1947 in sports

Table of contents

1 Boxing 2 Football (soccer) 3 Births 4 Deaths

Boxing

• Rocky Graziano defeats Tony Zale to win boxing’s world middleweight championship.

• England - FA Cup: Charlton Athletic wins 1-0 over Burnley after extra time

• January 31 - Nolan Ryan, Baseball Hall of Famer
• February 5 - Darrell Waltrip, automobile racer, broadcaster
• February 13 - Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University basketball coach, Basketball Hall of Famer
• March 6 - Dick Fosbury, athlete (high jump)
• March 7 - Walter Röhrl, car racer
• April 16 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Basketball Hall of Famer
• April 26 - Donna DeVarona, Olympic gold medalist in swimming, sports journalist, sports activist
• June 22 - Pete Maravich, Basketball Hall of Famer (+ 1988)