1977 in sports

1977 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Alpine skiing

American football

Association football

  • Liverpool dominate English and European football, winning both the European Cup and the Football League Championship, but they miss out on a "treble" by losing in the FA Cup final.
  • January 18 – death of Luciano Re Cecconi (28), Lazio and Italy, who was shot during a hoax robbery
  • October 1 - Pelé played the final game of his storied career at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. He played the first half for his current club, the New York Cosmos, and the second half for his old Brazilian club Santos.

Australian rules football

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

  • After 13 years and 82 contests, including 14 title defences, World Middleweight Champion Carlos Monzón retired undefeated.

Canadian football

Cricket

  • 12–17 March, Melbourne - Centenary Test played between Australia and England to commemorate 100th anniversary of first Test match. Australia won by 45 runs, exactly the same margin as in the first Test match in 1877.
  • World Series Cricket begins playing games in competition to official International Cricket Council sanctioned matches.

Cycling

Dogsled racing

Figure skating

Golf

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Harness racing

Horse racing

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey

Motorsport

Radiosport

Rugby league

Rugby union

Snooker

Swimming

Tennis

Volleyball

Yacht racing

General sporting events

Awards

References

  1. "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
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