History Hop Tags - Champ

1791-07-17

Members of the French National Guard under the command of General Lafayette open fire on a crowd of radical Jacobins at the Champ de Mars, Paris, during the French Revolution, killing as many as 50 people.

1870-05-10

Jem Mace & defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hr & 17 minutes, & neither is struck by a punch

1888-03-10

HW Boxing champ John L Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds

1888-12-22

Heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain

1890-06-27

George Dixon becomes 1st black boxing champ (Bantam weight)

1903-07-02

AL/NL batting champ Ed Delahanty, disappears, found dead days later

1905-05-19

Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ

1910-03-25

Chalmers Auto Co offers a new car to each leagues' batting champ

1921-06-10

Babe Ruth becomes all time HR champ with #120 (Gavvy Cravath)

1921-08-07

Cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world champ sprinter

1922-04-29

1st official Intl Weightlifting Federation Champ (Tallinn, Estonia)

1922-09-17

Bicyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world sprint champ

1925-10-04

Harry Heilmann's 6 hits edges Ty Cobb .393 to .389 as batting champ

1933-12-17

NFL starts official stats as Bears beat Giants 23-21 in champ game

1934-06-14

Max Baer KO's Primo Carnera in 11 for HW box champ in Long Island City

1935-06-27

Danno O'Mahoney beats Jim Londos in Boston, to become wrestling champ

1935-06-30

Danno O'Mahoney beats Ed George in Boston, to become wrestling champ

1935-12-15

Max Euwe becomes world champ chess beating Alexander Alekhine

1936-06-26

Everett Marshall beats Ali Baba in Columbus, to become wrestling champ

1937-11-02

AL batting champ Charlie Gehringer wins MVP

1937-12-29

Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St Louis, to become wrestling champ

1938-02-11

Steve Casey beats Lou Thesz in Boston, to become wrestling champ

1938-11-01

NL batting champ Ernie Lombardi is named MVP

1939-02-23

Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St Louis, to become wrestling champ

1939-06-23

Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to become wrestling champ

1940-03-07

Ray Steele beats B Nagurski in St Louis, to become wrestling champ

1941-03-11

Bronko Nagurski beats Ray Steele in Minn, to become wrestling champ

1941-06-05

Sandor Szabo beats B Nagurski in St Louis, to become wrestling champ

1941-09-29

Million jam downtown Brooklyn to cheer NL champ Dodgers in a parade

1941-11-26

Amateur tennis champ Bobby Riggs turns pro

1942-02-19

Bill Longson beats Managoff & Sandor Szabo, to become wrestling champ

1942-09-20

Gunther Hagg becomes world champ of all records from 1500m to 5000m

1942-10-07

Yvon Robert beats Bill Longson in Montreal, to become wrestling champ

1942-11-27

Bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ

1945-10-01

Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from army

1946-04-13

Eddie Klepp, a white pitcher signed by defending Negro League champ Cleveland Buckeyes, is barred from field in Birmingham Alabama

1947-02-21

Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ

1947-04-25

Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St Louis, to become wrestling champ

1947-06-12

Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win Brit Women's Amateur Golf Champ

1947-11-21

Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to become wrestling champ

1948-07-20

Lou Thesz beats Bill Longson, to become NWA wrestling champ

1949-02-02

Golfing champ Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident

1949-03-01

Joe Louis retires as heavyweight boxing champ

1950-09-27

Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles defeats Joe Louis in 15 in Yankee Stadium, Bronx NY.

1952-02-29

Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of FRA

1954-07-20

Tennis champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident

1955-09-21

Heavyweight champ Rocky Mariano KOs Archie Moore in round 9

1955-09-25

Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ

1956-03-15

Whipper Billy Watson beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA champ

1956-04-27

Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing

1956-11-09

Lou Thesz beats Whipper Billy Watson in St Louis, to become NWA champ

1957-03-03

Men's Figure Skating Champ in Colo Springs won by David Jenkins (USA)

1957-03-03

Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Colo Spr won by Carol Heiss (US)

1957-06-14

Edouard Carpentier beats Lou Thesz, to become NWA wrestling champ

1957-11-14

Dick Hutton beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ

1958-03-25

Sugar Ray Robinson is 1st boxing champ to win 5 times

1958-06-28

Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden

1958-08-18

Verne Gagne beats Edouard Carpentier in Omaha, to become NWA champ

1958-11-06

Wilber Snyder beats V Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ

1959-01-09

Pat O'Connor beats Dick Hutton in St Louis, to become NWA champ

1959-06-01

2-time champ Monterrey Mexico barred from 1959 Little League competition for using players outside predetermined geographical area

1959-08-19

Doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ

1960-02-26

Verne Gagne beats Doctor X in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ

1961-02-19

Henk van der Grift (Neth) becomes world champ all-round skater

1961-06-30

Buddy Rogers beats Pat O'Conner in Chicago, to become NWA champ

1961-07-11

Gene Kiniski beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ

1961-08-08

Verne Gagne beats Gene Kiniski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ

