1984 AMCU-8 Men's Basketball Tournament, Format
All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.


1984 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
The 1984 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship was the 9th edition  of the tournament, and was played in Fukuoka


1984 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
The 8 teams were divided in two pool, with final between the winner of both of them. Japan won the tournament


1984 ATP Challenger Series
The ATP Challenger Series is the second tier tour for professional tennis organised by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). The 1984 ATP Challenger Series calendar comprises 32 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $25,000 up to $75,000.


1984 ATP Challenger Series, Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S) and doubles (D) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 1984 ATP Challenger Series. The players/nations are sorted by: (1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); (2) a singles > doubles hierarchy; (3) alphabetical order (by family names for players).


1984 Adur District Council election
Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 3 May 1984, with one third of the council up for election. There was no elections held for the single-member St Mary's ward. Overall turnout was recorded at 45.6%.


1984 Adur District Council election
The election resulted in the council remaining under no overall control.


1984 Adur District Council election, Ward results
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.


1984 African Championships in Athletics
The 1984 African Championships in Athletics were held in Rabat, Morocco from August 12 to August 15, 1984 in the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium.


1984 African Cup Winners' Cup
The 1984 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Al Ahly in two-legged final victory against Canon Yaoundé. This was the tenth season that the tournament took place for the winners of each African country's domestic cup. Thirty-five sides entered the competition, with CAP Owendo and Horoya AC withdrawing before the 1st leg of the first round.


1984 African Cup Winners' Cup, Final
Al-Ahli SC (Tripoli) withdrew before the final for political reasons (refusing to play Egyptian teams) and were replaced by Canon Yaoundé.


1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs
The 1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs was the 20th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa.


1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs
The tournament was played by 39 teams and was used a playoff scheme with home and away matches. Zamalek SC from Egypt won that final, and became for the first time CAF club champion.


1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs, First round
1 HTMF Mahajanga withdrew after 1st leg. 2 Hafia FC withdrew.


1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs, Second round
1 Sporting de Bissau withdrew. 2 2nd leg abandoned at 55', with FC 105 Libreville leading 2–0, after SM Sanga Balende walked off to protest the officiating. Result stood and Sanga Balende were ejected from the competition and banned from CAF competitions for three years. 3 1st leg abandoned at 38', with Zamalek leading 1–0, after Gor Mahia's players attacked and threatened match officials. Result stood and Zamalek SC qualified.


1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs, Quarter-Finals
1 FC 105 Libreville were ejected from the competition for using an ineligible player in the 2nd round.


1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:


1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final
The 1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final was a football tie held over two legs in November and December 1984 between Zamalek, and Shooting Stars.


1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final
Zamalek from Egypt won the final's two legs, with a score on aggregate 3–0, earning their 1st African Cup.


1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final
The day after the 2nd leg, Shooting Stars FC were disbanded by the government for "putting shame on Nigeria".


1984 African Cup of Nations
The 1984 African Cup of Nations was the 14th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ivory Coast. Just like in 1982, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Cameroon won its first championship, beating Nigeria in the final 3−1.


1984 African Cup of Nations, Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Abidjan and Bouaké.


1984 African Cup of Nations Final
The 1984 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 18 March 1984, and was the final match of the 14th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations). It was hosted by Côte d'Ivoire at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan. Cameroon won its first championship, beating Nigeria in the final 3−1.


1984 African Cup of Nations qualification
This page details the qualifying process for the 1984 African Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. Ivory Coast, as hosts, and Ghana, as title holders, qualified automatically.


1984 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying tournament, First round
Senegal won by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate.


1984 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying tournament, First round
Egypt won 3–1 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.


1984 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying tournament, First round
Ethiopia won 4–2 on penalty shootout after 1–1 on aggregate.


1984 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying tournament, First round
Madagascar won by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate.


1984 African Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying tournament, Second round
Nigeria won 4–3 on penalty shootout after 0–0 on aggregate.


1984 African Cup of Nations squads
Below is a list of squads used in the 1984 African Nations Cup.


1984 Air Canada Cup
The 1984 Air Canada Cup was Canada's sixth annual national midget 'AAA' hockey championship, which was played April 17 – 21, 1984 at the North Bay Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario. Prior to the season, the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association overhauled the format of the Air Canada Cup. Under the new format, the twelve branch champions would compete in five regional playoffs to qualify for the national championship. They would be joined by the host team to round out the six-team field.


1984 Air Canada Cup
The host North Bay Pinehill ended up winning the first gold medal under the Air Canada Cup's new format. The Notre Dame Hounds and Lions du Lac St-Louis took silver and bronze, respectively. Future National Hockey League players competing in the 1984 tournament were Shawn Anderson, Ian Herbers, Claude Lapointe, Don MacLean, Mike O’Neill, Randy McKay, Myles O'Connor, Luke Richardson, Cam Russell, Darren Turcotte, and Brad Werenka.


1984 Air Canada Silver Broom
The  1984 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from April 2–8 at the Memorial Auditorium in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.


1984 Air Canada Silver Broom, Teams
Skip : Günther MärkerThird: Ronald KoudelkaSecond: Günther MochnyLead: Ernst EggerAlternate: Günther Hummelt


1984 Air Canada Silver Broom, Teams
Skip : Keith WendorfThird: Hans Dieter KeiselSecond: Sven SaileLead: Heiner Martin


1984 Air Canada Silver Broom, Teams
Skip : Mike HayThird: David HaySecond: David SmithLead: Russel KeillerAlternate: Gordon Sneddon


1984 Air Canada Silver Broom, Teams
Fourth: Connie ÖstlundSkip: Per LindemanSecond: Carl von WendtLead: Bo Andersson


1984 Air Canada Silver Broom, Teams
Skip : Peter Attinger Jr.Third: Bernhard AttingerSecond: Werner AttingerLead: Kurt Attinger


1984 Air Force Falcons football team
The 1984 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games at Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 7–4 record overall and a 4–3 record in Western Athletic Conference games. The team was selected to play in the Independence Bowl, in which it defeated Virginia Tech.


1984 Akron Zips football team
The 1984 Akron Zips football team represented Akron University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. Led by 12th-year head coach Jim Dennison, the Zips played their home games at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. They finished the season with a record of 4–7 overall and 2–5 in OVC play, placing sixth.


1984 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team
The 1984 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Ed Wyche. They finished season with an overall record of 5–4–2 and a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play.


1984 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1984 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 92nd overall and 51st season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ray Perkins, in his second year, and played its home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Alabama finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 2–4 in the SEC). This marked Alabama's first losing season since the Tide went 2–7–1 in 1957 under Jennings B. Whitworth, and ended its streak of 25 straight bowl appearances.


1984 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Some of the more notable contests of the season included a season-opening loss to Boston College (and their quarterback, Doug Flutie, who went on to win the 1984 Heisman Trophy), a third consecutive loss to Tennessee in which the Tide gave up a 14-point fourth quarter lead, and Alabama's first loss to Vanderbilt since 1969. However, Alabama did upset Auburn 17–15 in the 1984 edition of the Iron Bowl, denying the Tigers a berth in the Sugar Bowl.


1984 Algerian presidential election
Member State of the African Union Member State of the Arab League


1984 Algerian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 12 January 1984. Incumbent Chadli Bendjedid, leader of the National Liberation Front (the country's sole legal political party), was re-elected unopposed with 99.42% of the vote, based on a 96% voter turnout.


1984 All England Open Badminton Championships
The 1984 Yonex All England Open Championships was the 74th edition held in 1984, at Wembley Arena, London.


1984 All Japan Endurance Championship
The 1984 All Japan Endurance Championship was the second season of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The 1984 champion was the Auto Beaurex Motorsport Lotec M1C-BMW driven by Naoki Nagasaka.


1984 All-Big Eight Conference football team
The 1984 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. The selectors for the 1984 season included the Associated Press (AP).


1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen as All-Big Ten Conference players for the 1984 Big Ten Conference football season. The organizations selecting All-Big Ten teams in 1987 included the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI).


1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team
Ohio State running back Keith Byars, who led the country with 1,655 rushing yards and 144 points, was selected as the Big Ten Player of the Year. Byars and Illinois wide receiver David Williams, who led the country with 101 receptions for 1,278 yards, were unanimously selected as first-team All-Big Ten players by the AP. Those two, as well as Ohio State offensive lineman Jim Lachey and Iowa linebacker Larry Station, were also selected as consensus first-team All-Americans.


1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team
Other individual award winners included Wisconsin guard Jeff Dellenbach as the Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year, Iowa tackle Paul Hufford as the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year, and Purdue's Leon Burtnett as the Big Ten Coach of the Year.


