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1945 in sports
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Some sporting events did not take place because of World War II .
See , 1945 in chess
England
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.
Men's professional
Men's amateur
Women's professional
Awards
Births
January-May
January 1 — Jacky Ickx , Belgian racing car driver
January 3 — Wade Bell , American middle distance runner
January 10 — Jerome Drayton , German-born Canadian long-distance runner
February 3 — Philip Waruinge , Kenyan boxer
February 3 — Bob Griese , American football player
February 5 — Nancy McCredie , Canadian track and field athlete
February 25 — Roy Saari , American freestyle and medley swimmer
February 26 — Peter Brock , Australian racing car driver (d. 2006 )
March 8 — Carol Moseke , American discus thrower
March 16 — Vojtech Christov , Slovak football referee
March 17 — Hassan Bchara , Lebanese wrestler
March 17 — Dave Bailey , Canadian track and field athlete
March 27 — Robert Haigh , Australian field hockey player
March 28 — Johnny Famechon , France-born Australian boxer
April 2 — Don Sutton , American baseball player
April 3 — Bernie Parent , Hockey hall of famer
April 10 — Kevin Berry , Australian butterfly swimmer (d. 2006 )
April 20 — Naftali Temu , Kenyan athlete (d. 2003 )
April 26 — Dick Johnson , Australian racing car driver
May 12 — Alan Ball , English football (soccer) player
May 12 — Carl Robie , American butterfly swimmer
May 14 — Yochanan Vollach , Israeli football (soccer) player, President of Maccabi Haifa accosiation
May 23 — Roel Luynenburg , Dutch rower
June-November
June 1 — Brian Oldfield , American track and field athlete
June 1 — Russell Webb , American water polo player
June 3 — Hale Irwin , American golfer
June 4 — John Sherwood , British track and field athlete
June 5 — John Carlos , American track and field champion
June 8 — Klenie Bimolt , Dutch swimmer
June 12 — Pat Jennings , Northern Irish soccer goalkeeper
June 16 — Pedro Chappe Garcia , Cuban basketball player (d. 2003 )
June 24 — Betty Stöve , Dutch female tennis player
July 1 — Jane Cederqvist , Swedish freestyle swimmer
July 21 — John Lowe , English darts player
August 12 — Mary Stewart , Canadian freestyle swimmer
August 15 — Gene Upshaw , American football player
September 11 — Franz Beckenbauer , German footballer and coach
September 29 — Nadezhda Chizhova , Russian athlete
October 12 — Stanley Cole , American water polo player
November 3 — Gerd Muller , German soccer player
November 24 — Van Nelson , American long-distance runner
Deaths
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