1962-01-09

Mister M (Dr X) beats Verne Gagne in Minn, to become NWA champ

1962-08-21

Verne Gagne beats Mister M (doctor X) in Minn, to become NWA champ

1963-01-24

Buddy Rogers & Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ & Thesz becomes NWA champ

1963-02-15

1st US female world figure skating champ (Tenley Albright)

1963-05-07

Bruno Sammartino becomes WWF champ

1963-05-17

Bruno Sammartino beats Buddy Rogers in NY, to become WWF champ

1963-07-09

Crusher Lisowski beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ

1963-07-20

Verne Gagne beats Crusher Lisowski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ

1963-07-27

Fritz Von Erich beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ

1963-08-08

Verne Gagne beats Fritz Von Erich in Amarillo, to become NWA champ

1963-11-28

Crusher beats Verne Gagne in St Paul, to become NWA champ

1963-12-14

Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ

1964-05-02

Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ

1964-05-16

Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ

1964-10-20

Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ

1965-03-01

Australia suspends champ swimmer Dawn Fraser for 10-yrs for misconduct

1965-05-15

Igor Vodic beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ

1965-05-22

Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champ

1965-08-21

The Crusher beats Mad Dog Vachon in St Paul, to become NWA champ

1965-11-12

Mad Dog Vachon beats Crusher in Denver, to become NWA champ

1966-01-07

Gene Kiniski beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to become NWA champ

1966-11-12

Dick The Bruiser beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ

1966-11-19

Mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ

1967-01-29

Kees Verkerk becomes European skating champ

1967-02-12

Kees Verkerk becomes world champ all round skater

1967-02-26

Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St Paul, to become NWA champ

1967-07-30

Clifford Ann Creed/Margie Masters wins Yankee Ladies' Team Golf Champ

1968-03-02

Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (US)

1968-08-17

Dick Beyers (Dr X) beats Verne Gagne, to become NWA champ

1968-08-31

Verne Gagne beats Dick Beyers (Dr X) in Minn, to become NWA champ

1969-02-11

Dorey Funk Jr beats Gene Kiniski in Tampa, to become NWA champ

1970-03-07

Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Ljubljana won by Gabriele Seyfert (GDR)

1971-01-18

Ivan Koloff beats Bruno Sammartino in NY, to become WWF champ

1971-02-08

Pedro Morales beats Ivan Koloff in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ

1971-11-23

Danny Murtaugh, manager of world champ Pirates, announces retirement

1972-01-16

Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes European all-round lady skating champ

1972-01-23

Ard Schenk becomes European all-round skating champ

1972-02-20

Ard Schenk becomes world champ skater

1973-03-24

Harley Race beats Dory Funk Jr in Kansas City, to become NWA champ

1973-07-20

Jack Brisco beats Harley Race in Houston, to become NWA champ

1973-12-01

Stan Stasiak beats Pedro Morales in Philadelphia, to become WWF champ

1973-12-09

Bruno Sammartino beats Stan Stasiak in NY, to become WWF champ

1974-02-24

Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champ all-round skater

1974-12-02

Giant Baba beats Jack Brisco in Kagoshimi, to become NWA champ

1974-12-09

Jack Brisco beats Giant Baba in Tokyo, to become NWA wrestling champ

1975-11-08

Nick Bockwinkle beats Verne Gagne in St Paul, to become NWA champ

1975-12-10

Terry Funk beats Jack Brisco in Miami Beach, to become NWA champ

1976-03-06

Worlds Ladies Fig Skating Champ in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill

1976-06-20

Czechoslovakia becomes European soccer champ

1976-12-19

Jo Ann Washam/Chi Chi Rodriguez wins Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Champ

1977-02-06

Harley Race beats Terry Funk in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ

1977-04-30

Billy Graham beats Bruno Sammartino in Baltimore, to become WWF champ

1978-02-20

Bob Backland beats Billy Graham in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ

1978-09-03

Leonid Mossejev becomes European marathon champ (2:11:57.5)

1979-03-17

Men's Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Vladimir Kovalev (USSR)

1979-03-17

Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Linda Fratianne

1980-03-14

Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Dortmund won by Anett Potzsch

1980-04-21

9th Boston Women's Marathon won by Jacqueline Gareau of Can in 2:34:28 Rosie Ruiz disqualified as women's champ she hadn't run entire course

1980-10-05

Kathy Whitworth/Donna Caponi Young win Portland Ping Team Golf Champ

1981-03-05

Ice Pairs Champ at Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva & I Lisovski (URS)

1981-03-06

Worlds Ladies Fig Skating Champ in Hartford won by Denise Biellmann

1981-10-04

Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins Portland Ping Team Golf Champ

1983-01-02

Don Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental Champ

1983-01-30

Hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champ

1983-02-20

Roland Liboton becomes world champ cross-country cycling

1983-03-11

Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA)

1984-01-23

Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ

1984-10-21

Niki Lauda becomes 3rd time motor racing world champ

1985-02-16

Livingston Bramble defeats Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini to win WBA champ

1986-01-26

Hein Vergeer becomes European skating champ

1986-12-12

James "Bone Crusher" Smith TKO's WBA champ Tim Witherspoon in Madison Square Garden

1987-01-02

Penn State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football champ

1987-03-14

Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Cincinnati won by Katarina Witt

