See also: 1974 in sports, other events of 1975, 1976 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Unser[?]
- USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Niki Lauda of Austria
- 24 hours of Le Mans:
- the team of Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell[?] won, driving a Mirage GR8[?]
- Rally racing - the team of Sandro Munari[?] / Mario Manucci[?] won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Stratos HF[?]
- Drag racing - Don Garlits won the NHRA "Top Fuel" championship.
Baseball
- World Series: Cincinnati Reds win 4 games to 3 over the Boston Red Sox
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- UCLA wins 92-85 over Kentucky
- NBA Finals:
- Golden State Warriors win 4 games to 0 over the Washington Wizards
Boxing
- October 1 in Manila, Philippines Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier to maintain the Heavyweight Championship of the world. Known as the Thrilla In Manila, many regard it as the greatest fight in boxing history.
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Fausto Bertoglio[?] of Italy
- Tour de France - Bernard Thévenet[?] of France
- World Cycling Championship: Hennie Kuiper[?] of Netherlands
Figure Skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Sergej Wolkow[?], Soviet Union
- Women's champion: Dianne de Leeuw[?], Netherlands
- Pairs champions: Irina Rodnina[?] & Alexander Saizew[?], Soviet Union
Football (Soccer)
- England - FA Cup: West Ham United won 2-0 over Fulham played at Wembley Stadium in front of 100,000
Football (American)
- Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers won 16-6 over the Minnesota Vikings
Canadian Football League
- Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos won 9-8 over the Montreal Alouettes
- Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees[?] won 14-9 over the Calgary Dinos[?]
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus - $298,149
- Ryder Cup: United States wins 21-11 over Britain & Ireland in world team golf
- US Women's Open - Sandra Palmer[?]
- LPGA Championship - Kathy Whitworth[?]
- Sandra Palmer[?] is the leading money winner on the LPGA tour with earnings of $94,805.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- July 6 - In what was billed as the "Battle of the sexes," Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure[?] went head to head in a match race against the undefeated filly, Ruffian[?]. In the lead, Ruffian broke a leg and after an unsuccessful operation to save her, the horse most believe to be the greatest thoroughbred filly ever, was humanely put down.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Think Big[?]
- Canada - Queen's Plate - L'Enjoleur[?]
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Star Appeal[?]
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Grundy[?]
Harness Racing
Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins.
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bobby Clarke[?], Philadelphia Flyers
- Stanley Cup - Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2
- World Hockey Championship:
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Gustavo Thoeni[?], Italy
- The women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll[?], Austria
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis mens results:
- Grand Slam in tennis womens results:
- Davis Cup: Sweden wins 3-2 over Czechoslovakia in world tennis.
General sporting events
- August 12, - In Gothenburg, Sweden, New Zealander, John Walker set a new world record becoming the first man to break 3:50 for the mile when he clocked 3:49.4.
- Ray Reardon[?] won the World Professional Snooker Champion
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Emmitt Peters[?] won with lead dogs: Nugget & Digger
Births
- February 11 - Chuck Watanabe[?], kayaker
- May 2 - David Beckham, English footballer
Deaths
- January 5 - Don Wilson[?], Major League Baseball pitcher (1966-1974)
- March 21 - Joe Medwick[?], Major League Baseball player (1932-1948)
- May 22 - Lefty Grove, Major League Baseball pitching great (1925-1941)
- May 27 - Ezzard Charles[?], Heavyweight Boxing Champion
- June 4 - Wendell Ladner[?], NBA basketball player, died in a plane crash
- July 7 - Ruffian[?], undefeated filly race horse who broke a leg during a match race the previous day and had to put down after an usuccessful operation.
- August 17 - Vladimir Kutz[?], Russian distance runner, Olympic gold medalist
- September 29 - Casey Stengel, NY Yankee manager (1949-60)
- November 29 - Graham Hill, F1 race car champion, died when the plane he was piloting, crashed
- December 1 - Nellie Fox[?], Major League Baseball player (1947-1965)
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