Auto Racing Stock car racing: Mario Andretti wins the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty 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 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 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 (Soccer) England - FA Cup: Tottenham Hotspur won 2-1 over Chelsea Football (American) The NFL Championship is renamed the Super Bowl: The first winner is the Green Bay Packers who won 35-10 over the Kansas City Chiefs Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 24-1 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders Vanier Cup: Alberta Golden Bears win 10-9 over the McMaster Marauders Golf Men's Golf Grand Slam of golf results: May - 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 23 1/2 to 8 1/2 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. 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 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 Harness Racing 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 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 Tennis Grand Slam in tennis mens results: Australian Open - Roy Emerson French Open - Roy Emerson Wimbledon championships - John Newcombe US Open - John Newcombe Grand Slam in tennis womens 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. General sporting events John Pulman retained the World Professional Snooker Championship Births February 11 - Barbara Byrne, American rower February 11 - Chris Reohr, American fencer February 11 - John Patterson US baseball player February 18 - Roberto Baggio, Italian football player September 19 - Jim Abbott, US one-handed baseball player Deaths Charlotte Cooper - tennis star, 5-time Wimbledon champion January 4 - Donald Campbell, land and water speed record holder July 21 - Jimmie Foxx, Baseball Hall of Fame
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