1987-04-09

For 3rd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points (1 goal, 6 assists) in a Stanley Cup game and passes Jean Beliveau as all time playoff scoring champ

1987-12-19

Gari Kasparov becomes world chess champ

1989-03-19

Worlds Ladies' Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Midori Ito (Japan)

1990-01-01

Mitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champ

1990-01-31

Jushin "Thunder" Liger beats Naoki Sano to become New Japan IWGP champ

1990-12-03

NL batting champ Willie McGee signs as a free agent with SF Giants

1991-03-16

Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Munich won by Kristi Yamaguchi

1991-11-27

Undertaker beats Hulk Hogan to become new WWF champ

1992-01-19

Nature Boy Ric Flair becomes WWF champ at Royal Rumble

1992-01-19

Rowdy Roddy Piper beats Mountie to become WWF Intercontinental Champ

1993-03-14

Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Prague won by Oksana Baiul (UKR)

1993-06-13

YokoZuna beats Hulk Hogan to become WWF champ

1994-01-23

Bernie Kosar is 2nd QB to throw TD passes in AFC & NFC Champ games

1994-06-21

Steffi Graf becomes 1st defending tennis champ to lose in 1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to Lorrie McNeal)

1994-08-31

Pentium computer beats world chess champ Gari Kasparov

1995-03-12

Worlds Ladies' Figure Skating Champ in Birmingham won by Chen Lu (CHN)

1997-11-23

Jana Novotna (Czech) beats Mary Pierce (France) in Chase Tennis Champ

1850-03-07

Champ Clark, American politician (d. 1921)

1858-10-15

John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ (1882-92)

1861-10-26

Richard D Sears, Boston, tennis champ, US Open (1881)

1862-05-28

Henry W Slocum Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1888)

1866-03-24

Jack McAuliffe, US lightweight boxing champ, hall of famer

1868-10-07

Fred H Hovey, tennis champ (US Open-1895)

1871-02-25

Oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ (US Open-1890)

1872-12-30

William A Larned, tennis champ (US Open-1901)

1873-09-20

Robert D Wrenn, tennis champ (US Open - 1893)

1875-10-08

Hugh L Doherty, tennis champ (US Open-1903)

1876-03-04

Léon-Paul Fargue, Au champ de vapeur

1877-03-05

Malcolm D Whitman, tennis champ (US Open-1898)

1878-03-31

Jack Johnson,1st black heavyweight boxing champ (1908-1915)

1878-11-23

Holcombe Ward, tennis champ (US Open-1904)

1879-12-19

Beals C Wright, tennis champ (US Open-1905)

1881-02-02

Karl Frederick, pistol champ (Olympic-gold-1920)

1887-09-14

Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel, HW boxing champ (1908-10)

1889-04-18

John Kilbane, US, featherweight boxing champ (1912-23)

1890-01-07

Maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ (US Open-1912)

1891-01-29

R Norris Williams, American tennis champ (US Open-1914) and survivor of the RMS Titanic sinking (d. 1968)

1891-02-05

Elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim California, doubles tennis champ (6 time Wimbled)

1891-10-13

Irene Rich, [Luther], Buffalo NY, actress (Beau Brummell, Champ)

1892-10-19

Alexander A Alekhine, Russian/French chess champ (1927-35, 37-46)

1893-11-03

R Lindley Murray, tennis champ (US Open-1918)

1893-11-14

Piet Moeskops, Dutch world champ cyclist (1921-24, 26)

1894-11-02

William Johnston, tennis champ (US Open-1915)

1895-02-27

Edward Brophy, actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy, Cameraman, Doughboys)

1896-04-07

Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25)

1898-08-13

Jean Borota, France, tennis champ (35 Wimbledons between 1922-64)

1900-10-16

[Leon] Goose Goslin, baseball hall of famer (AL bat champ 1928)

1901-04-15

Joe Davis, English snooker/billiards-world champ (1927-46)

1901-07-13

Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight boxing champ (1922-26)

1901-11-17

Joyce Wethered, Surrey England, golfer (4 time British Amateur champ)

1901-12-14

Henri Cochet, tennis champ (US Open-1928)

1903-06-20

Glenna Collett Vare, RI, Natl Am Golf champ (1922, 25, 28-30, 35)

1903-10-01

"Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, NYC, light-heavyweight box champ (1932-34)

1904-09-06

Maxie Rosenbloom, NYC, light heavyweight boxing champ (1930-34)

1904-12-08

Wilmer L Allison Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1935)

1905-09-28

Max Schmeling, Klein Luckow, Province of Pomerania, German world heavyweight boxing champ (1930-32)

1906-02-04

Primo Carnera, Italian boxer (champ-1933)

1906-02-16

Vera Menchik, Moscow, 1st official women's world chess champ (1927)

1906-04-16

Marion Lloyd Vince, Brooklyn New York, American fencer (National champ 1928, 31)

1906-10-16

George Martin Lott Jr, tennis champ (1931 US Open runner-up)

1907-02-21

Ralph Gambina, The Champ

1907-09-26

Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, European Boxing Champ (Oly-silver-1928)

