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1967 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
1967 sports
Alpine skiing
The first Alpine Skiing World Cup is organised for the three ski events: Downhill, Slalom and Giant Slalom:
Men's overall champion: Jean-Claude Killy, France
Women's overall champion: Nancy Greene, Canada
American football
January 15 − Super Bowl I: the Green Bay Packers (NFL) won 35−10 over the Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 61,946
MVP: Bart Starr, QB (Green Bay)
December 31 – Green Bay Packers defeat Dallas Cowboys 21-17 for the 1967 NFL Championship in a now-legendary game at Lambeau Field known as the Ice Bowl to advance to Super Bowl II in Jan. 1968
Oakland Raiders defeat the Houston Oilers 40-7 for the 1967 American Football League Championship to advance to Super Bowl II in Jan. 1968
The New Orleans Saints are formed.
Association football
European Cup
Celtic win the European Cup Final 2–1 against Internazionale in Lisbon, earning the team the nickname of the Lisbon Lions. The team also won the Scottish League Championship and Scottish Cup and the Scottish league Cup Final, thus becoming the first team to complete a domestic and European quadruple.
England
FA Cup final – Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Chelsea
Athletics
August – Athletics at the 1967 Pan American Games held at Winnipeg
Australian rules football
Victorian Football League
Richmond wins the 71st VFL Premiership (Richmond 16.18 (114) d Geelong 15.15 (105))
Brownlow Medal awarded to Ross Smith (St Kilda)
Bandy
1967 Bandy World Championship is held in Finland and won by URS.
Baseball
1967 in baseball
World Series – St. Louis Cardinals win 4 games to 3 over the Boston Red Sox. The series MVP is pitcher Bob Gibson of St. Louis.
October – The Kansas City Athletics become the Oakland Athletics for the 1968 season.
Basketball
NCAA University Division basketball tournament –
UCLA wins 79–64 over Dayton. This would be the first of a record seven consecutive titles for the Bruins.
NBA Finals –
Philadelphia 76ers won 4 games to 2 over the San Francisco Warriors.
FIBA World Championship
Champions: USSR
The American Basketball Association begins play as a rival league to the NBA.
Boxing
May 9 – Muhammad Ali was stripped of his World Heavyweight Champion titles and was banned from boxing by the various commissions for his refusal to be inducted into the United States Army.
October 27 – death of Robert Carmody (29), American boxer, in the Vietnam War
Canadian football
Grey Cup – Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 24–1 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Vanier Cup – Alberta Golden Bears win 10–9 over the McMaster Marauders
Cycling
July 13 — death of Tom Simpson during the stage 13 of Tour de France
July 30 – death of Valentín Uriona (26), Spanish road racing cyclist, following a crash during a race
Giro d'Italia won by Felice Gimondi of Italy
Tour de France – Roger Pingeon of France
UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Eddy Merckx of Belgium
Field hockey
Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gold Medal: Argentina
Silver Medal: Trinidad & Tobago
Bronze Medal: United States
March 11 – In an international women's field-hockey match at Wembley Stadium, England. England beat Ireland 7–1.
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships –
Men's champion: Emmerich Dänzer, Austria
Ladies' champion: Peggy Fleming, United States
Pair skating champions: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov, Soviet Union
Ice dancing champions: Diane Towler & Bernard Ford, Great Britain
Golf
Men's professional
Masters Tournament – Gay Brewer
U.S. Open – Jack NicklausHow Nicklaus' legend grew at Baltusrol https://www.espn.co.uk/golf/pgachampionship16/story/_/id/16994739/how-jack-nicklaus-legend-grew-historic-baltusrol-site-2016-pga-championship ESPN.com 19 February 2021 en 23 July 2016
British Open – Roberto DeVicenzo
PGA Championship – Don January
PGA Tour money leader – Jack Nicklaus – $188,998
Ryder Cup – United States wins 23½ to 8½ over Britain in team golf.
