) player
 * June 20 &mdash; MaliVai Washington, American tennis player
 * June 26 &mdash; Ingrid Lempereur, Belgian swimmer

July-September

 * July 5 &mdash; John LeClair, American ice hockey player
 * July 7 &mdash; Joe Sakic, Canadian ice hockey player
 * July 13 &mdash; Shaun Greatbatch, English darts player
 * July 16 &mdash; Turlough O'Hare, Canadian freestyle swimmer
 * July 23 &mdash; Stéphane Diagana, French athlete
 * July 25 &mdash; Artur Partyka, Polish high jumper
 * July 25 &mdash; Andrea Wieland, US field hockey goalkeeper
 * August 7 &mdash; Clement N'Goran, Côte d'Ivoire tennis player
 * August 14 &mdash; Stig Tøfting, Danish football (soccer) player
 * August 23 &mdash; Hari Kant, Canadian field hockey goalkeeper
 * August 26 &mdash; Nicole Arendt, American tennis player
 * August 27 &mdash; Mark Ealham, English cricketer
 * August 28 &mdash; Joakim Haeggman, Swedish golf player
 * August 31 &mdash; Javagal Srinath, Indian cricketer
 * September 3 &mdash; Robert Karlsson, Swedish golf player
 * September 10 &mdash; Nicola Payne, New Zealand cricketer
 * September 13 &mdash; Shane Warne, Australian cricketer
 * September 20 &mdash; Jennifer Turner, New Zealand cricket player
 * September 23 &mdash; Juan Dinarés, Spanish field hockey player
 * September 25 &mdash; Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (d. 2002)

October-December

 * October 2 &mdash; Luis Villalta, Peruvian boxer (d. 2004)
 * October 10 &mdash; Brett Favre, American football player
 * October 11 &mdash; Jury Chechi, Italian gymnast
 * October 13 &mdash; Antonio González, Spanish field hockey player
 * October 17 &mdash; Ernie Els, South African golfer
 * October 19 &mdash; Erwin Sánchez, Bolivian football (soccer) player
 * October 20 &mdash; Dariusz Adamczuk, Polish football (soccer) player
 * October 20 &mdash; Guillermo Perez-Roldan, Argentine tennis player
 * October 22 &mdash; Owen Casey, Irish tennis player
 * October 29 &mdash; Dougie Brown, Scottish cricketer
 * November 1 &mdash; Charles Nkazamyampi, Burundian middle distance runner
 * November 4 &mdash; Kathrin Boron, German rower and four-times Olympic champion
 * November 15 &mdash; Helen Kelesi, Canadian tennis player
 * November 19 &mdash; Igor Pamić, Croatian football (soccer) player
 * November 29 &mdash; Tomas Brolin, Swedish football (soccer) player
 * November 30 &mdash; Trina Gulliver, English female darts player
 * December 9 &mdash; Bixente Lizarazu, French football (soccer) player
 * December 12 &mdash; Debra Wurzburger, Canadian freestyle swimmer
 * December 13 &mdash; Sonia Barrio, Spanish field hockey player
 * December 13 &mdash; Sergei Fedorov, Russian ice hockey player
 * December 16 &mdash; Sergi Pedrerol, Spanish water polo player
 * December 19 &mdash; Carlos Retegui, Argentinian field hockey player
 * December 22 &mdash; Mats Lilienberg, Swedish football (soccer) player
 * December 22 &mdash; Myriam Bédard, Canadian biathlete
 * December 24 &mdash; Leavander Johnson, American boxing world champion (d. 2005)
 * December 30 &mdash; Jens Eriksen, Danish badminton player

Deaths

 * June 1 &mdash; Ivar Ballangrud (65), Norwegian speed skater (b. 1904)
 * June 21 &mdash; Maureen Connolly (34), American tennis player, first woman to win the Grand Slam in tennis (b. 1934)
 * August 31 &mdash; Rocky Marciano (45), Italian-American World Heavyweight boxing champion (b. 1923)
 * September 6 &mdash; Arthur Friedenreich, (77), Brazilian football (soccer) player (b. 1892)
 * October 12 &mdash; Sonja Henie (57), Norwegian figure skater (b. 1912)