1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team, First-team honorees by team
Iowa (7). The 1984 Iowa Hawkeyes football team under head coach Hayden Fry led all other teams with seven first-team All-Big Ten selections. The Iowa contingent was anchored by  quarterback Chuck Long who led the conference with 22 passing touchdowns and a 156.4 passing efficiency rating. Iowa's other first-team honorees were running back Ronnie Harmon (1,225 yards for scrimmage and 11 touchdowns), linebacker Larry Station, defensive linemen Paul Hufford and George Little, defensive backs Mike Stoops and Devon Mitchell.


1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team, First-team honorees by team
Ohio State (6). The 1984 Ohio State team under head coach Earle Bruce won the Big Ten championship and placed six first-team players on the All-Big Ten team. In addition to Big Ten Player of the Year Keith Byars, the other Ohio State honorees were linebacker Pepper Johnson, punter Tom Tupa, and offensive linemen Kirk Lowdermilk, Jim Lachey and Mark Krerowicz.


1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team, First-team honorees by team
Illinois (6). The Illinois Fighting Illini under head coach Mike White also had six players who received first-team honors. The Illini players receiving first-team honors were running back Thomas Rooks (1,056 rushing yards), wide receiver David Williams (101 receptions for 1,278 yards), tight end Cap Boso, and kicker Chris White. Illinois quarterback Jack Trudeau received second-team honors and was third in the conference with 2,724 passing yards.


1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team, First-team honorees by team
Wisconsin (4). The 1984 Wisconsin Badgers football team under head coach Dave McClain placed four players on the all-conference first team. The Wisconsin honorees were Offensive Lineman of the Year Jeff Dellenbach, receiver Al Toon (54 receptions for 750 yards), defensive lineman Darryl Sims, and defensive back Richard Johnson. Wisconsin running back Larry Emery was a second-team honoree and led the conference with an average of 6.2 yards per rushing attempt.


1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
AP = Associated Press, selected by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters covering the Big Ten


1984 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI


1984 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1984 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 53rd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.


1984 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Derry entered the championship as defending champions; however, they were defeated by Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final.


1984 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
On 23 September 1984, Dublin won the championship with a 1-9 to 0-4 victory of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their 10th All-Ireland title overall and their first in two championship seasons.


1984 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
After this game, Jim Stynes, who was a part of the winning Dublin team, would go on to make his name in the Australian Football League playing for the Melbourne Football Club, whereby he would enter the Australian Football Hall of Fame as well as a slew of other impressive achievements within the code as a result of his involvement in the Melbourne Football Club's ambitious international recruitment program (now known as the "Irish experiment").


1984 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1984 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 19 April 1984 and ended on 16 September 1984.


1984 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.


1984 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
On 16 September 1984, Limerick won the All-Ireland title following a 2-05 to 2-04 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final replay. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1958.


1984 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship of 1984 was the 11th staging of Ireland's secondary hurling knock-out competition. Westmeath won the centenary year championship, beating London 4–10 to 1–16 in the final at the Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1984 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1984 season. The championship was won by Dublin who defeated Tipperary by a 14-point margin in the final. The match drew an attendance of 4,219.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Quarter-finals
Dublin defeated Kilkenny by 6–6 to 4–4 in the preliminary round on a day Angela Downey scored 4-3 of Kilkenny;’s 4-4 total. Marie Connell got three goals for Dublin, Joan Gormley two and Barbara Redmond the sixth.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Semi-finals
A last minute goal by Jenny English, a cousin of Nicholas English, forced the Tipperary-Wexford semi-final to a replay. Tipperary had a two-minute lead with three minutes to go when Nancy Griffin sealed their place in the final.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
Dublin's victory came at the third attempt in successive finals. Their first goal came from right full back Germaine Noonan in the 13th minute when her long shot was let drop through the fingers of Tipperary goalkeeper Breda Kennedy. Three minutes later Marie Connell struck for a second goal and Dublin were not caught afterwards. They led by 3-5 to 0-2 at half time. Sean Kilfeather wrote in the Irish Times:


1984 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
With the wind behind them Dulbi started strongly and, driving the ball great distances, they kept Tipperary under a constant barrage in the early part of the game. Tipperary kept their heads under pressure, however, and might have taken the lead but for a splendid save by the Dublin goalkeeper Yvonne Redmond from a shot by Deirdre Lane. By the 13th minute Tipperary were quite happy to be in arrears by only two points.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
The 1984 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the 51st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1984 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
Dublin had the wind for the first half and scored two lucky goals, leading 3-5 to 0-2 at the break and never looking like losing their lead.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
The 1984 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 15 April 1984 to determine the winners of the 1983–84 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the 14th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny and Gort of Galway, with the game ending in a 1-10 apiece draw. The replay took place at Semple Stadium on 3 June 1984. Ballyhale.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
The All-Ireland final was a unique occasion as it was the first ever championship meeting between Ballyhale Shamrocks and Castlegar. Ballyhale Shamrocks were hoping to win their second All-Ireland title while Gort were hoping to claim their first title.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Ballyhale Shamrocks were without the services of Liam Fennelly who sustained a leg injury playing for Kilkenny against Waterford. Castlegar held a half-time lead of 0-7 to 0-5. In the 41st minute the game was slipping away from Ballyhale when the selectors decided to risk Fennelly in spite of his injury. After setting up a goal for his brother Kevin he later engineered two frees to tie the match at 1-10 apiece. A third free, once again won by Fennelly, was sent wide.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
The replay didn't take place for seven weeks and, once again, it was a close affair. The sides were level at 0-4 apiece after twenty minutes, before a goal from Ger Fennelly and a point from his brother Kevin put them ahead by 1-5 to 0-4 at the interval. The Gort challenge faltered in the second half and they only added two more points after the break.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Ballyhale Shamrocks victory secured their second All-Ireland title. They became the fifth club to win a second All-Ireland title.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 98th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 13 May 1984 and ended on 23 September 1984.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
On 23 September 1984, Kerry won the championship following a 0-14 to 1-6 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their 28th All-Ireland title.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Dublin's Barney Rock was the championship's top scorer with 5-24. Kerry's Jack O'Shea was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Centenary year
1984 was a special year in the annals of Gaelic games as it was the centenary of the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Because of this a series of events celebrating the occasion were planned to take place throughout the year. The festivities were officially launched on 18 March at the Michael Cusack cottage in Carron, County Clare. Ash trees were planted to mark the occasion and a plaque was also unveiled in memory of the founder of the association. The Railway Cup finals were later played in Cusack Park, Ennis.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Centenary year
A £100,000 film was also commissioned by the centenary committee. Made by Louis Marcus the film was designed to be a portrait rather than a chronological history of the GAA.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 97th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Pre-game
Dublin were considered hot favourites to defeat Kerry. Kerry had lost to Offaly on their last appearance at this stage in 1982 and had not made it past Cork in the 1983 final of the Munster Senior Football Championship.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
Tom Spillane and Ger Lynch — assigned to mark Tommy Conroy and Barney Rock — began their efforts during the national anthem, which they sang with aplomb. Spillane, quoted in the book Princes of Pigskin, said of this tactic later: "There was no belting but the plot was to sing the National Anthem as loud as we could into their ears to put the fear of God into them. Neither of us were great singers but they must have thought we were wired to the moon".


1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
Kerry controlled the game and won by five points, only two Dublin forwards scoring. Dublin were well beaten (0–14 to 1–6). Kerry claimed great motivation for their victory came from a piece in the RTÉ Guide in which the team were referred to as "a cowardly blend of experienced players, has-beens and a few newcomers."