1908-06-12

Murray Wood, Ben the Champ

1908-08-06

Helen Hull Jacobs, Berkley California, US tennis champ (1932-35)

1908-12-07

John H Doeg, tennis champ (US Open-1930)

1909-02-07

Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Flem cyclist (champ sprinter 1932-37) [OS]

1909-02-11

Max Baer, Omaha, Nebraska, American heavyweight boxing champ (1934-35)

1909-02-17

Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Belgian cyclist (champ sprinter 1932-37)[NS]

1909-12-23

Barney Ross, NYC, Welterweight Boxing Champ (1934)

1911-9-06

Harry Danning, Joe Palooka, Champ

1913-08-14

Fred Davis, English world champ snooker player (1948-49, 51)

1913-12-13

Archie Moore, Benoit, Mississippi, light-heavyweight boxing champ (1952-60), (d. 1998)

1914-01-31

Jersey Joe Walcott, Merchantville New Jersey, heavyweight boxing champ (1951-52)

1914-03-10

Chandler Harper, golfer (1950 PGA champ)

1914-12-31

Arletta Duncan, The Fighting Champ

1915-02-22

Gus Lesnevich, light heavyweight boxing champ (1947 fight of year)

1915-03-24

Gorgeous George, Alias the Champ

1916-01-31

Frank A Parker, tennis champ (US Open-1944)

1916-07-02

Manuel Ángeles Ortiz, Joe Palooka, Champ

1918-01-04

Bobby Manogoff, Alias the Champ

1918-04-30

W Donald McNeill, tennis champ (US Open-1940)

1918-08-01

T.J. Jemison, Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

1918-09-04

William Talbert, tennis doubles champ (US 1942, 45, 46, 48)

1919-01-01

Rocky Graziano, New York City, US boxer (Middleweight champ) and entertainer (Pantomime Quiz, Miami Undercover)

1919-02-17

Joseph R Hunt, tennis champ (US Open-1943)

1919-08-06

Pauline Betz Addie, Dayton Ohio, tennis champ (Wimbledon 1946)

1920-03-03

Julius Boros, golfer (PGA Champ 1968, US Open 1952, 63)

1920-11-21

Stan Musial, Donora Pennsylvania, MLB outfielder (St Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ)

1921-05-04

Christine Smith, Tomboy and the Champ

1921-07-10

Jake LaMotta, Bronx New York, middleweight boxing champ (1949-51) (Raging Bull)

1921-07-20

Frederick Schroeder Jr, tennis champ (US Open-1942)

1921-10-15

Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian table tennis player (World Champ 1950-55)

1921-11-09

Matt Baranski, Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

1922-03-08

Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodger (NL Batting Champ 1953)

1922-04-28

Iser J Koepermann, Russian/US world checkers champ (1958-68, 75-76)

1922-05-13

Jesse Scott, The Champ

1922-06-24

Lars Hensen, The Champ

1922-9-15

Jackie Cooper, The Champ

1923-03-11

A Louise Brough Clapp, Oklahoma, tennis player (4 time Wimbledon champ)

1923-07-05

John McKay, WV, football coach (USC, Tampa Bay, 5X Rose Bowl champ)

1924-10-24

Piet Roozenburg, World champ checker player (1948 . . 55)

1925-04-06

Arthur D Larsen, tennis champ (US Open-1950)

1925-07-07

Wally Phillips, Tomboy and the Champ

1927-10-25

Franklin "Bud" Held, javelin world champ (1949, 51, 53-55)

1927-10-29

Frank A Sedgman, tennis champ (US Open-1951)

1929-02-15

Graham Hill, London, auto racer (1962, 68 international racing champ)

1930-08-16

Marion A Trabert, tennis champ (US Open-1953)

1931-07-23

Viktor Korchnoi, chess champ

1932-09-22

Ingemar Johansson, Sweden, world heavyweight boxing champ (1952)

1933-10-03

Neale A Fraser, tennis champ (US Open-1959)

1934-09-10

Roger Maris, Hibbing, Minnesota, Yankee, HR champ (61 in 1961, AL MVP 1960, 1961), (d. 1985)

1935-01-04

Floyd Patterson, Waco North Carolina, heavyweight champ (1956-59, 1960-62) (Oly-gold-1952)

1935-02-14

[Mary] Mickey Wright, San Diego California, LPGA golfer (4 times LPGA champ)

1935-03-05

Malcolm J Anderson, tennis champ (US Open-1957)

1935-10-22

Judy Devlin Hashman, 10 time badminton champ (1957-67)

1935-11-05

Lester Piggott, British jockey (11 time champ)

1936-03-03

Jim Clark, Formula 1 racer (1963 champ)

1936-04-02

Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver (world champ 1966)

1936-05-09

Terry Downes, middleweight boxing champ (1961-62)

1936-09-15

ashley j cooper, Melbourne Victoria, Australian tennis champ (US Open-1957)

1937-04-12

Raymond Ceulemans, Belgian world champ billiards player

1938-04-27

Earl Anthony, bowler (PBA money champ 1974-6, 1981-3)

