1967 in sports
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See also: 1966 in sports, other events of 1967, 1968 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- Indianapolis 500 — A.J. Foyt
- USAC Racing — A.J. Foyt won the season championship
- Formula One Champion — Denny Hulme of New Zealand
- 24 hours of Le Mans: Dan Gurney / A.J. Foyt won, driving a Ford GT-40 Mk. IV
- Rally racing — Rauno Aaltonen / Henry Liddon won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mini Cooper S
- Drag racing — Bennie Osborn won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA World Finals
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.
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- UCLA wins 79-64 over Dayton
- NBA Finals:
- Philadelphia 76ers won 4 games to 2 over the San Francisco Warriors
- FIBA World Championship
- USSR World Champion
Boxing
- May 9 — Muhammed 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
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Felice Gimondi of Italy
- Tour de France — Roger Pingeon of France
- World Cycling Championship: Eddy Merckx of Belgium
Field Hockey
- 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
- Women's champion: Peggy Fleming, United States
- Pairs champions: Ludmila Belousowa & Oleg Protopopow, Soviet Union
Football (American)
- The first Super Bowl is played on January 15: The NFL champion Green Bay Packers win 35-10 over the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs. This was following the 1966 seasons.
- On December 31, the Green Bay Packers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 for the 1967 NFL Championship in a now-legendary game at Lambeau Field known as the Ice Bowl.
- Oakland Raiders 40-7 Houston Oilers for the 1967 American Football League Championship.
Football (Australian Rules)
- 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)
Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 24-1 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders
- Vanier Cup: Alberta Golden Bears win 10-9 over the McMaster Marauders
Football (Soccer)
- England — FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur won 2-1 over Chelsea
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus — $188,998
- Ryder Cup: United States wins 23½ to 8½ over Britain in world team golf.
- US Women's Open — Catherine Lacoste
- LPGA Championship — Kathy Whitworth
- Kathy Whitworth: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $32,937.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia — Melbourne Cup — Red Handed
- Canada — Queen's Plate — Jammed Lovely
- France — Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe — Topyo
- Ireland — Irish Derby Stakes — Ribocco
Harness Racing
Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Stan Mikita, Chicago Blackhawks
- Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Stan Mikita, Chicago Blackhawks
- Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The first World Cup tour in Alpine skiing is organized for the three ski events, "Downhill," "Slalom," and "Giant Slalom."
- The men's overall season champion: Jean-Claude Killy, France
- The women's overall season champion: Nancy Greene, Canada
Snooker
- No World Snooker Championship challenge matches. John Pulman remains world champion
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
General sporting events
Births
- January 2 — Helen Morgan, British field hockey goalkeeper
- January 23 — Naim Suleymanoglu, Bulgaria-born Turkish weightlifter
- February 11 — Barbara Byrne, American rower
- February 11 — Chris Reohr, American fencer
- February 11 — John Patterson US baseball player
- May 30 - Rechelle Hawkes, Australian field hockey international
- February 18 — Roberto Baggio, Italian football player
- July 22 - Monique Javer, English tennis player
- September 5 — Jane Sixsmith, British field hockey international
- September 19 — Jim Abbott, US one-handed baseball player
- October 21 — Paul Ince, English football player
Deaths
- January 4 — Donald Campbell, land and water speed record holder
- June 29 — Primo Carnera, former Heavyweight boxing champion
- July 21 — Jimmie Foxx, Baseball Hall of Fame
- October 10 — Charlotte Cooper (tennis player) — five-time Wimbledon champion
- November 16 — Native Dancer, thoroughbred horse racing championfr:1967 en sport