1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Match, Summary
It was the third of five All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1980s.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1984 was the 98th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating Offaly 3–16 to 1–12 in the centenary year final at Semple Stadium, Thurles.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Centenary year
1984 was a special year in the annals of Gaelic games as it was the centenary of the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Because of this a series of events celebrating the occasion were planned to take place throughout the year. The festivities were officially launched on 18 March at the Michael Cusack cottage in Carron, County Clare. Ash trees were planted to mark the occasion and a plaque was also unveiled in memory of the founder of the association. The Railway Cup finals were later played in Cusack Park, Ennis.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Centenary year
A £100,000 film was also commissioned by the centenary committee. Made by Louis Marcus the film was designed to be a portrait rather than a chronological history of the GAA.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Centenary year
One of the biggest events during the centenary celebrations was the staging of the All-Ireland final in Semple Stadium, Thurles. It was the first time since 1937 that the championship decider did not take place in Croke Park. The staging of the game in Thurles was a gesture to the cradle-town of the GAA and to the county regarded as 'the home of hurling'.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Pre-championship
Prior to the opening of the championship Kilkenny were installed as the favourites to retain the All-Ireland title for a third consecutive year. The last time they achieved this was in 1913, however, no final took place that year and Kilkenny were awarded the title as Limerick refused to play. Since then they failed to capture the 'three-in-a-row', in spite of having the opportunity in 1933 and again in 1976. Cork, the defeated All-Ireland finalists in 1982 and 1983, were regarded as the biggest threat to Kilkenny's ambitions. 1984 also provided Cork with the dubious honour of becoming the first team to lose three All-Ireland finals in-a-row. National League champions Limerick and newcomers Offaly were also regarded as teams that would make life difficult for the reigning champions.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams
A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, a reduction of one team from the 1983 championship and one new entrant.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams
The Leinster championship was reduced to five teams as Westmeath declined to take part and instead decided to field a team in the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship. ' The Lakelanders' went on to win that championship and qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams
Once again the five traditional hurling teams contested the Munster championship.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Teams
Antrim and Galway, two teams who faced no competition in their respective provinces, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a lone match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team was eliminated at this stage, while the winners advanced to the semi-finals.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final joined the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage, while two teams advanced to the final.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage, while the winners advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a lone match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team was eliminated at this stage, while the winners advanced to the semi-finals.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final joined the other three Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage, while two teams advanced to the final.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage, while the winners advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a lone match between Galway and the All-Ireland 'B' champions. One team was eliminated at this stage, while the winners advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final where they played the Leinster champions.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final joined the Leinster and Munster champions and Antrim to make up the semi-final pairings. The Munster and Leinster champions were on opposite sides of the draw. Two teams were eliminated at this stage, while two teams advanced to the final.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Format
Final: (1 match) The two semi-final winners contested the final.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Broadcasting
The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match which took place on Sunday, 2 September 1984 at Semple Stadium in Thurles that decided the winner of the 1984 season of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The winners received the Liam MacCarthy Cup. The 1984 final, regarded as the Centenary Year final due to the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association one hundred years previously in 1884, was the culmination of the 98th season of the championship, and the 97th final overall.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The final was contested by the Munster champions Cork and the Leinster champions Offaly, a first ever championship meeting between the two sides. Throw-in was at 15:30 IST. The referee for the match was Paschal Long from Kilkenny. The venue, Semple Stadium, hosted its first and to date only All-Ireland final, having been chosen as a gesture to the cradle town of the GAA on the association's centenary anniversary.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Cork, the all-time roll of honour leaders, last won in 1978 and were making their third consecutive appearance in the competition's final, having lost to Kilkenny in both 1982 and 1983. Offaly were appearing in their second ever final, having won the championship in 1981. After defeating Limerick and Tipperary in the Munster Championship, Cork beat Antrim in the All-Ireland semi-final to qualify for the final, while Offaly accounted for Dublin and Wexford in the Leinster Championship before defeating Galway.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Cork took a narrow one-point lead at half-time courtesy of a Seánie O'Leary goal, however, second-half goals by Kevin Hennessy and a second by O'Leary secured the All-Ireland for Cork. It was their 24th All-Ireland title in all, and their first in six years.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Venue
Since 1912 Croke Park in Dublin had been the regular venue for the annual All-Ireland final. In 1934, in anticipation of the All-Ireland final being held at the then Thurles Sportsfield as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of the GAA, extensive improvements were made to bring the field requirements up to the demands which a crowd of up to 60,000 would make. That game, however, was still played at Croke Park. Only once was the All-Ireland final held outside of Dublin when, due to a Croke Park builders' strike, FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney was the venue for the 1937 championship decider.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Venue
Semple Stadium was announced as the venue of the 1984 All-Ireland final at the GAA's annual Congress on 28 March 1981. The decision to award the final to the Thurles venue was passed by a considerable majority, however, there were some question marks about its suitability and its capacity, most notably from the GAA president Paddy McFlynn and from the GAA's director-general Liam Mulvihill. There was further criticism of the decision from the Galway County Board, however, at the 1982 Congress the decision was copper-fastened.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Route to the final, Cork
Cork's opening game of the championship was a Munster semi-final meeting with Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds. In a game billed as the potential game of the year, 'the Rebels' went in as underdogs against the recently crowned National Hurling League champions. The title of underdogs seemed accurate as Limerick had a half-time lead of 1–10 to 1–5. Cork were a transformed side after the interval and held Limerick scoreless for the first twelve minutes of the half while helping themselves to 1–6.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Route to the final, Cork
The goal was scored when the Limerick full-back, Leonard Enright, topped the ball as he tried to clear off the ground and it spun back, struck the goalkeeper and into the path of Jimmy Barry-Murphy who guided it over the line. A great second-half followed, however, Cork proved the experts wrong and secured a 3–15 to 2–13 victory.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Route to the final, Cork
The subsequent Munster final saw Cork play Tipperary. It was their first meeting in the provincial decider since the 1970 Munster final. Regarded at the time as the 'best ever', the game was a classic encounter, however, the final seven minutes have entered Munster folklore. Cork trailed Tipp by four points with seven minutes left and the game looked lost. John Fenton launched the comeback with a point before Tony O'Sullivan sent the sliotar crashing into the net for an equalising goal. A draw seemed likely, however, a Tipp attack was halted and turned into a Cork one. O'Sullivan tried for the winning point, however, his shot was stopped by the goalkeeper only to fall to the hurley of Seánie O'Leary who scored the winning goal. John Fenton tacked on an insurance point to give Cork the centenary year Munster title.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Route to the final, Cork
Cork's next game was an All-Ireland semi-final against Antrim. The Ulster team were apathetic about the match and it was reported in the media that some players weren't even training for the game. The game was seen as a foregone conclusion, however, Antrim put in a good display for the opening thirty minutes. The end result was never in doubt and Cork booked their place in the All-Ireland final with a 3–26 to 2–5 victory.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Route to the final, Offaly
Offaly's championship opener was a Leinster semi-final meeting with Dublin. The midlanders were the warm favourites to win that game and to take the provincial title. Offaly did not have it all their own way and their victory came about largely through squandered scoring opportunities from Dublin. Three penalties were awarded during the game with Dublin failing to score from two while Offaly converted a goal from their penalty and avoided an upset.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Route to the final, Offaly
The subsequent Leinster final pitted Offaly against Wexford. Both sides had mixed fortunes in their respective semi-finals with Wexford putting in a great display in defeating three-in-a-row hopefuls Kilkenny while Offaly had a laboured victory over 'the Dubs'. Because of this Offaly went into the provincial decider as underdogs. The game itself was an exciting affair with the result in doubt right up to the full-time whistle. The game ended in controversy as the referee, Pascal Long, played only one minute and five-second of injury time, when as least three minutes had been lost due to injuries. Overall, Offaly were regarded as the better team for two-thirds of the game and their 1–15 to 2–11 victory was well merited.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Route to the final, Offaly
Offaly's next game was an All-Ireland semi-final meeting with Galway. While Offaly had been improving in each of their games during the championship, this was Galway's second game after an opener against Westmeath. Because of this Offaly were tentatively given the nod to win and advance to the final, however, Galway were seen as dangerous when they were underdogs. Offaly had little difficulty in overwhelming the westerners and a 4–15 to 1–10 victory gave them a safe passage to the All-Ireland final.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Background
The All-Ireland final was a unique occasion as it was the very first championship meeting between Cork and Offaly.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Background
Cork enjoyed a hugely successful decade in the seventies, winning four All-Ireland finals including three championships in-a-row. By the early 1980s many of the players from that team decided to retire and, after a period of transition in 1980 and 1981, a new Cork team emerged to take back-to-back Munster titles in 1982 and 1983. Cork also contested the All-Ireland finals in both those years, however, they were defeated by their great rivals Kilkenny on both occasions. The thought of becoming the first team to lose three All-Ireland finals in-a-row proved a great motivation.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Background
In 1981 Offaly became the thirteenth team to win the All-Ireland title when they defeated Galway to take their very first championship. A victory in the centenary year final would preserved their 100% record in All-Ireland deciders.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Referee
