1967 in sports

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Stock car racing:
Mario Andretti wins the Daytona 500
NASCAR Championship — Richard Petty
May 31-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

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.

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

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

Giro d'Italia won by Felice Gimondi of Italy
Tour de France — Roger Pingeon of France
World Cycling Championship: Eddy Merckx of Belgium

Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Winnipeg, 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.

World Figure Skating Championships:
Men's champion: Emmerich Dänzer, Austria
Women's champion: Peggy Fleming, United States
*Pairs champions: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov, Soviet Union

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 defeat the Houston Oilers 40-7 for the 1967 American Football League Championship.

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)

Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 24-1 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Vanier Cup: Alberta Golden Bears win 10-9 over the McMaster Marauders

England — FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur won 2-1 over Chelsea
Celtic FC 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 and Scottish Cup, thus becoming the first team to complete the domestic and European Treble.

Men's Golf
Grand Slam of golf results:
#April — The Masters — Gay Brewer
#June — US Open — Jack Nicklaus
#July — British Open — Roberto De Vicenzo
#August — PGA Championship — Don January

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.
Women's Golf
US Women's Open — Catherine Lacoste
LPGA Championship — Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $32,937.

Australia — Melbourne Cup — Red Handed
Canada — Queen's Plate — Jammed Lovely
France — Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe — Topyo
Ireland — Irish Derby Stakes — Ribocco

English Triple Crown Races:
#Two Thousand Guineas Stakes — Royal Palace
#Epsom Derby — Royal Palace
#St. Leger Stakes — Ribocco

United States Triple Crown Races:
#Kentucky Derby — Proud Clarion
#Preakness Stakes — Damascus
#Belmont Stakes — Damascus (Held at Aqueduct)

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
#Kentucky Futurity

Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
*Pacers: Binshaw

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

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

Fifth Amateur Radio Direction Finding European Championship held in Cervena, Czechoslovakia.

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

No World Snooker Championship challenge matches. John Pulman remains world champion

Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
#Australian Open — Roy Emerson
#French Open — Roy Emerson
#Wimbledon championships — John Newcombe
#US Open — John Newcombe

Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
#Australian Open — Nancy Richey
#French Open — Francoise Durr
#Wimbledon championships — Billie Jean King
#US Open — Billie Jean King

Davis Cup: Australia wins 4-1 over Spain in world tennis.

Fifth Pan American Games held in Winnipeg, Canada

Fifth Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia

Fifth Summer Universiade held in Tokyo, Japan

Births

January

January 2 — Helen Morgan, British field hockey goalkeeper
January 3 — Magnus Gustafsson, Swedish tennis player
January 7 — Corrie Sanders, South African boxer
January 9 — Claudio Caniggia, Argentinian football (soccer) player
January 18 — Pieter Huistra, Dutch football (soccer) player
January 18 — Esteban de Palma, Argentine volleyball player
January 21 — Ulf Stenlund, Swedish tennis player
January 22 — Nick Gillingham, British swimmer
January 23 — Naim Suleymanoglu, Bulgarian-born Turkish weightlifter
January 24 — Viktor Reneysky, Belarusian canoer
January 25 — Robert Havekotte, Dutch water polo player
January 29 — Sean Burke, Canadian ice hockey goalie

February

February 3 — Aurelio Vidmar, Australian football (soccer) player
February 11 — Barbara Byrne, American rower
February 11 — Uwe Dassler, East German freestyle swimmer
February 11 — Chris Reohr, American fencer
February 11 — John Patterson, US baseball player
February 18 — Roberto Baggio, Italian football (soccer) player
February 18 — Harry Van Barneveld, Belgian judoka
February 25 — Natalia Dorado, Spanish field hockey player
February 26 — Kazuyoshi Miura, Japanese football (soccer) striker

March

March 1 — Aron Winter, Dutch football (soccer) player
March 3 — Alexander Volkov, Russian tennis player
March 4 — Jonas Edman, Swedish rifle shooter
March 12 — Mika Aaltonen, Finnish football (soccer) player
March 12 — Jorge Dely Valdes, Panamanian football (soccer) player
March 16 — Kevin Draxinger, Canadian backstroke swimmer
March 20 — Nikolay Bukhalov, Bulgarian flatwater canoer
March 24 — Kathy Rinaldi, American tennis player
March 31 — Agustin Moreno, Mexican tennis player