1938-06-09

Anne Kenny, Mudgee NSW, golfer (1968, 71 Australian Champ)

1938-09-15

Rafael H Osuna, tennis champ (US Open - 1963)

1938-10-08

Frederick S Stolle, tennis champ (US Open-1966)

1938-12-31

Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater (world champ), (d. 2013)

1940-02-24

Jimmy Ellis, WBA heavyweight boxing champ (1968-70)

1940-03-01

David Broome, Show Jumper (world champ-1970)

1940-03-19

Levi Forte, The Champ

1940-06-19

Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney, drag racer (1st woman Top Fuel champ)

1940-07-20

Tony Oliva, ball player, batting champ (AL Rookie of Year 1964)

1940-08-29

Wilhelm Ruska, Holland, judo champ (Olympic-gold-1972)

1941-05-03

Nona Gaprindasvili, USSR, world women's chess champ (1962-78)

1943-10-04

Owen Keir Davidson, Australia, 4 time Wimbledon mix double champ

1943-11-21

Larry Mahan, Oregon, rodeo champ (1967-70)

1944-01-12

Joe Frazier, Beaufort South Carolina, HW boxer (Olympic-gold-1964)/champ (1968-73)

1944-02-20

Willem van Hanegem, Dutch soccer champ/coach (Feyenoord)

1944-06-05

Chris Finnegan, UK, middleweight boxing champ (Olympic-gold-1968)

1945-06-04

Ivan "Ironman" Stewart, Mickey Thompson off-road champ (1983, 84, 90)

1945-08-09

Ken Norton, heavyweight boxing champ/TV panelist (Gong Show)

1946-06-15

Champ Summers, Game 4

1946-12-14

Stan Smith, Pasadena, California, American tennis champ (Wimbledon 1972, US Open-1971)

1947-08-26

Candy Moore, Maplewood NJ, actress (Lunch Wagon, Tomboy & Champ)

1948-05-09

John Drayton Mahaffey, Kerrville TX, PGA golfer (1978 PGA Champ)

1948-06-15

Champ Summers, baseball player

1948-08-18

Rudy Hartono Kurniawan, Indonesia, All-England tennis champ

1949-01-10

George Foreman, Marshall Texas, American World Heavyweight boxing champ (1973-74, 95)

1949-02-06

Manuel Orantes, tennis champ (US Open-1975)

1949-02-22

Nikki Lauda, Austria, formula 1 auto racer (world champ 1975, 77, 84)

1949-03-18

Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, Irish snooker player (2X world-champ)

1949-11-03

Larry Holmes, Cuthbert Georgia, heavyweight boxing champ (1978-85)

1950-03-13

Joe Bugner, Hungarian/British/Australian boxer (European Champ 1971)

1951-01-12

Bill Madlock, 4X NL batting champ (Chicago Cubs)

1952-04-12

Alexis Arguello, Managua Nicaragua, featherweight boxer (1974 champ)

1952-05-23

"Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, NJ, middleweight boxing champ (1982-83)

1952-08-17

Guillermo Vilas, Argentina, tennis champ (US Open-1977)

1952-08-17

Nelson Piquet, auto racer, 3-time Formula One champ (1981, '83, '87)

1953-07-11

Leon Spinks, St. Louis Missouri, heavyweight boxing champ (1978, Olympic-gold-1976)

1955-11-22

Sue Novara-Reber, Flint Mich, cyclist (1975 World sprint champ)

1956-05-04

Kevin Rooney, Mike Tyson: Fallen Champ

1956-06-06

Bjorn Borg, Sodertlage Sweden, tennis champ (Wimbledon 1976-79)

1956-07-20

Charlie Magri, world champ flyweight boxer (1983)

1956-10-04

Sherri Turner, Greenville South Carolina, LPGA golfer (1988 Mazda LPGA Champ)

1956-10-08

Scott Michael Pellaton, barefoot water ski champ

1957-03-30

Georges-Marc Benamou, Le promeneur du champ de Mars

1957-08-20

Scott Ayakatubby, beach volleyball champ

1957-09-11

Jeffrey George Sluman, Rochester NY, PGA golfer (1988 PGA Champ)

1957-09-21

Lynette Love, US tai kwan do champ 1987/(Olympics 1988)

1957-11-10

Jodi Anderson, Chicago Ill, US long jump champ (1978-81)

1958-06-15

Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman (AL bat champ 1985-88)

1958-09-12

Wilfredo Benitez, PR, boxer (world champ at 17y176d)

1958-11-03

Sue Daniels, Adelaide Australia, golfer (1983 Victorian Amateur Champ)

1959-04-22

Nicky Le Roux, South Africa, LPGA golfer (1994 Atlanta Champ-15th)

1959-04-26

Ann O'Neill, Toowoomba QLD, golfer (1989 Downs District Champ)

1960-03-21

Ayrton Senna, Brazilian formula-1 racer (1988 champ)

1960-04-22

Lloyd Honeyghan, English welterweight boxing champ (1986)