Pascal Long from the Carrickshock club in Kilkenny was named as the referee for the 1984 All-Ireland final on 21 August 1984. It was his first time taking charge of an All-Ireland decider, however, he had been a regular referee during the National Hurling League. Long had also experienced both Cork and Offaly in earlier games in 1984. He took charge of Offaly's Leinster final win over Wexford and was also in charge for Cork's defeat of Antrim in the All-Ireland semi-final.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Overview
Sunday 2 September was the date of the 1984 centenary All-Ireland senior hurling final between Cork and Offaly. It was Cork's third consecutive appearance in the final, after suffering two defeats by Kilkenny in 1982 and 1983, while Offaly were lining out in their first championship decider since they won the title in 1981. In spite of the GAA celebrating its 100th anniversary, this was the first ever championship meeting between these two sides.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Overview
An interesting fact about Cork on All Ireland Final day was that they decided to forgo all the pre match hype and prepared behind 'closed doors' in the grounds of the Ursuline Convent in Thurles. This was a closely guarded secret and even some officials of the Cork County Board were unaware of the team's whereabouts in the run up to throw in.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Overview
Since 1914, Croke Park in Dublin had been the home of the All-Ireland senior hurling final every year. Only in 1937 had the championship decider moved out of the capital city to FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney. 1984, however, was special as it was the centenary year of the Gaelic Athletic Association. To mark the occasion it was deemed fitting that the All-Ireland final be played in the "home of hurling" and the town where the association was established. Because of this Semple Stadium in Thurles was the venue for this very special championship final.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Overview
The weather on the day was fine and sunny; however, it was also a very humid day which resulted in many players suffering the effects of fatigue by the end of the game.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Overview
Both sides lined out in their usual jerseys. Offaly wore their green, white and gold strip while Cork lined out in their traditional red jerseys. There was one special change to the Cork strip that was introduced prior to the game. The Cork jersey now had the word 'Corcaigh' emblazoned across the front while the jersey also contained the GAA centenary logo. Only one set of these jerseys were made.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Pre-match celebrations
As part of the centenary celebrations a special presentation took place prior to the game itself. All living former All-Ireland winning captains were given a special introduction onto the field. On that occasion the 60,000 spectators took to their feet as they witnessed some of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game take to the field. RTÉ's Michael O'Hehir acted as master of ceremonies as 38 captains from 40 All-Ireland-winning teams were introduced to and congratulated by the President of the Gaelic Athletic Association Paddy Buggy.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Pre-match celebrations
Liam Fennelly, Kilkenny's All-Ireland-winning captain from 1983, was the first captain to be introduced to the crowd. He was shortly followed by his team mate Brian Cody who captained the first leg of Kilkenny's back-to-back successes in 1982. Joe Connolly, Galway's first All-Ireland winning captain in 57 years, received a warm welcome as he arrived on the pitch.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Pre-match celebrations
The third Kilkennyman of the day, Ger Fennelly, was presented as the All-Ireland-winning captain of 1979 before three Corkmen, Charlie McCarthy, Martin O'Doherty and Ray Cummins, mad etheir way onto the pitch as representatives of Cork's three-in-a-row of titles between 1976 and 1978. Billy Fitzpatrick and Nicky Orr were next onto the field as Kilkenny's winning captains of 1974 and 1975 respectively. They was followed by Éamonn Grimes, the last man to captain Limerick to a championship title in 1973. Noel Skehan, one of the greatest goalkeepers of all-time, took to the field as the All-Ireland-winning captain of 1972.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Pre-match celebrations
The 1970s began with Tipperary and Cork being respectively represented by Tadhg O'Connor and Paddy Barry. Kilkenny's captain from 1969 and a player regarded as one of the greatest forwards of all time, Eddie Keher, was introduced next. Keher was followed onto the field of play by Wexford's 1968 captain, Dan Quigley, and Kilkenny's 1967 captain, Jim Treacy. At the time Quigley was the last Wexford man to captain his county to the All-Ireland title. Gerald McCarthy was one of the youngest captains to take to the field.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Pre-match celebrations
He was only twenty years-old when he guided Cork to the All-Ireland title in 1966. He was followed by Mick Murphy, Tipperary's victorious captain of 1964 and Séamus Cleere, Kilkenny's captain of 1963. Jimmy Doyle, regarded by many as one of the greatest players of all time and the All-Ireland winning captain of 1962 and 1965, was followed by Matt Hassett who guided Tipperary to the title in 1961. Frankie Walsh of Waterford, the last man to captain his county to a championship, followed before Tipperary's 1958 All-Ireland-winning captain Tony Wall took to the field.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Pre-match celebrations
Kilkenny's 1957 captain, Mickey Kelly, was followed by Jim English of Wexford who captained the team in a memorable decider in 1956. He was followed by his team mate Nick O'Donnell, widely regarded as the greatest full-back of them all, who captained Wexford to the first leg of an All-Ireland double in 1955 before claiming the Liam MacCarthy Cup for a second time as captain in 1960. Paddy Barry of Cork's 1952 All-Ireland-winning team was followed by Tipperary's Jimmy Finn, Seán Kenny and Pat Stakelum, who captained their county to three successive titles between 1949 and 1951. They were followed by another Tipperary captain, John Maher, who captained the team to All-Ireland honours in 1945.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Pre-match celebrations
Cork were heavily represented throughout the early part of the 1940s with Seán Condon captaining the team to a fourth successive All-Ireland championship in 1944. He was followed by Mick Kennefick who helped Cork to the third title in that famous quartet of championship successes. The biggest cheer of the day was reserved for Jack Lynch, Cork's All-Ireland-winning captain of 1942 and former Taoiseach, who brought the proceedings to a halt after receiving a thirty-second ovation from the large Cork contingent. Connie Buckley, the fourth Corkman in succession, followed Lynch as the All-Ireland-winning captain of 1941.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Pre-match celebrations
Tipperary native Mick Daniels was the last man to captain Dublin to a championship in 1938 while Jimmy Lanigan captained Tipperary to the All-Ireland title in Fitzgerald Stadium in 1937. The last captain to be introduced to the crowd was 84-year-old Eudie Coughlan of Cork who steered Cork to the championship following a three-game saga with Kilkenny in 1931.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Match report
With the pre-match festivities completed the game began. The opening minutes were played at a frantic pace with the Offaly men testing the Cork defence and Ger Cunningham's goalkeeping skills after just a few seconds of play. The opening score of the day came for Cork when John Fenton converted a free for his team after just one minute. The next five minutes saw Mark Corrigan record two wides for Offaly while Fenton sent the sliothar wide for Cork after a sideline cut.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Match report
On the stroke of six minutes Pat Carroll put Offaly on the scoreboard when he converted a point from play. Pádraig Horan put Offaly in the lead less than a minute later when he scored another point. Cork's Tony O'Sullivan levelled the scores less than a minute later before Horan gave his side a 0–3 to 0–2 lead once again after converting a free. The next passage of play saw Cork's confidence diminish as Tim Crowley, Pat Hartnett and John Fenton recorded three consecutive wides for Cork. Pat Delaney did likewise for Offaly shortly afterwards when he sent a '65 wide.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Match report
The next passage of play saw both sides record tit-for-tat scores once again. A Tony O'Sullivan point levelled the scores for the third time of the match before Pat Delaney sent over '65 to give Offaly the narrowest of leads once again. Cork rallied once again with O'Sullivan scoring an inspirational point from an almost impossible angle by the sideline. Ironically, he missed a relatively easy score shortly afterwards. Mark Corrigan captured Offaly's fifth point of the day after twenty-two minutes of play before he too sent his next shot wide.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Match report
Pat Carroll increased the margin between the two teams when he also scored a point to put Offaly ahead by 0–6 to 0–4. This period of dominance was negated just a few minutes later when Cork captured the first goal of the day. Jimmy Barry-Murphy, who was largely anonymous up until that point, sent a pass into Seánie O'Leary. O'Leary controlled the sliothar on his hurley before sending it past Damien Martin into the Offaly net. After being two points down Cork were now ahead by a point.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Match report
Offaly went on the attack immediately after the puck out, however, Pat Carroll's shot went just wide of the post. John Fenton missed the chance to put Cork two points ahead when his shot also went wide for the fourth time, however, Tomás Mulcahy increased the margin when he got Cork's last score of the first half. Mark Corrigan recorded Offaly's last score of the half when he pointed just on the stroke of half-time. The score at the interval gave Cork a narrow lead of 1–5 to 0–7.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Match report
While the first half was a close affair Cork took over completely in the second. John Fenton stretched Cork's lead to two points when he sent over a free shortly after the restart. Cork went on the rampage after this score with five more unanswered points courtesy of Tony O'Sullivan, John Fenton, Seánie O'Leary, Fenton again and O'Sullivan again. At this point it looked as if the game was running away from Offaly; however, Cork did not relent.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Match report
A Kevin Hennessy shot on goal was blocked by goalkeeper Damien Martin; however, it landed into the waiting hand of Jimmy Barry-Murphy who sent a low shot into the goal. That shot was also blocked but only as far as Kevin Hennessy who had the simplest of taps into the Offaly net for Cork's second goal. This gave Cork a ten-point lead with a score line of 2–11 to 0–7. Offaly fought back but Joe Dooley's shot on goal was saved by Ger Cunningham and was sent out over the line.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Match report
Pat Delaney converted the subsequent '65 to reduce the deficit and to record Offaly's first score of the second half after seventeen minutes. Just when Offaly were getting back into the swing of things Cork went on the rampage again. A long clearance by Johnny Crowley bounced just in front of Seánie O'Leary who broke away from his marker and goaled for the third time for Cork. It was a personal triumph for O'Leary, Cork's longest-serving player. Cork now led by 3–11 to 0–8.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Match report
Pat Delaney reduced the deficit with a '65 and then with a free shortly afterwards, however, Offaly still trailed by ten points. John Fenton increased Cork's lead even more when he captured his first point from play shortly a Joe Dooley shot went wide. Both sides exchanged tit-for-tat scores once again for the final eight minutes of the game. Tony O'Sullivan stretched Corks' lead once again before Pat Carroll clawed one back for Offaly.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Match report
John Fenton captured his second point from play on the stroke of the sixty-sixth minute before Pat Carroll reduced Cork's lead once again with another point for Offaly. Just at the end of normal playing time Mark Corrigan scored a goal for Offaly, however, it was too little too late as Cork still led by eight points. This was Offaly's last score of the game as John Fenton finished of his game with a seventh point.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, Pre-match, Match report
Pat Hartnett, Fenton's partner at midfield, then sent over the final point of the day as a huge cheer erupted from the Cork fans at the sight of Hartnett with his fist clenched in delight at the 3–16 to 1–12 score line. The full-time whistle was blown immediately after the puck out and Cork had captured their twenty-fifth All-Ireland title.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
The 1984 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final was the eleventh All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1984 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, an inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1984 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
Kerry claimed their third title in a row, winning the only goalless final.