Men's amateur
British Amateur – Bob Dickson
U.S. Amateur – Bob Dickson
Women's professional
Women's Western Open – Kathy Whitworth
LPGA Championship – Kathy Whitworth
U.S. Women's Open – Catherine Lacoste
Titleholders Championship – not played
LPGA Tour money leader – Kathy Whitworth – $32,937
Harness racing
United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
Cane Pace – Meadow Paige
Little Brown Jug – Best Of All
Messenger Stakes – Romulus Hanover
United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
Hambletonian – Speedy Streak
Yonkers Trot – Speed Model
Kentucky Futurity – Speed Model
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
Pacers: Binshaw
Horse racing
Steeplechases
Cheltenham Gold Cup – Woodland Venture
Grand National – FoinavonFoinavon's sensational Grand National win 50 years on: 'It was like a battlefield' https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/apr/02/grand-national-aintree-1967-foinavon-50-years-on The Guardian 19 February 2021 en 2 April 2017
Flat races
Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Red Handed
Canada – Queen's Plate won by Jammed Lovely
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Topyo
Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Ribocco
English Triple Crown Races:
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Royal Palace
The Derby – Royal PalaceEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 3 January 2022 en
St. Leger Stakes – Ribocco
United States Triple Crown Races:
Kentucky Derby – Proud Clarion
Preakness Stakes – Damascus
Belmont Stakes – Damascus
Ice hockey
Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
Hart Memorial Trophy – for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks
Stanley Cup – Toronto Maple Leafs won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens
World Hockey Championship
Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – Cornell University Big Red defeat Boston University Terriers 4–1 in Syracuse, New York
The NHL adds six new teams for the 1967–68 season.
Lacrosse
The inaugural World Lacrosse Championship is held in Toronto, Ontario. The United States win, and Australia is the runner-up.
The Vancouver Carlings win the Mann Cup.
The Elora Mohawks win the Castrol Cup.
The Oshawa Green Gaels win the Minto Cup
Motorsport
1967 in motorsport List of 1967 motorsport champions
Radiosport
Fifth Amateur Radio Direction Finding European Championship held in Cervena, Czechoslovakia.
Rugby league
1967 New Zealand rugby league season
1967 NSWRFL season
1966–67 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1967–68 Northern Rugby Football League season
17 December – first Sunday play in professional rugby league.Baker
Andrew 100 years of rugby league: From the great divide to the Super era Independent, The independent.co.uk 1995-08-20 https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/100-years-of-rugby-league-from-the-great-divide-to-the-super-era-1597130.html 2009-09-25
1967–68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
Rugby union
73rd Five Nations Championship series is won by France
Snooker
No World Snooker Championship challenge matches. John Pulman remains world champion
Swimming
July 26 – American swimmer Mark Spitz breaks Kevin Berry's nearly three-year-old world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a time of 2:06.4.
August 30 – John Ferris captures the world record from fellow-American Mark Spitz in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) by swimming 2:06.0 at a meet in Tokyo, Japan.
October 8 – Mark Spitz regains his world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at a meet in West Berlin, West Germany, clocking 2:05.7.
Tennis
Australia
Australian Men's Singles Championship – Roy Emerson (Australia) defeats Arthur Ashe (USA) 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
Australian Women's Singles Championship – Nancy Richey (USA) defeats Lesley Turner Bowrey (Australia) 6–1, 6–4
England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – John Newcombe (Australia) defeats Wilhelm Bungert (West Germany) 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Billie Jean King (USA) defeats Ann Haydon-Jones (Great Britain) 6–3, 6–4
France
French Men's Singles Championship – Roy Emerson (Australia) defeats Tony Roche (Australia) 6–1, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
French Women's Singles Championship – Françoise Dürr (France) defeats Lesley Turner (Australia) 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
USA
American Men's Singles Championship – John Newcombe (Australia) defeats Clark Graebner (USA) 6–4, 6–4, 8–6
American Women's Singles Championship – Billie Jean King (USA) defeats Ann Haydon Jones (Great Britain) 11–9, 6–4
Davis Cup
1967 Davis Cup – AUS 4–1 Spain 1945 at Milton Courts (grass) Brisbane, Australia
Volleyball
1967 Men's European Volleyball Championship won by the USSR
1967 Women's European Volleyball Championship won by the USSR
Volleyball at the 1967 Pan American Games won by USA (both men's and women's tournaments)
Water sports
January 4 – death of Donald Campbell (45), British land and water speed record holder, who was trying to extend the record on Coniston Water, Cumbria
Yacht racing
The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Intrepid defeats Australian challenger Dame Pattie, of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 1
Multi-sport events
Fifth Pan American Games held in Winnipeg, CanadaFAQ: What are the Pan American Games? https://olympic.ca/faq-what-are-the-pan-american-games/ Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website 4 January 2022
Fifth Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia
Fifth Summer Universiade held in Tokyo, Japan
Awards
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Carl Yastrzemski, Major League Baseball
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Billie Jean King, Tennis
References
Category:Sports by year