1941 In Sports ,
Other Events Of 1942 ,
1943 In Sports and the
List Of 'years In Sports' .
''Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II .''
- is elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame , getting 78 percent of the vote. Further selections of 19th century players are delayed.
- gives Baseball the go-ahead to play despite World War II . FDR encourages more night baseball so that war workers may attend. Ironically, the Cubs , who had signed contracts to install lights at Wrigley Field , drop their plans because of the military need for the material. There will be no lights at Wrigley for 46 more years.
- January 1 — Bruno Arcari , Italian light welterweight boxer
- January 17 — Cassius Clay , later Muhammad Ali , American heavyweight boxing champion
- February 20 — Phil Esposito , Canadian ice hockey player
- February 23 — Paul Dearing , Australian field hockey player
- March 8 — Ann Packer , British sprinter, hurdler and long-jumper
- March 30 — Alva Colquhuon , Australian freestyle and butterfly swimmer
- May 13 — Pál Schmitt , Hungarian fencer and politician
- May 18 — Nobby Stiles , English football (soccer) player
- June 25 — Willis Reed , American Pro Basketball Player
- July 4 — Kevin Rigby , New Zealand field hockey player
- July 24 — Bengt Johansson , Swedish handball player and coach
- August 7 — Carlos Monzón , Argentinian boxer (d. 1995 )
- August 26 — Hubert Raudaschl , Austrian sailor
- September 16 — Dennis Conner , American sailer
- September 22 — David Stern , Commissioner of the NBA
- September 25 — Oscar Bonavena , Argentinian boxer (d. 1976 )
- October 22 — Giancarlo Ferrari , Italian archer
- November 8 — Angel Cordero Jr. , Latin horse racing jockey
- December 20 — Bob Hayes , American Olympic track and field champion, American Football Player
- December 25 — Françoise Durr , French tennis player
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