1960-06-16

Sonja Steptoe, Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

1960-06-28

John Elway, Resurrecting the Champ

1961-01-17

Maia Chiburdanidze, Kutaisi USSR, women's world chess champ

1961-06-08

Rhonda Fisekci, Resurrecting the Champ

1961-11-12

Chela Quintana, Venezuela, LPGA golfer (8 time Venezuelan Amat Champ)

1961-11-16

Frank Bruno, Hammersmith, British boxer (European champ)

1962-02-11

Scott Kolden, Torrance California, actor (Scott-Me & the Champ)

1962-08-22

Marie Laurie Mahabir, Guadeloupe, North American Bodybuilding Champ (1985-87)

1962-10-19

Evander Holyfield, Atmore Ala, boxer (Oly-bronze-1988)/champ (1990-92)

1963-01-13

Felita Carr, Fort Lauderdale Fl, dance skater (& Komarov-1995 Pac Champ)

1963-01-29

Michelle Bell, Melrose MA, LPGA golfer (1981 Mass School Girls Champ)

1963-02-04

Jane Leary, Sydney Australia, golfer (1992 Australian Amateur Champ)

1963-09-22

Missie Berteotti, Pittsburgh PA, LPGA golfer (1993 PING/Welch's Champ)

1964-11-04

Fiona Pike, Adelaide Australia, golfer (S Aust State champ 1993/94)

1964-11-10

Tish Certo, Niagara Falls NY, LPGA golfer (1981 Erie County (NY Champ)

1964-11-11

Jon Hough, Royal Oak MI, Nike golfer (1986 NAIA Individual Natl Champ)

1965-09-02

Lennox Lewis, London England, heavyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1988, WBC boxing champ)

1966-06-30

"Iron" Mike Tyson, NY, youngest heavyweight boxing champ (1986-90)

1966-07-31

Julie Forbes, Torphins Scotland, golfer (Aberdeenshire champ 1989)

1967-03-04

Juli Furtado, NYC, mountain cyclist (world champ-1991, 92)

1967-05-26

Jean Bartholomew, Queens NY, LPGA golfer (1989 Duke U Champ)

1967-08-10

Riddick Bowe, Brooklyn New York, HW boxing champ (Olympic-silver-1988)

1967-09-07

Kathaleen K Cutone, Olenoridge NJ, fig skater (1994 Collegiate champ)

1967-11-12

Michael Moorer, Brooklyn New York, boxing heavyweight champ (defeated Holyfield-1994)

1968-02-09

Marcus Meloan, Agana Guam, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 US Amat Champ)

1968-12-16

Wendy Doolan, Sydney Australia, LPGA golfer (1991 Brit Amat Champ-2nd)

1969-09-02

Shani Waugh, Bunbury Aust, LPGA golfer (Aust sub-jr champ-1986, 87)

1969-11-22

Katrin Krabbe, Neubrandenburg German DR, 100m/200m (World Champ 1991)

1969-12-28

Aurélien Chalon, Hors-champ: La Tueuse

1970-04-13

Rick Schroder, SI NY, actor (Ricky-Silver Spoons, Champ, Earthling)

1970-05-07

Sebastien Britten, Brossard Que, figure skater (1995 Canadian Champ)

1970-08-15

Dawn Ponte, Kent RI, dance skater (& Frey-1995 Eastern Jr champ)

1970-08-17

Jim Courier, Sanford Florida, tennis champ (1990, 91 French)

1970-09-23

Brian Wells, Carmel California, pairs skater (& Lyons-1995 Midwest champ)

1970-09-29

Tina Fischer, Bad Nauheim Germany, golfer (European Amat champ 1994)

1970-10-11

Nicole Jeray, Cook County IL, LPGA golfer (1995 Sprint Champ-22nd)

1970-11-12

Tonya Harding, Portland Or, figure skater (Oly-8th-1994/US Champ 1994)

1970-9-17

Lori Ravensborg, Resurrecting the Champ

1971-02-15

Barbara Failey-Herbert, South Africa, golfer (1989 winner SA Champ)

1971-03-01

Shepherd Clark, Atlanta Ga, figure skater (1994, 97 Eastern Sr champ)

1971-08-12

Pete Sampras, Washington, D.C., tennis champ (14 grand slam titles)

1971-08-25

Michael Chack, Toms River NJ, figure skater (1997 Pac Coast Sr champ)

1971-08-28

Todd Eldredge, Chatham Mass, figure skater (1997 National Sr champ)

1972-01-16

Lee McIntyre, Peak Hill Aust, golfer (T3 1995 NSW Trainee Champ)

1972-04-23

Rachel Hetherington, Port Macquarie NSW, golfer (1993 NSW Champ)

1972-05-09

Dan Hollander, Royal Oak Mich, figure skater (1996 Great Lakes champ)

1972-05-28

Denise Booker, Liverpool, golfer (S Australian Jr champ 1990)

1972-08-18

Loraine Lambert, Ipswich Queensland, golfer (NZ champ 1991, 92)

1972-10-11

Kyoko Ina, Tokyo Japan, figure skater (1993 North Atlantic Sr champ)

1972-10-16

Stephen O'Connor, Irish amateur snooker champ (1990)

