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
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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.
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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
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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
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Cycling
- Giro d'Italia won by Felice Gimondi of Italy
- Tour de France — Roger Pingeon of France
- World Cycling Championship: Eddy Merckx of Belgium
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Field Hockey
- March 11 — In an international women's field hockey match at Wembley Stadium,England. England beat Ireland 7-1.
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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
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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.
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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)
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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
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Football (Soccer)
- England — FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur won 2-1 over Chelsea
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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.
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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
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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: 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
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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
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Snooker
- No World Snooker Championship challenge matches. John Pulman remains world champion
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Tennis
- Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
- Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
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General sporting events
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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
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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
