1975 in sports
From Academic Kids
See also: 1974 in sports, other events of 1975, 1976 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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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.
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Baseball
- January 23: Slugger Ralph Kiner is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- September 16: Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett ties Wilbert Robinson's ML record, set June 10, 1892, by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game. He scored five of his club's runs in a 22–0 massacre of the Cubs, a major-league record for the biggest score in a shutout game in the 20th century.
- World Series: Cincinnati Reds win 4 games to 3 over the Boston Red Sox. Often described as one of the most memorable of all World Series.
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Basketball
- NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship:
- UCLA wins 92-85 over Kentucky
- NBA Finals:
- Golden State Warriors win 4 games to 0 over the Washington Bullets
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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.
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Cricket
Cricket World Cup - West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs
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Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Fausto Bertoglio of Italy
- Tour de France - Bernard Thévenet of France
- World Cycling Championship: Hennie Kuiper of Netherlands
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Field Hockey
- March 8 - In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium,England. England beat Wales 2-0.
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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
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Football (American)
- Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers won 16-6 over the Minnesota Vikings
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Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League
- North Melbourne wins the 79th VFL Premiership (North Melbourne 19.8 (122) d Hawthorn 9.13 (67))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Gary Dempsey (Footscray)
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Football (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
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Football (Soccer)
- England - FA Cup: West Ham United won 2-0 over Fulham played at Wembley Stadium in front of 100,000
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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.
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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
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Harness Racing
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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
- SM-liiga, the Finnish professional ice hockey league, launched its first season 1975-1976
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Skiing
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Gustavo Thoeni, Italy
- The women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria
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Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Ray Reardon beats Eddie Charlton 31-30
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Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
- Davis Cup: Sweden wins 3-2 over Czechoslovakia in world tennis.
- 18 year old Martina Navratilova of Czechoslovakia announces her defection to the United States of America
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General sporting events
- 1975 cricket World Cup, the first to be held. West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs.
- August 2, the first ascent of Chogolisa I is completed by an Austrian team.
- 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.
- Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion:
- Emmitt Peters won with lead dogs: Nugget & Digger
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Births
- January 15 - Mary Pierce, tennis star
- February 11 - Chuck Watanabe, kayaker
- March 20 - Julia Zwehl, German field hockey goalkeeper
- May 2 - David Beckham, English footballer
- May 10 - Hélio Castroneves, Brazilian Indy Car driver
- May 12 - Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby union star
- May 16 - Simon Whitfield, Olympic triathlon champion
- July 31 - Andrew Hall, South African cricketer
- September 25 - Claire Taylor, English cricketer
- November 22 - Ayelen Stepnik, Argentinian field hockey international
- December 30 - Tiger Woods, golf superstar
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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 Kuts, Russian distance runner, Olympic gold medalist
- September 29 - Casey Stengel, NY Yankees manager (1949-60)
- October 4 May Sutton, US Open & Wimbledon tennis chamnpion
- 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)fr:1975 en sport