1973-03-15

Franca Fehlauer, Hamburg Germany, golfer (Belgian Intl Jr champ 1991)

1973-04-04

Damon Allen, Winston-Salem NC, figure skater (1997 Midwestern champ)

1973-10-18

John Baldwin Jr, Dallas TX, figure skater (1996 SW Pacific Sr champ)

1974-05-29

Robyn Petroskey, Minneapolis Minn, figure skater (1996 Midwest champ)

1974-12-19

Jake Plummer, Resurrecting the Champ

1975-02-19

Paul Frey, Boston MA, dance skater (& Ponte-1995 Eastern Jr champ)

1975-03-20

Brian Buetsch, Rockford Ill, figure skater (1997 Great Lakes Sr champ)

1975-04-17

Trifun Zivanovic, Santa Monica, fig skater (1995 Pac Coast Jr champ)

1975-06-29

Mathew Gates, Baldock England, dance skater (& Chalom-1995 Nat Jr champ)

1975-07-14

Matthew Kessinger, Louisville Ky, fig skater (1995 Gt Lakes Jr champ)

1975-07-19

Alexi Komarov, Yekaterinburg Russia, dance skater (& Carr-1995 Pac Champ)

1976-08-02

Michael Weiss, Washington DC, figure skater (1997 World Champ-7th)

1976-11-24

Champ, Sex Inferno

1976-12-02

Jennifer Robinson, Barrie Ontario, (1996 Canadian Champ)

1977-04-15

Lisa Bell, Rockford Ill, figure skater (1997 Midwestern Sr champ)

1977-05-02

Amy D'Entremont, Stoneham Mass, figure skater (1995 NE Jr champ)

1977-05-13

Diane Halber, Torrance California, fig skater (1996 Natl Collegiate champ)

1977-05-17

Jere Michael, Aspen Colo, figure skater (1994 National Jr champ)

1977-08-23

Nicole Bobeck, Chic, figure skater (US Champ 1995)

1978-06-01

Karen Kwan, Torrance California, figure skater (1995 Pac Coast Sr champ)

1978-06-22

Champ Bailey, American football player

1978-06-22

Champ Bailey, Episode dated 23 January 2014

1978-12-07

Michael Gleaves, Resurrecting the Champ

1978-12-12

Derrick Delmore, Camp Springs Md, fig skater (1996 Grand Prix champ)

1979-01-15

Ken Chu, Taiwanese singer-actor and taichi champ

1979-06-20

Sydne Vogel, Anchorage Alaska, figure skater (1996 NW Pac Sr champ)

1979-08-09

Alizah Allen, NYC NY, figure skater (1997 North Atlantic Sr champ)

1979-10-22

Eve Chalom, Detroit Mich, dance skater (& Gates—1995 Nat Jr champ)

1980-05-09

Angela Nikodinov, Spartanburg SC, figure skater (1997 Pacif Sr champ)

1980-06-17

Brittney McConn, Largo Fla, figure skater (1997 Eastern Sr champ)

1980-09-10

Timothy Goebel, Evanston Ill, figure skater (1996 National Jr champ)

1980-10-03

Morgan Reigns, How to Eat Pussy Like a Champ

1980-12-26

Serena Phillips, Corvallis Ore, figure skater (1997 Pruetten champ)

1981-02-03

Rick Adams, Resurrecting the Champ

1981-05-24

Shelby Lyons, Oswego NY, pairs skater (& Wells-1995 Midwest champ)

1981-07-29

Jennie Thompson, Wichita Falls TX, gymnast (Jr Natl-champ-93, Oly-96)

1982-06-10

Tara Lipinski, Philadelphia Pa, figure skater (1997 World Champ)

1986-04-29

Kimber Lace, How to Eat Pussy Like a Champ

1987-08-04

Matthew Champ, House at the End of the Street

2003-01-15

Piper Nairn, The Great Champ Fernley

1916-10-09

Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (21) weds Maxine Gates in Farmington, Utah

1925-02-07

Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (29) weds actress Estelle Taylor (30)

1933-07-18

Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (38) weds broadway singer Hannah Williams (22)

1950-12-31

Heavyweight boxing champ Rocky Marciano (27) weds Barbara Cousins in Brockton

1956-08-21

Boxing champ Archie Moore (42) weds model Joan Hardy in Ensenada, Mexico

1956-10-06

Tennis player champ Ken Rosewall (21) weds Wilma McIver at St John's Church of England Cathedral in Brisbane, Australia

1966-06-20

Tennis champ Rod Laver (27) weds Mary Benson at St. Luke's Presbyterian Church in San Rafael, California

1986-07-25

Four-time tennis player champ Hana Mandlikova (24) weds restaurateur Jan Sedlak at Prague's old town hall

1986-11-19

Hall of Famer boxing champ Muhammad Ali (44) weds Yolanda Williams

1987-01-03

Tennis player champ Mats Wilander (22) weds model Sonya Mulholland in South Africa

1988-02-07

Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson marries actress Robin Givens