April

April 5 — Gary and Paul Gait, Canadian lacrosse players
April 7 — Bodo Illgner, German football goalkeeper
April 11 — Lachlan Dreher, Australian field hockey goalkeeper
April 15 — Dara Torres, American swimmer
April 24 — Pam Bustin, American field hockey defender
April 25 — Angel Martino, American swimmer
April 26 — Glen "Kane" Jacobs, professional wrestler

May

May 4 — John Child, Canadian athlete
May 11 — Gijs van der Leden, Dutch water polo player
May 23 — Carlos Mercenario, Mexican race walker
May 25 — Luc Nilis, Belgian football (soccer) player
May 25 — Andrew Sznajder, Canadian tennis player
May 29 — Mike Keane, Canadian ice hockey player
May 30 — Rechelle Hawkes, Australian field hockey player

June

June 1 — Murray Baron, Canadian ice hockey player
June 1 — Olivier Delaitre, French tennis player
June 3 — Tamás Darnyi, Hungarian swimmer
June 5 — Joe DeLoach, American sprinter
June 14 — Pramote Teerawiwatana, Thai badminton player
June 15 — Paul Kingsman, New Zealand backstroke swimmer
June 21 — Zoltán Szilágyi, Hungarian freestyle swimmer
June 22 — Marc van Hintum, Dutch football (soccer) player
June 27 – Sylvie Frechette, Canadian synchronized swimmer
June 28 — Lars Riedel, German discus thrower
June 30 — Tina Bell-Kake, New Zealand field hockey midfielder
June 30 — Gareth Rees, Canadian rugby player

July

July 2 — Claudio Baggio, Argentine football (soccer) player
July 3 — Michael McKenzie, Australian long distance freestyle swimmer
July 5 — Christian Miniussi, Argentine tennis player from
July 11 — Bent-Ove Pedersen, Norwegian tennis player
July 12 — Anthony Beks, New Zealand breaststroke swimmer
July 12 — Noor Holsboer, Dutch field hockey defender
July 12 — Kevin Painter, English darts player
July 12 — Bruny Surin, Haiti-born Canadian athlete
July 14 — Thomas Flemming, East German freestyle swimmer
July 14 — Leonardo Lavalle, Mexican tennis player
July 19 — Christian Bergstrøm, Swedish tennis player
July 22 — Monique Javer, English tennis player
July 25 — Magdalena Forsberg, Swedish cross country skier and biathlete
July 28 — Mike Bernardo, South African professional kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist

August

August 4 — Kate Trolove, New Zealand field hockey player
August 7 — Jocelyn Angloma, French football (soccer) player
August 7 — Aaron Krickstein, Jewish-American tennis player
August 10 — Philippe Albert, Belgian football (soccer) player
August 12 — Regilio Tuur, Dutch boxer
August 18 — Jorge Fernando "Locomotora" Castro, Argentine boxer
August 22 — Paul Ereng, Kenyan athlete
August 26 — Aleksandar Đorđević, Serbian basketball player

September

September 2 — Andreas Möller, German football (soccer) player
September 3 — Anna Maiques, Spanish field hockey player
September 3 — Robert Wangila, Kenyan boxer (d. 1994)
September 5 — Jane Sixsmith, British field hockey player
September 5 — Matthias Sammer, German football (soccer) player
September 9 — Steffen Zesner, German freestyle swimmer
September 10 — Guylaine Dumont, Canadian athlete
September 17 — Michael Carbajal, American boxer
September 19 — Jim Abbott, US one-handed baseball player
September 22 — Félix Savón, Cuban boxing legend
September 27 — Uche Okechukwu, Nigerian football (soccer) defender

October

October 4 — Victor Pujol, Spanish field hockey midfielder
October 9 — Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canadian tennis player
October 16 — María Isabel Martínez, Spanish field hockey player
October 16 — Michael York, Australian field hockey defender
October 21 — Paul Ince, English football (soccer) player
October 23 — Gerald McClellan, American boxer
October 25 — Martin Marinov, Bulgarian flatwater canoer

November

November 2 — Derek Porter, Belfast-born Canadian rower
November 3 — Pyotr Bochkaryov, Russian pole vaulter
November 4 — Annemieke Fokke, Dutch field hockey player
November 6 — Shuzo Matsuoka, Japanese tennis player
November 8 — Christopher Chalmers, Canadian freestyle swimmer
November 14 — Imre Pulai, Hungarian canoer
November 15 — Laura Garrone, Italian tennis player
November 22 — Bart Veldkamp, Dutch-born Belgian speed skater
November 25 — Anthony Nesty, Surinamese swimmer

December

December 16 — Donovan Bailey, Canadian sprinter

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 champion

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