1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
The 1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 21st staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.


1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
On 26 August 1984, Cork won the championship following a 0-9 to 0-6 defeat of Mayo in the All-Ireland final. This was their fifth All-Ireland title overall and their first in three championship seasons.


1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 21st staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.


1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
Galway were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final.


1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
On 22 August 1984, Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-12 to 0-11 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their first in seven championship seasons.


1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The 1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played at Walsh Park, Waterford on 26 August 1984 to determine the winners of the 1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 20th season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Kilkenny of Leinster and Tipperary of Munster, with Kilkenny winning by 1-12 to 0-11.


1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The All-Ireland final between Kilkenny and Tipperary was the third championship meeting between the two teams. Kilkenny were appearing in their third final since last winning the title in 1977, while Tipperary were appearing in their sixth final in seven years.


1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
Kilkenny's All-Ireland victory was their first since 1977. The win gave them fourth third All-Ireland title overall and put them in outright third position on the all time roll of honour.


1984 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
Tipperary's All-Ireland defeat was their fourth ever and their second in succession. It was also their first championship defeat by Kilkenny in this grade.


1984 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team
The 1984 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific-10 Conference teams for the 1984 college football season.


1984 All-Pro Team
The 1984 All-Pro Team is composed of the National Football League players that were named to the Associated Press, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Pro Football Writers Association,  Pro Football Weekly, and The Sporting News  in 1984. Both first- and second- teams are listed for the AP and NEA teams. These are the five teams that are included in Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League. In 1984 the Pro Football Writers Association chose only one defensive tackle and two inside linebackers in a pure 3-4 format. Pro Football Weekly added a "Special Teams" player, a non-returner who excelled in special teams play.


1984 All-Pro Team, Key
AP = Associated Press All-Pro team; AP-2 Associated Press Second-team All-Pro; PFWA = Pro Football Writers Association All-Pro team; NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association All-Pro team. ; NEA-2 Newspaper Enterprise Association Second-team All-Pro ; PFW = Pro Football Weekly All-Pro team; TSN = The Sporting News All-Pro team; t = players tied in selection


1984 All-SEC football team
The 1984 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Florida won the conference, though it was later vacated.


1984 All-SEC football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI


1984 Allan Cup
The 1984 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1983-84 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Thunder Bay Twins in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The 1984 playoff marked the 76th time that the Allan Cup has been awarded.


1984 Allsvenskan, Overview
The league was contested by 12 teams, with IFK Göteborg winning the league and the Swedish championship after the play-offs.


1984 Allsvenskan, 1984 Allsvenskan play-offs
The 1984 Allsvenskan play-offs was the third edition of the competition. The eight best placed teams from Allsvenskan  qualified to the competition. Allsvenskan champions IFK Göteborg won the competition and the Swedish championship after defeating IFK Norrköping who finished fifth in the league.


1984 Aloha Bowl
The 1984 Aloha Bowl, part of the 1984 bowl game season, took place on December 29, 1984, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The game featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the SMU Mustangs of the Southwest Conference, meeting for the first time in 26 years. SMU would win the game 27-20 in front of a then Aloha Bowl record crowd of 41,777. This was SMU's last bowl game appearance and bowl win before the Death Penalty shut the program down in 1987.


1984 Aloha Bowl, Game summary
SMU scored on its first two offensive possessions, on a seven-yard touchdown carry by Jeff Atkins and later Don King's 12-yard pass to Cobby Morrison gave the Mustangs a 14–0 lead. Notre Dame responded with 10 unanswered points before Brandy Brownlee connected on a 47-yard field goal to give SMU a 17-10 lead at halftime.


1984 Aloha Bowl, Game summary
The Fighting Irish tied the game on Mark Brooks' 11-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, but SMU regained the lead on its next possession with Brownlee's second field goal of the game. The Mustangs were able to work on the clock for most of the second half due to the strong running of Atkins and Reggie Dupard, each of whom ran for more than 100 yards in the contest. Dupard's two-yard scoring run gave SMU a 10-point lead with six minutes left in the game and the Mustangs held off a late Notre Dame rally to win, 27-20. Dupard rushes for 103 yards.


1984 Aloha Bowl, Statistics
ReceivingSMU - Atkins 2-31, Hashaway 2-27, Morris 2-27Notre Dame - Jefferson 2-37, Howard 2-24, Bavaro 2-16


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Combined, Final point standings
In Men's Combined World Cup 1983/84 all five results count.


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Combined, Final point standings
Race 3 and 4 not all points were awarded (not enough finishers).


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Combined, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Giant/Super G | Slalom | Combined


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Downhill, Final point standings
In Men's Downhill World Cup 1983/84 the best 5 results count. Deduction are given in brackets.


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Downhill, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Giant/Super G | Slalom | Combined


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Giant Slalom and Super G, Final point standings
In Men's Giant Slalom and Super G World Cup 1983/84 the best 5 results count. Deduction are given in ().


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Giant Slalom and Super G, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Giant/Super G | Slalom | Combined


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Slalom
This is a list of statistics for the Men's Slalom in the World Cup 1983/1984.


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Slalom, Final point standings
In Men's Slalom World Cup 1983/84 the best 5 results count. Deduction are given in ().


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's Slalom, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Giant/Super G | Slalom | Combined


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Combined, Final point standings
In Women's Combined World Cup 1983/84 the best 5 results count. Deductions are given in ().


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Combined, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Giant/Super G | Slalom | Combined


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Downhill, Final point standings
In Women's Downhill World Cup 1983/84 the best 5 results count. Deductions are given in ().


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Downhill, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Giant/Super G | Slalom | Combined


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Giant Slalom and Super G, Final point standings
In Women's Giant Slalom and Super G World Cup 1983/84 the best 5 results count. Nine racers had a point deduction, which are given in (). Erika Hess won the cup with all points collected in Giant Slaloms.


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Giant Slalom and Super G, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Giant/Super G | Slalom | Combined


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Slalom, Final point standings
In Women's Slalom World Cup 1983/84 the best 5 results count. Deductions are given in ().


1984 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's Slalom, Final point standings
Overall | Downhill | Giant/Super G | Slalom | Combined


1984 Amateur World Series
The 1984 Amateur World Series was the 28th Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (which titled it the Baseball World Cup as of the 1988 tournament). The tournament took place, for the ninth time, in Cuba, from October 14 to 28, and was won by host Cuba – its 17th AWS victory.


1984 Amateur World Series
There were 13 participating countries, including first-time participant Netherlands Antilles.


1984 American League Championship Series
The 1984 American League Championship Series matched the East Division champion Detroit Tigers against the West Division champion Kansas City Royals. The Tigers took the series in a three-game sweep to advance to the 1984 World Series against the San Diego Padres. The series was the 16th ALCS in all and the last to be played as a best-of-five. In 1985, the League Championship Series changed to a best-of-seven format.


1984 American League Championship Series
Due to a strike by major league umpires, the series was played using local and collegiate umpires, with former AL umpire and league supervisor Bill Deegan working home plate for all three games.


1984 American League Championship Series, Background
The 1984 American League Championship Series ended in a sweep by the Tigers, however although Games 2 and 3 were both close with Game 2 being decided in extra innings and the Tigers clinched the pennant with a 1-0 victory. It wasn't that surprising given the fact the Royals won 20 fewer games during the season and had won the AL West by a mere three games over both the California Angels and Minnesota Twins.


1984 American League Championship Series, Background
The striking umpires originally scheduled to work the ALCS were Marty Springstead (crew chief), Don Denkinger, Steve Palermo, Ken Kaiser, Greg Kosc and John Shulock (who was not a member of the Major League Umpires Association since he was hired by the AL during the 1979 MLUA strike).