1996-05-15

Auto racing champ-turned-TV commentator Danny Sullivan (46) weds former Manhattan financial planner Brenda Bosveld (33) in Monte Carlo, Monaco

1996-11-16

Golf champ Phil Mickelson (26) weds Amy McBride

2006-05-06

Race car driver "Champ Car World Series" two time winner Sebastien Bourdais (27) weds Claire Bagot at Cathedral Saint-Julien in Le Mans, France

2009-02-07

Actress and skating champ Kristy Swanson (39) weds 1993 World Pair Skater Champion Lloyd Eisler (45) at The Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, California

2013-01-04

Former World Middleweight champ Jake LaMotta (90) weds his longtime fiancée Denise Baker (62) in Bisbee, Arizona

1919-04-02

Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (23) divorces Maxine Gates after 2 years of marriage

1943-07-07

Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (48) divorces broadway singer Hannah Williams (32) after 10 years of marriage

1998-10-13

Golfer champ Nick Faldo (41) divorces manager's secretary Gill Bennett after 12 years of marriage

1865-10-20

Champ Ferguson, Confederate guerrilla (b. 1821)

1879-03-13

Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60

1910-10-15

Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel, heavy weight boxing champ, shot & killed

1918-02-02

John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59

1921-03-02

Champ Clark, American politician (b. 1850)

1933-02-18

James Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies

1938-07-04

Suzanne Lenglen, 6 time Wimbledon champ, dies at 39 of anemia

1942-03-08

Jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53

1946-03-24

Alexander A Alekhine, world chess champ (1927-35, 37-46), dies at 53

1947-04-18

Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51

1947-11-24

Léon-Paul Fargue, Au champ de vapeur

1948-02-02

Cecil Wright, The Champ

1949-04-15

Wallace Beery, US actor (The Champ), dies at 64

1950-06-02

Stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70

1953-06-05

Bill Tilden, tennis champ, dies at 60

1956-10-01

Stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36

1958-07-25

"Sensational" Sherri Martel, woman's wrestling champ (WWF)

1959-11-21

Max Baer, US, heavyweight boxing champ (1934), dies at 49

1960-05-27

Edward Brophy, actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy), dies at 65

1967-01-18

Barney Ross, welterweight Boxing Champ (1934), dies at 57

1968-05-29

Jesse Scott, The Champ

1968-12-15

Jess Willard, Heavyweight boxing champ (1915-19), dies at 86

1969-08-31

Rocky Marciano, former heavyweight champ, dies in a plane crash at 45

1969-11-02

Marion Lloyd Vince, fencer (National champ 1928, 31), dies at 63

1972-02-28

Victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies

1976-03-06

"Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, leight heavy weight boxing champ (1930-34), dies at 71

1978-11-07

Gene Tunney, former heavyweight boxing champ (1926-28), dies at 80

1978-11-17

James J "Gene" Tunney, heavyweight boxing champ (1926-8), dies at 80

1980-07-22

Fred Kaps [Abram PA Bongers], magician (world champ 1955), dies at 54

1981-04-28

Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight champ (1922-26) dies at 79

1981-07-11

Ralph Gambina, The Champ

1981-11-27

Max [Machgielis] Euwe, chess champ (1935-37), dies

1983-05-31

Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86

1985-10-28

Arletta Duncan, The Fighting Champ

1988-04-22

Irene Rich, US actress (Beau Brumell, Champ), dies at 96

1989-04-12

Sugar Ray Robinson, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 67 of Alzheimer

1990-06-03

Tom Brown, actor (Judge Priest, Hello Sucker, Ex-Champ), dies at 77

1992-02-12

Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, boxing champ (Olympic-gold-1928), dies

1992-06-19

Kitty McKane Godfree, Tennis champ (Wimbledon 1924, 26), dies at 96

1993-09-16

Willie Mosconi, world billiards champ, dies of heart attack at 80

1994-09-02

Detlef Macha, German DR cyclist (5x world champ), dies at 35

1995-01-08

Carlos Monzon, [El Macho], Argentine medium weight boxing champ (1970-77), dies at 52

1995-05-05

Mikhail Moseyevich Botvinnik, world chess champ, dies

1999-09-25

Murray Wood, Ben the Champ

1999-12-23

Lars Hensen, The Champ

2002-04-03

Bobby Manogoff, Alias the Champ

2004-11-29

Harry Danning, Joe Palooka, Champ

2008-03-27

Wally Phillips, Tomboy and the Champ

2010-07-29

Matt Baranski, Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

2011-05-03

Jackie Cooper, The Champ

2012-10-11

John Junior "Champ" Summers, American MLB player, dies from kidney cancer at 66

2012-10-11

Champ Summers, Game 4

2013-11-15

T.J. Jemison, Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

2015-11-15

Hall of Fame pro wrestler Nick Bockwinkel, a four-time AWA heavyweight champ, dead at 80

2015-11-16

Hall of Fame pro wrestler Nick Bockwinkel, a four-time AWA heavyweight champ, dead at 80

2015-11-22

World champ boxer Bob Foster dies at 77

2017-08-15

Olympic cycling champ Stephen Wooldridge dies, aged 39