1966 in sports
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See also: 1965 in sports, other events of 1966, 1967 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto Racing
- Stock car racing:
- Indianapolis 500 - Graham Hill
- USAC Racing - Mario Andretti won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Jack Brabham of Australia
- 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Bruce McLaren / Chris Amon won driving a Ford GT-40 Mk.II
- Rally racing - the team of Pauli Toivonen / Ensio Mikander won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Citroën ID
- Drag racing - Pete Robinson won the NHRA "Top Fuel" World Championship.
Baseball
- January 20: The BBWAA elects Ted Williams to the Hall of Fame. Williams, the last batter to hit .400, receives 282 of a possible 302 votes.
- Roberto Clemente is the National League MVP.
- Frank Robinson is the American League MVP.
- Ted Williams is inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame.
- World Series: Baltimore Orioles win 4 games to 0 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Series MVP: Frank Robinson, Baltimore
Basketball
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- UTEP wins 72-65 over Kentucky
- NBA Finals:
- Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers
Boxing
- April 25 at New York City, World Welterweight Champion Emile Griffith won a 15 round unanimous decision over Dick Tiger to also become the World Middleweight Champion.
Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Gianni Motta of Italy
- Tour de France - Lucien Aimar of France
- Vuelta a Espana - Francisco Gabica of Spain
- World Cycling Championship: Rudi Altig of Germany
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)
- 1966 season championships were played in late 1966 and early 1967
- AFL Championship: Kansas City Chiefs won 31-7 over the Buffalo Bills
- NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers won 34-27 over the Dallas Cowboys
- Super Bowl I: Green Bay Packers won 35-10 over the Kansas City Chiefs
Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League
- St Kilda wins the 70th VFL Premiership (St Kilda 10.14 (74) d Collingwood 10.13 (73))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Ian Stewart (St Kilda)
Football (Canadian)
- Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders win 29-14 over the Ottawa Rough Riders
- Vanier Cup: St. Francis Xavier X-Men win 40-14 over the Waterloo Lutheran Golden Hawks
Football (Soccer)
- England defeats Germany to win the 1966 World Cup Final.
- England - FA Cup: Everton win 3-2 against Sheffield Wednesday
Golf
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Billy Casper - $121,945
- US Women's Open - Sandra Spuzich
- LPGA Championship - Gloria Ehret
- Kathy Whitworth: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $33,517.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Galilee
- Canada - Queen's Plate - Titled Hero
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Bon Mot III
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Sodium
Harness Racing
- Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
- Pacers: Chamfer Star
- Trotters: Yamamoto
Ice Hockey
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks
- Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens won 4-2 over the Detroit Red Wings
- World Hockey Championship
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
Skiing
- ISF World Championships:
- Men's combined champion: Jean-Claude Killy, France
- Women's combined champion: Marielle Goitschel, France
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship challenge match: John Pulman beats Fred Davis 5-2 matches
Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
General sporting events
Births
- January 3 - Andrea Jaeger, American tennis player
- February 1 - Michelle Akers, American soccer player
- February 9 - Ellen van Langen, Dutch athlete
- February 11 - Anthony Parker, American football player
- February 11 - Patrick Kuhnen, West German tennis player
- April 18 - Trine Hattestad, Norwegian javelin thrower
- May 10 - Jonathan Edwards, British triple jumper
- June 30 - Mike Tyson, American boxer
- August 19 - Sarah Jane Cook, English cricketer
- November 25 - Lisa Bayliss,British field hockey international
- December 1 - Larry Walker, Canadian baseball player
Deaths
- January 4 - Inga Artamonova, world speed-skating champion
- February 1 - Nicholas Piantanida, balloonist. Died after suffering from a pressurization failure during an attempt at an altitude record.
- March 11 - "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons, Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer
- May 4 - Bob Elliott, Major League Baseball player (1939-1953)
- June 30 - Giuseppe Farina, F1 champion race car driver
- July 6 - Sam Jones, baseball player, Major League Baseball pitcher (1914-1935)
- July 24 - Tony Lema, U.S. golf champion, died in a Munster, Indiana plane crash.
- August 1 - Hank Gowdy, MLB player, managerfr:1966 en sport