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See also:
1972 in sports,
other events of 1973,
1974 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'.
- O.J. Simpson becomes the first player in NFL history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season.
Men's Golf
Women's Golf
- February 8 - Herbie Taylor[?], South African cricketer
- March 12 - Frankie Frisch[?], Major League Baseball player (1919-1937)
- March 26 - George Sisler[?], Major League Baseball hall of famer (1915-1930)
- July 2 - Swede Savage[?] 26, USAC race car driver
- July 8 - Wilfred Rhodes[?], English cricketer
- July 29 - F1 driver, Roger Williamson[?] burns to death at the Dutch Grand Prix[?]
- August 7 - Wilbur Cooper[?], Major League Baseball pitcher (1912-1926)
- August 9 - Charlie Daniels[?], U.S. Olympic Gold medal swimmer
- October 2 - Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner
- December 16 - Syd Barnes[?], Australian cricketer
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