1963 in sports

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Tiny Lund[?] won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Joe Weatherly[?]
• Indianapolis 500 - Parnelli Jones[?]
• USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Jimmy Clark of Great Britain
• 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Ludovico Scarfiotti[?] / Lorenzo Bandini[?] win, driving a Ferrari 250P
• Rally racing - the team of Erik Carlsson / Gunnar Palm[?] won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Saab 96
• Drag racing - Bobby Vodnik[?] won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA Nationals

Baseball

• World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers win 4 games to 0 over the New York Yankees. The series MVP is Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles.

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • Loyola (Illinois) wins 60-58 over Cincinnati

• NBA Finals:
  • Boston Celtics win 4 games to 2 over the Los Angeles Lakers

Boxing

• July 22 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sonny Liston won the Heavyweight Championship of the world by knocking out Floyd Patterson in the 1st round.

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Franco Balmamion[?] of Italy
• Tour de France - Jacques Anquetil[?] of France
• World Cycling Championship: Benoni Beheyt[?] of Belgium

Figure Skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Donald McPherson[?], Canada
  • Women's champion: Sjoukje Dijkstra[?], Netherlands
  • Pairs champions: Marika Kilius[?] & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler[?], Germany

Football (Soccer)

• England - FA Cup: Manchester United won 3-1 over Leicester City[?]

Football (American)

• January 29 - First inductees into the Football Hall of Fame are announced
• NFL Championship: Chicago Bears win 14-10 over the New York Giants

Canadian Football League

• Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats win 21-10 over the B.C. Lions[?]

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters - Jack Nicklaus
  2. June - US Open - Julius Boros[?]
  3. July - British Open - Bob Charles[?]
  4. August - PGA Championship - Jack Nicklaus

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Johnny Miller[?] - $353,022

• Ryder Cup: United States wins 23 to 9 over Britain in world team golf.

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - Mary Mills[?]
• LPGA Championship - Mickey Wright[?]
• Mickey Wright[?]: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $31,269

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Gatum Gatum[?]
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Canebora[?]
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Exbury[?]
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Ragusa[?]

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Only For Life[?]
  2. Epsom Derby - Relko[?]
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Ragusa[?]

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Chateaugay[?]
  2. Preakness Stakes - Candy Spots[?]
  3. Belmont Stakes - Chateaugay[?]

Harness Racing

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Meadow Skipper[?]
  2. Little Brown Jug - Overtrick[?]
  3. Messenger Stakes - Overtrick[?]

• Speedy Scot[?] won the United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Speedy Scott[?]
  2. Yonkers Trot - Speedy Scott[?]
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Speedy Scott[?]

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Cardigan Bay[?]

Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings

• Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs win 4 games to 1 over the Detroit Red Wings

• World Hockey Championship:
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis mens results:
  1. Australian Open - Roy Emerson[?]
  2. French Open - Roy Emerson[?]
  3. Wimbledon championships - Chuck McKinley[?]
  4. US Open - Rafael Osuna[?]

• Grand Slam in tennis womens results:
  1. Australian Open - Margaret Smith
  2. French Open - Lesley Turner[?]
  3. Wimbledon championships - Margaret Smith
  4. US Open - Maria Bueno[?]

• Davis Cup: United States won 3-2 over Australia in world tennis.

General sporting events

• Maureen Baynton[?] won the Women's World Amateur Billiards Championships

Births

• February 11 - Todd Benzinger[?], American baseball player.
• February 17 - Michael Jordan, American basketball star

Deaths

• January 5 - Rogers Hornsby[?], Baseball Hall of Famer