1984 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Tuesday, October 2, 1984, at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri


1984 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Game 1 was a blowout in Kansas City, as the Tigers struck first when Lou Whitaker singled to lead off the game off of Bud Black, then scored on Alan Trammell's triple. One out later, Lance Parrish's sacrifice fly made it 2–0 Tigers. Leadoff home runs by Larry Herndon in the fourth and Trammell in the fifth made it 4–0 Tigers. In the seventh, Royals' right fielder Pat Sheridan's error on Whitaker's line drive allowed him to reach second, then score on Trammell's single off of Mark Huismann.


1984 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
Tigers' Jack Morris pitched seven innings, allowing only one run in the seventh when Jorge Orta hit a leadoff triple and scored on Darryl Motley's groundout, with Willie Hernández pitching the final two innings. The Tigers added to their lead in the last two innings off of the Royals' bullpen. Barbaro Garbey led off the eighth with a single off of Huismann and scored on Darrell Evans's double, then Marty Castillo's RBI single made it 7–1 Tigers. Lance Parrish's leadoff home run in the ninth off of Mike Jones capped the scoring at 8–1 as the Tigers took a 1–0 series lead.


1984 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Wednesday, October 3, 1984, at Royals Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri


1984 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
The Tigers took Game 2 in extra innings by a 5–3 score. In the top of the first, Lou Whitaker reached on an error off of Bret Saberhagen, then back-to-back one-out RBI doubles by Kirk Gibson and Lance Parrish put the Tigers up 2–0. Gibson's home run in the third made it 3–0 Tigers.


1984 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Dan Petry pitched seven innings and gave up two runs (on Jorge Orta's groundout in the fourth after a walk and single and Dane Iorg's RBI single in the seventh with two on), but lost his chance at a win when Willie Hernández surrendered the tying run in the eighth inning on Hal McRae's RBI double after a leadoff single. Detroit's "Senor Smoke", Aurelio López, held the Royals scoreless in the ninth, tenth and eleventh innings for the win. Johnny Grubb hit a double off Dan Quisenberry in the 11th inning to drive in Darrell Evans and Ruppert Jones for the game winning runs.


1984 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
Friday, October 5, 1984, at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan


1984 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
The first postseason game at Tiger Stadium in 12 years was a pitcher's duel between Milt Wilcox and Charlie Leibrandt. Leibrandt pitched a complete game, allowing only one run and three hits, while Wilcox gave up two hits and struck out eight Royals with Willie Hernández pitching the ninth inning for the save. Marty Castillo's 2nd inning groundout to drove in Chet Lemon for game's lone run as the Tigers completed the three-game sweep and advanced to the World Series.


1984 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
This was their first pennant in 16 years and the ninth in the team's history.


1984 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
Had the ALCS gone the full five games, Game 5 on Sunday October 7, would have been a 1 p.m. ET time start instead of being in prime time. This would have happened because one of the presidential debates between Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale was scheduled for that night. Accordingly, ABC planned to broadcast the debates instead of Game 5 in prime time.


1984 Amstel Gold Race
The 1984 Amstel Gold Race was the 19th edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday April 21, 1984, in the Dutch province of Limburg. The race stretched 247 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Meerssen. There were a total of 144 competitors, and 55 cyclists finished the race.


1984 Amílcar Cabral Cup
The 1984 Amílcar Cabral Cup was held in Freetown, Sierra Leone.


1984 Amílcar Cabral Cup, Group stage, Group B
It is unknown why Mali was placed second over Guinea-Bissau, as all possible tie-breakers (e.g. goals scored, head-to-head) are for Guinea-Bissau's favor.


1984 Anchorage mayoral election
The 1984 Anchorage mayoral election was held on October 2, 1984, to elect the mayor of Anchorage, Alaska. It saw reelection of Tony Knowles.


1984 Anchorage mayoral election
Since at least one candidate (in this instance, two candidates) had received 40% of the vote (which at least one candidate was required to obtain to avoid a runoff), no runoff was needed.


1984 Anguillian general election
Early general elections were held in Anguilla on 9 March 1984. The result was a victory for the Anguilla National Alliance, which won four of the seven seats in the House of Assembly. Chief Minister Ronald Webster lost his seat.


1984 Anguillian general election, Results
Bob Rogers and Clive Smith were appointed as the nominated members.


1984 Angus District Council election
The 1984 Angus District Council election took place on the 1 May 1984 to elect members of Angus District Council, as part of that years Scottish local elections. They were fought on revised boundaries, with 21 seats down from 22.


1984 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election
The 1984 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election was the fourth election to Annandale and Eskdale District Council. The district council was the lower tier of local government in the area, below Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council.


1984 Annandale and Eskdale District Council election
This was the first election to Annandale and Eskdale District council where political parties fielded candidates, although the Conservatives didn't. A total of 11 seats were contested, which is a significant increase from last election where only 3 were contested.


1984 Antiguan general election
General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 17 April 1984, the first after the country had become an independent Commonwealth realm in 1981.


1984 Antiguan general election
The result was a victory for the governing Antigua Labour Party (ALP), whose leader Vere Bird was reelected as Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda. In contrast, the opposition vote was split between George Walter's new political vehicle, the United People's Movement, and the Progressive Labour Movement, Walter's former party from his pre-independence term as Premier. The only non-ALP seat was won by a pro-ALP independent from Barbuda. Voter turnout was 61.1%.


1984 Arab Club Champions Cup
The 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup was the second edition of the Arab Club Champions Cup, and was held in the city of Dammam, Saudi Arabia - the home city of eventual winners Al-Ettifaq.


1984 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
The 1984 Arab Junior Athletics Championships was the inaugural edition of the international athletics competition for under-20 athletes from Arab countries. It took place in Casablanca, Morocco from 21–23 July. A total of 38 athletics events were contested, 22 for men and 16 for women. The competition was scheduled to be held in the years between the biennial Arab Athletics Championships for senior athletes.


1984 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
The junior programme featured two unusual variations in a 30 km road race and a 15 km road walk. No other junior championship has featured these distances. Similar to the European Athletics Junior Championships, the steeplechase was contested over a distance of 2000 m, as opposed to the usual 3000 m at senior events. The establishment of the Arab Junior Championships pre-dated both the Asian Junior Athletics Championships and the African Junior Athletics Championships, as well as the World Junior Championships in Athletics, making it the first competition of its type for the countries involved.


1984 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
The hosts, Morocco, topped the table with eleven gold medals, nine of them from the women's section. Algeria was second, with eight gold medals, and Tunisia rounded out the top three with seven golds. Several athletes achieved individual doubles. Mustapha Kamel Selmi completed a men's sprint double and was later a 1988 Olympian. Ahmed Ibrahim Warsama won a long-distance double and would go on to win many senior medals in senior Asian competition. Fadhel Khayati won both men's hurdles events and went on to represent Tunisia at the 1992 Olympics.


1984 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
On the women's side, Yasmina Azzizi established herself with a heptathlon/100 metres hurdles double; she dominated the former event at regional level later in the decade. Middle-distance doubles were achieved in both the men's and women's sides, but the winners Sabih Ayman and Mounir Allaoui, were not successful at senior level.


1984 Arab Junior Athletics Championships
The event was part of a flourish of athletics championships in the mid-1980s in Casablanca, Morocco's largest city. The 1983 Maghreb Athletics Championships and Mediterranean Games were held there the previous year, and the 1985 Pan Arab Games came the year after.


1984 Archerfield state by-election
A by-election was held in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland seat of Archerfield on 19 May 1984. It was triggered by the death of sitting Labor member Kevin Hooper on 9 March 1984.


1984 Archerfield state by-election
The seat was retained by the Labor Party with the election of candidate Henry Palaszczuk.


1984 Archerfield state by-election
The only surprise in the result was the relatively strong showing of the Liberal Party compared to the National Party. Both the Labor and National parties had problems during the campaign, the former with factional feuding over candidate selection, and the Nationals with a candidate who seemed unsure whether his loyalties were to his own party or to Labor.


1984 Argentine Beagle conflict dispute resolution referendum
A non-binding referendum on resolving the Beagle conflict was held in Argentina on 25 November 1984. Voters were asked whether they approved of the government's negotiated settlement with Chile, which would result in Argentina recognising the Picton, Lennox and Nueva islands as being Chilean territory. Although the plebiscite was not binding,  President Raul Alfonsin declared that he would respect the outcome of the vote. The proposal was approved by 82.6% of voters, with a turnout of 70%.


1984 Argentine Beagle conflict dispute resolution referendum, Background
The ruling party, the Radical Civic Union, called for a vote in favor of the settlement. The opposition, headed by the Justicialist Party, boycotted the process, claiming that it distracted from economic problems. Some opponents, including Herminio Iglesias, called for voters to participate in the referendum and vote against. In contrast, other leaders like Carlos Menem came out in favour of the settlement. The right-wing, including military groups that ruled Argentina between 1976 and 1983, were also against the settlement.


