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1960s Sports

Associated Press Athlete of 1967: Carl Yastrzemski, Major League Baseball and Billie Jean King, Tennis

Professional Sports 1967

Baseball

World Series: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox Series: 4-3. MVP pitcher Bob Gibson of St. Louis.
World Series record 3 consecutive home runs (Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli) by Red Sox

Football

AFL Championship: Oakland Raiders defeat the Houston Oilers 40-7.

NFL Championship: On New Years Eve, December 31, 1967 the Green Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 21-17. This is perhaps the most famous football game in history. Before "wind chill factors" the temperature at Lambeau Field was -13 degrees. The Ice Bowl ended with a last minute quarterback sneak by Bart Starr and the key block by lineman Jerry Kramer.

Super Bowl II - The Green Bay Packers won 33-14 over the Oakland Raiders. After the game, Packer head coach Vince Lombardi, who in nine years had won 5 championships and the first two Super Bowls, announced his retirement as head coach of the Packers. He stayed on as general manager until his health further deteriorated.

AFL grants a franchise to Cincinnati Bengals

Horse Racing

Kentucky Derby - Proud Clarion
Preakness Stakes - Damascus
Belmont Stakes - Damascus

Basketball

NBA: Philadelphia 76ers vs. San Francisco Warriors Series: 4-2

Wilt Chamberlain has an up and down year for the 76ers.. He broke the NBA record with 35th consecutive field goals then set the NBA record of 41 rebounds, he went on to break the NBA record of 22 missed free throws in a row.

Boxing

Muhammad Ali is stripped of his World Heavyweight Champion titles and banned from boxing for his refusal to be inducted into the United States Army as a conscientious objector. His draft board agreed but the Justice Department went ahead to seek a conviction. In 20 minutes an all white jury found him guilty and he was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison. He appealed and in 1971 the Supreme Court in an 8 - 0 decision overturned his conviction.

NHL - Hockey

Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens Series: 4-2

Golf

The Masters - Gay Brewer

US Open - Jack Nicklaus
British Open - Roberto De Vicenzo
PGA Championship - Don January
PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus — $188,998

US Women's Open - Catherine Lacoste
LPGA Championship - Kathy Whitworth
Leading money winner on the LPGA tour: Kathy Whitworth - $32,937.

College Sports 1967

Heisman Trophy: Gary Beban, UCLA, QB points: 1,968

Football

NCAA Football: USC - Record: 10-1-0

ORANGE BOWL: Oklahoma 26 vs Tennessee Volunteers 24

COTTON BOWL: Texas A & M Aggies 20 vs Alabama Crimson Tide 16

ROSE BOWL:USC Trojans 14 vs Indiana Hoosiers 3

SUGAR BOWL: LSU Tigers 20 vs Wyoming Cowboys 13

Basketball

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA wins 79-64 over Dayton. This would be the first of an unprecedented seven consecutive titles for the Bruins

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