1944 In Sports ,
Other Events Of 1945 ,
1946 In Sports and the
List Of 'years In Sports' .
''Many sporting events did not take place because of World War II .''
- , Rube Waddell , and Ed Walsh come closest, but none gets the required three-fourths of the vote. Voting is heavily divided, strongly favoring earlier candidates.
- , Dan Brouthers , Fred Clarke , Jimmy Collins , Ed Delahanty , Hugh Duffy , Hughie Jennings , King Kelly , Wilbert Robinson and Jim O'Rourke .
- defeated Chicago Cubs , 4 games to 3.
- With the end of World War II , the FA Cup is reinstated for the 1945-46 season; played on a two-legged basis. However, clubs are not yet prepared for a full league programme, so the Football League does not resume; regional leagues remain for another year.
- March 27 — Robert Haigh , Australian field hockey player
- April 20 — Naftali Temu , Kenyan athlete (d. 2003 )
- May 12 — Alan Ball , English football (soccer) player
- June 3 — Hale Irwin , American golfer
- June 5 — John Carlos , American track and field champion
- June 8 — Klenie Bimolt , Dutch swimmer
- June 12 — Pat Jennings , Northern Irish soccer goalkeeper
- June 24 — Betty Stöve , Dutch female tennis player
- July 21 — John Lowe , English darts player
- August 29 — Wyomia Tyus , American athlete
- August 31 — Earnie Shavers , American boxer
- September 12 — Jacques Lemaire , Canadian pro hockey coach
- September 17 — Phil Jackson , American basketball coach
- October 3 — Viktor Saneyev , Russian triple jumper
- October 14 — Allan Stone , Australian tennis player
- November 1 — Vladimir Nazlymov , Russian sabre fencer
- November 17 — Elvin Hayes , American basketball player
- December 16 — Bobby George , English darts player
- December 19 — Trevor Manning , New Zealand field hockey goalkeeper
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