1984 Argentine Beagle conflict dispute resolution referendum, Aftermath
Despite the overwhelming support from voters, the Argentine National Congress only approved the treaty on 14 March 1985 by a vote of 23–22, with one abstention.


1984 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
The 1984 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1984 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 1984 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Pacific 10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Larry Smith, the Wildcats compiled a 7–4 record (5–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents, 272 to 192. The team played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.


1984 Arizona Wildcats football team
The Wildcats were placed on probation by both the NCAA and Pac-10 in May 1983 following the discovery of cash payments to student-athletes and players as well as allegations of fraud involving former Arizona coach Tony Mason in a scandal that rocked the university. Due to the NCAA violations, Arizona was ineligible for the 1984 Pac-10 championship and was banned from playing in a bowl game (including the Rose Bowl). They were also barred from playing games on live television during the season as well as 1985.


1984 Arizona Wildcats football team, Before the season
The Wildcats completed the 1983 season with a record of 7–3–1 (4–3–1 in Pac-10). They did not participate in a bowl game due to the NCAA sanctions for recruiting violations. Arizona was deeply affected by the penalties when it came to recruiting during the offseason.


1984 Arizona Wildcats football team, Before the season
Arizona entered the 1984 season believing that they would win despite being on probation, though they would neither be competing for the Rose Bowl nor being shown on television. The NCAA had announced in May 1983 that the Wildcats would be barred from both a bowl game and having games aired live on TV. As a result of the TV ban, Arizona games would not be broadcast on national or cable networks (ABC, CBS, ESPN, TBS, etc. ).


1984 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, LSU
Arizona traveled to Baton Rouge to play Louisiana State (LSU) in the first meeting between the two schools. The Wildcats fought tough and ultimately came up short against the Tigers.


1984 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Oregon
The Wildcats played Oregon at home. After a close first half, Arizona took control in the second half and defeated the Ducks.


1984 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Washington
On the road at Washington, Arizona's offense struggled at times against the top-ranked Huskies’ defense, which to a Wildcats loss.


1984 Arizona Wildcats football team, Game summaries, Arizona State
The Wildcats played their season finale against rival Arizona State. In front of an Arizona Stadium crowd, the Wildcats did enough against the Sun Devils in low-scoring contest, and Arizona came out victorious over ASU for the third year in a row. The offense managed to get only one touchdown and kicker Max Zendejas, who defeated ASU the previous year with a field goal, made three kicks, including 51 and 32 yard attempts in the fourth quarter, during the win. It was the first time since 1960-62 that the Wildcats defeated their rivals in three consecutive seasons. Arizona finished the season with seven wins, matching their 1983 total.


1984 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
The 1984 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. Junior punt returner Bobby Edmonds of Arkansas ranked ninth in the nation in punt return average. He averaged 11.8 yards per return. Arkansas had the seventh-best scoring defense in 1984, yielding only 12.5 points per game.


1984 Arkansas Razorbacks football team, Liberty Bowl
The Razorbacks met current SEC foe Auburn in the Liberty Bowl. The MVP of the game was Bo Jackson of Auburn, who had 88 yards on 18 carries with 2 touchdowns. Arkansas quarterback Brad Taylor completed 18 of 34, for 201 yards passing, with one touchdown and two interceptions. The Auburn defense held the Hog's leading rusher Marshall Foreman to 62 yards on 15 carries. Arkansas lost the game 21–15, despite outgaining the Tigers in total yards, 356 to 252.


1984 Arkansas gubernatorial election
The 1984 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Governor Bill Clinton won reelection with a 25% margin of victory over Jonesboro businessman Woody Freeman. This was the last gubernatorial election in Arkansas before the implementation of Amendment 63, lengthening the term of the governor of Arkansas from two to four years. Winning his third of five terms as Governor of Arkansas, Clinton continued to serve this office until shortly after he was elected to the presidency in 1992.


1984 Arkansas gubernatorial election, Campaign
During Governor Clinton's reelection campaign, he pointed to efforts in pushing through strong education reform including competency tests for new and working teachers and raising pay for most of Arkansas teachers, using anger from the Arkansas teachers’ unions to his advantage. Freeman attacked Clinton on not focusing on economic issues, pledging not to raise taxes and running the state government more like a business. Freeman saw some high profile visits from prominent Republicans, including then President Ronald Reagan,  who campaigned for Freeman.


1984 Arkansas gubernatorial election, Campaign
During a rally for the Reagan/Bush reelection campaign just days before election day Reagan told an audience, "Please send Woody Freeman to the Statehouse." Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger also campaigned for Freeman during the election but seemed to have little of substance to offer the Arkansas candidate, and Governor Clinton on the campaign trail attacked the visit saying that, "I hope Mr. Kissinger tells us everything he knows about what Arkansas needs, and I hope my opponent tells Mr. Kissinger everything he knows about what Arkansas needs in a utility contractor."


1984 Army Cadets football team
The 1984 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Jim Young, the Cadets compiled an 8–3–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 320 to 218. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets defeated Navy by a 28–11 score. The Cadets also defeated Michigan State, 10–6, in the 1984 Cherry Bowl.


1984 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
The third Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election was held in 1984. Indian National Congress (INC) won 21 seats out of 30 seats, while the Peoples' Party of Arunachal (PPA) won four seats and independent candidates won four seats.


1984 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
The election was held in 1,127 different polling stations and the average number of electors per polling station was 283. 28 men and 2 women were successful candidates.


1984 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Results, Contestants
Minimum contestants in a constituency: 1 in 7 - Koloriang


1984 Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Results, Contestants
Maximum contestants in a constituency: 10 in 29 - Niausa Kanubari


1984 Asia Cup
The 1984 Asia Cup (also known as the Rothmans Asia Cup) was the first edition of the Asia Cup. It was held in Sharjah, UAE, which was the location of the newly formed Asian Cricket Council. The new tournament was held between April 6–13, in 1984 and three teams took part: India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium hosted its first One Day International (ODI) match.


1984 Asia Cup
The 1984 Asia Cup was a round-robin tournament where each team played the other once. India won both its matches, winning the inaugural Cup. Sri Lanka came in second while Pakistan lost both its matches.


1984 Asia Golf Circuit
The 1984 Asia Golf Circuit was the 23rd season of golf tournaments that comprised the Asia Golf Circuit.


1984 Asia Golf Circuit, Tournament schedule
The table below shows the 1984 Asian Golf Circuit schedule. Due to economic turmoil in the Philippines, the Philippine Open was dropped from the circuit.


1984 Asia Golf Circuit, Final standings
The Asia Golf Circuit operated a points based system to determine the overall circuit champion, with points being awarded in each tournament to the leading players. At the end of the season, the player with the most points was declared the circuit champion, and there was a prize pool to be shared between the top players in the points table.


1984 Asian Basketball Club Championship
The Asian Basketball Club Championship 1984 was the 2nd staging of the Asian Basketball Club Championship, the basketball club tournament of Asian Basketball Confederation. The tournament was held in Ipoh, Malaysia, November 22 to December 3, 1984.


1984 Asian Judo Championships
The 1984 Asian Judo Championships were held at Kuwait City, Kuwait in April.


1984 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship
The 1984 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship was held in Canberra, Australia


1984 Asian Table Tennis Championships
The 7th Asian Table Tennis Championships 1984 were held in Islamabad, Pakistan from 20 to 28 October 1984. It was organised by the Pakistan Table Tennis Federation under the authority of Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) and International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).


1984 Associate Members' Cup Final
The 1984 Associate Members' Cup Final was the inaugural final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from the Third and Fourth Divisions.


1984 Associate Members' Cup Final
The final was played at Boothferry Park on 24 May 1984, and was contested by Hull City and Bournemouth. Although Hull City had the advantage of the match being played at their own home stadium, Bournemouth won the match 2–1, with Paul Morrell scoring the winning goal.


1984 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Baseball Tournament
The 1984 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Tournament took place from May 23–26. All regular season finishers of the league's nine teams met in the double-elimination tournament held in Chicago, Illinois. Missouri State won the tournament and earned the Association of Mid-Continent Universities's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Division II Baseball Tournament.


1984 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Baseball Tournament, Seeding
The top finisher from the regular season were seeded one with a bye in the first round and the remaining eight based on winning percentage during regular season. The teams then played a double elimination tournament.


1984 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
The 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the West Virginia Mountaineers.


1984 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Background
This was West Virginia's fourth straight bowl appearance and first Bluebonnet Bowl. They started off well, winning their first three games and at one point ranked 12th in the polls before losing their last three games. TCU improved seven games from last season under Wacker in his second season, in their first bowl appearance since 1965.


