Associated Press
Athlete of 1965: Sandy Koufax and Kathy Whitworth
Professional Sports 1965
Jimmy Durante Sings the Sandy Koufax Song
Baseball
World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Minnesota Twins: 4-3
Sandy Koufax gets his fourth perfect game in 1965. He refused to play the first gave of the World Series because it fell on the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur. He won the tie breaking game in Minnesota with a 4 hitter.
Football
NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers won 23-12 over the Cleveland Browns. With 4 inches of snow on Lambeau Field, Paul Hourning runs in a touchdown to foil Cleveland with the top rusher in the NFL, Jim Brown.
AFL Championship: Buffalo Bills won 23-0 over the San Diego Chargers
Basketball
NBA: Boston Celtics vs. LA Lakers Series: 4-3
NHL - Hockey
Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings Score: 4-2
Horse Racing
Kentucky Derby - Lucky Debonair
Preakness Stakes - Tom Rolfe
Belmont Stakes - Hail to All
Boxing
Fighting for the first time with his new name Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston 1 minute and 45 seconds into the first round. It became the most controversial fight of all time. Ali was often seen with Malcolm X who was assassinated before the fight took place, and later the NY meeting house of the Nation of Islam was bombed. Sport writers disliked Ali and refused to call him by name, they also predicted he would lose. The fear of the Nation of Islam caused the fight to be held hidden away in Maine to an audience of 2400. Rumors had it Liston took a dive and before he died Liston said he did so out of fear that the Nation of Islam would kill him if he won.
Golf
The Masters - Jack Nicklaus
US Open - Gary Player
British Open - Peter Thomson
PGA Championship - Dave Marr
PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus - $140,752
US Women's Open - Carol Mann
LPGA Championship - Sandra Haynie
Leading money winner on the LPGA tour: Kathy Whitworth $28,658