1984 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Game summary
West Virginia and TCU both scored touchdowns on their first drives, then traded punts. On their 3rd drive, West Virginia scored on a 62-yard touchdown pass to Gary Mullen. The Horned Frogs then suffered from the loss of All-American running back Kenneth Davis to a knee injury at the end of the 1st quarter, and they trailed 31–7 at halftime. TCU scored in the second half just once, as West Virginia's 302 passing yard attack overwhelmed a team lacking a rush attack. However, Anthony Gulley finished with 150 yards passing for the Frogs, with touchdown passes to Dan Sharp and Keith Burnett. Willie Drewery had six catches and 152 yards for West Virginia.


1984 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, Aftermath
The Mountaineers would return to a bowl game three years later, but wouldn't win one until 2000. TCU did not make a bowl game again under Wacker, waiting 10 years for their next bowl game appearance, and 14 for a bowl win. Both would join the Big XII together in 2012.


1984 Atlanta Braves season
The 1984 Atlanta Braves season was the 19th season in Atlanta along with the 114th overall.


1984 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season
The 1984 Braves third season with Joe Torre at the helm was a disappointing one. Despite a winning record throughout most of the season they finished the campaign with an 80-82 mark, tied for second with the Houston Astros, 12 games behind the San Diego Padres.


1984 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season
Atlanta stumbled out of the gate with a 2-7 mark on April 13, and were six games out of first place. The Braves had a 6-11 record on April 25 but won three in a row and later won eight of nine to go above the .500 mark for the first time in 1984. They were 18-15 on May 13, tied for third and two games out of first.


1984 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season
On May 24 Atlanta lost a double-header to the Cubs 10-7, 7-5 to drop to the .500 mark at 21-21. Atlanta rebounded to win 13 of its next 15 games to surge into first place with a 34-23 mark on June 7. The Braves were 32-16 since April 14 and were in first place by 1½ games. The season was beginning to look good for Atlanta.


1984 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season
Unfortunately for the Braves this would prove to be the high water mark for the season. Atlanta lost five in a row from June 8 to 12 to fall into second place, 3½ games out of first. They were never to be in first place again in 1984.


1984 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season
June 16, 1984: The Braves were playing the Cincinnati Reds in Atlanta. Mario Soto threw several brushback pitches at Braves slugger Claudell Washington. Washington tossed his bat in the direction of Soto, appeared to go out to retrieve it, but instead walked toward the mound. Umpire Lanny Harris attempted to restrain Washington. Harris was thrown to the ground. Soto used the distraction to punch Washington. Several of Washington's teammates attempted to hold Washington to the ground. While they were doing that, Soto fired the baseball into the crowd of players, striking Braves coach Joe Pignatano. He was suspended three games for this incident; Washington received a five-game suspension for shoving (umpire) Lanny Harris. (Both Soto and Washington were ejected from the game.)


1984 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season
On June 20 the Braves were 39-29 and in second place, 1½ games out of first. By the end of June they were 43-35 and three games out of first. July would prove to be tougher for the Braves however. Atlanta went 5-12 to begin the month of July. On July 19 the Braves owned a 48-47 record and were seven games out of first and still in second place. It was growing more obvious that this wouldn't be the magical season fans had wished it would be. Atlanta was 8½ games out of first on the last day of July.


1984 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season
On  August 3 the Braves were six games over the .500 mark with a 57-51 record  following a 2-1 win over the Giants. The league leading San Diego Padres lost that day and the Braves closed within 7½ games of the lead. The Braves were still hopeful of a late season surge but it appeared that might not happen.


1984 Atlanta Braves season, Regular season
After August 3 things turned rotten on the Braves. From August 4 to September 9 the Braves  posted a 12-23 record that reduced them to 69-74 with an eleven-game deficit with 19 games to play. The Braves had also slipped to third place. The "pennant race" was over.


1984 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1984 Atlanta Braves season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1984 Atlanta Falcons season
The 1984 Atlanta Falcons season was the franchise’s 19th season in the National Football League (NFL). The season saw Atlanta attempting to improve on its previous record of 7–9 from 1983. The Falcons would split their first six games, but then suffer a franchise-record 9-game losing streak to knock the team down to 3–12. The Falcons would win their finale against the Philadelphia Eagles and finish the season 4–12, their worst record since 1976.


1984 Atlanta Falcons season, Offseason, NFL supplemental draft
The National Football League held a draft for college seniors who had already signed with either the United States Football League (USFL) or the Canadian Football League (CFL) on June 5, 1984, in New York City. The draft was for players who would have been eligible for the regular 1984 NFL draft, but who had already signed a contract with either a team from the USFL or CFL prior to it.


1984 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1984 Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 5 through 13, 1984 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1984 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the sixth iteration of the event, and was held at Erny Field, home field of Temple in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Defending champion Temple won their second championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


1984 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament, Format and seeding
The top two teams in each division advanced to the tournament, with each division winner playing the second place team from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played a double-elimination tournament. West Virginia claimed the top seed over Penn State and Rhode Island claimed the second seed in the East over Saint Joseph's by tiebreaker.


1984 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1984 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Morgantown, West Virginia at WVU Coliseum from March 7–10, 1984. West Virginia defeated St. Bonaventure 59-56 to win their second tournament championship. Lester Rowe of West Virginia was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.


1984 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament
The 1984 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was the 1984 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast Conference, held at Durham Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina from April 18-21. North Carolina defeated Georgia Tech in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.


1984 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, Format
All eight ACC teams qualified for the eight-team double-elimination tournament.


1984 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament, Format, Seeding procedure
On Saturday (The Semifinals) of the ACC Baseball Tournament, the match-up between the four remaining teams is determined by previous opponents. If teams have played previously in the tournament, every attempt will be made to avoid a repeat match-up between teams, regardless of seed. If it is impossible to avoid a match-up that already occurred, then the determination is based on avoiding the most recent, current tournament match-up, regardless of seed. If no match-ups have occurred, the team left in the winners bracket will play the lowest seeded team from the losers bracket.


1984 Atlantic hurricane season
The 1984 Atlantic hurricane season was the most active since 1971, though the season was below average in hurricanes and major hurricanes. It officially began on June 1, 1984, and lasted until November 30, 1984. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The 1984 season was an active one in terms of named storms, but most of them were weak and stayed at sea.


1984 Atlantic hurricane season
Most of the cyclones tracked through the northwest subtropical Atlantic west of the 50th meridian to near the Eastern coast of the United States between mid-August and early October. The most damaging storm was Hurricane Klaus, which caused $152 million (1984 dollars) in damage in Puerto Rico. Hurricane Diana was the first hurricane to strike a nuclear power plant without incident; it was also the first major hurricane to strike the U.S. East Coast in nearly 20 years. Also of note was Hurricane Lili, which lasted well after the official end of the season. It was downgraded from a named storm on December 24. Damage overall from the tropical cyclones in 1984 totaled $228.7 million (1984 USD). Unusually, no hurricanes developed from tropical waves in 1984, which usually are the source of the strongest storms in an Atlantic hurricane season.


1984 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts
Forecasts of hurricane activity are issued before each hurricane season by noted hurricane experts such as Dr. William M. Gray and his associates at Colorado State University (CSU). A normal season, as defined by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the period from 1981 to 2010, has approximately 12 named storms, with 6 of those reaching hurricane status. About 3 hurricanes strengthen into major hurricanes, which are tropical cyclones that reach at least Category 3 intensity on the Saffir–Simpson scale.


1984 Atlantic hurricane season, Seasonal forecasts
Early in 1984, the Weather Research Center (WRC) forecast called for a below-average season with seven named storms, with four of those strengthening into a hurricane. The May 24, 1984, forecasters at CSU predicted a near-average season with a total of 10 tropical storms developing, 7 of which would reach hurricane status. CSU based this prediction on the presence of an El Niño, the Quasi-biennial oscillation, and favorable sea-level pressures over the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. These numbers were unchanged in CSU's next season outlook, issued on July 30. None of these predictions included a forecast for the number of major hurricanes. Ultimately, the predictions issued by CSU proved to be too low, with 13 subtropical or tropical storms forming in 1984 and 5 of those reaching hurricane status.


1984 Atlantic hurricane season, Season summary
Six storms during the season had subtropical characteristics at some point in their track, those being Subtropical Storm One, Tropical Storm Cesar, Hurricane Hortense, Hurricane Josephine, Hurricane Klaus, and Hurricane Lili.


1984 Atlantic hurricane season, Season summary
The season's activity was reflected with a cumulative accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 84, which is classified as "near normal". ACE is, broadly speaking, a measure of the power of the hurricane multiplied by the length of time it existed, so storms that last a long time, as well as particularly strong hurricanes, have high ACEs. It is only calculated for full advisories on tropical systems at or exceeding 39 mph (63 km/h), which is the threshold for tropical storm strength.