1967 in sports - wikipedia 1967 in sports 1967 in sports describes the year 's events in world sport. Years in sports : 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Centuries : 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades : 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years : 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 Contents 1 Alpine skiing 2 American football 3 Association football 3.1 European Cup 3.2 England 4 Athletics 5 Australian rules football 6 Bandy 7 Baseball 8 Basketball 9 Boxing 10 Canadian football 11 Cycling 12 Field hockey 13 Figure skating 14 Golf 15 Harness racing 16 Horse racing 17 Ice hockey 18 Lacrosse 19 Motorsport 20 Radiosport 21 Rugby league 22 Rugby union 23 Snooker 24 Swimming 25 Tennis 26 Volleyball 27 Water sports 28 Yacht racing 29 Multi-sport events 30 Awards 31 References Alpine Skiing The first Alpine Skiing World Cup is organised for the three ski events : Downhill, Slalom and Giant Slalom : Men 's overall champion : Jean - Claude Killy, France Women 's overall champion : Nancy Greene, Canada American football The first Super Bowl is played on January 15 and NFL champion Green Bay Packers win 35 - 10 over AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs. December 31 -- Green Bay Packers defeat Dallas Cowboys 21 - 17 for the 1967 NFL Championship in a now - legendary game at Lambeau Field known as the Ice Bowl Oakland Raiders defeat the Houston Oilers 40 - 7 for the 1967 American Football League Championship The New Orleans Saints are formed. Association football European Cup Celtic win the European Cup Final 2 - 1 against Internazionale in Lisbon, earning the team the nickname of the Lisbon Lions. The team also won the Scottish League Championship and Scottish Cup and the Scottish league Cup, thus becoming the first team to complete a domestic and European quadruple. England FA Cup final -- Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 1 Chelsea Athletics August -- Athletics at the 1967 Pan American Games held at Winnipeg Australian rules football 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 ) Bandy 1967 Bandy World Championship is held in Finland and won by Soviet Union. 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. October -- The Kansas City Athletics become the Oakland Athletics for the 1968 season. Basketball NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Championship -- UCLA wins 79 - 64 over Dayton. This would be the first of a record seven consecutive titles for the Bruins. NBA Finals -- Philadelphia 76ers won 4 games to 2 over the San Francisco Warriors FIBA World Championship USSR World Champion The American Basketball Association begins play as a rival league to the NBA. Boxing May 9 -- Muhammad 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. October 27 -- death of Robert Carmody ( 29 ), American boxer, in the Vietnam War Canadian football Grey Cup -- Hamilton Tiger - Cats won 24 - 1 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders Vanier Cup -- Alberta Golden Bears win 10 - 9 over the McMaster Marauders Cycling July 30 -- death of Valentín Uriona ( 26 ), Spanish road racing cyclist, following a crash during a race Giro d'Italia won by Felice Gimondi of Italy Tour de France -- Roger Pingeon of France UCI Road World Championships -- Men 's road race -- Eddy Merckx of Belgium Field hockey Pan American Games ( Men 's Competition ) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Gold Medal : Argentina Silver Medal : Trinidad & Tobago Bronze Medal : United States March 11 -- In an international women 's field - hockey match at Wembley Stadium, England. England beat Ireland 7 - 1. Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships -- Men 's champion : Emmerich Dänzer, Austria Ladies ' champion : Peggy Fleming, United States Pair skating champions : Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov, Soviet Union Ice dancing champions : Diane Towler & Bernard Ford, Great Britain Golf Men 's professional Masters Tournament -- Gay Brewer U.S. Open -- Jack Nicklaus British Open -- Roberto DeVicenzo PGA Championship -- Don January PGA Tour money leader -- Jack Nicklaus -- $188,998 Ryder Cup -- United States wins 231⁄2 to 81⁄2 over Britain in team golf. Men 's amateur British Amateur -- Bob Dickson U.S. Amateur -- Bob Dickson Women 's professional Women 's Western Open -- Kathy Whitworth LPGA Championship -- Kathy Whitworth U.S. Women 's Open -- Catherine Lacoste Titleholders Championship -- not played LPGA Tour money leader -- Kathy Whitworth -- $32,937 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 Horse racing Steeplechases Cheltenham Gold Cup -- Woodland Venture Grand National -- Foinavon Flat races Australia -- Melbourne Cup won by Red Handed Canada -- Queen 's Plate won by Jammed Lovely France -- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Topyo Ireland -- Irish Derby Stakes won by Ribocco English Triple Crown Races : 2,000 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 Ice hockey Art Ross Trophy as the NHL 's leading scorer during the regular season : Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks Hart Memorial Trophy -- for the NHL 's Most Valuable Player : Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks Stanley Cup -- Toronto Maple Leafs won 4 games to 2 over the Montreal Canadiens World Hockey Championship Men 's champion : Soviet Union defeated Sweden NCAA Men 's Ice Hockey Championship -- Cornell University Big Red defeat Boston University Terriers 4 - 1 in Syracuse, New York The NHL adds six new teams for the 1967 -- 68 season. Lacrosse The inaugural World Lacrosse Championship is held in Toronto, Ontario. The United States win, and Australia is the runner - up. The Vancouver Carlings win the Mann Cup. The Elora Mohawks win the Castrol Cup. The Oshawa Green Gaels win the Minto Cup Motorsport Main articles : 1967 in motorsport and List of 1967 motorsport champions Radiosport Fifth Amateur Radio Direction Finding European Championship held in Cervena, Czechoslovakia. Rugby league 1967 New Zealand rugby league season 1967 NSWRFL season 1966 -- 67 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1967 -- 68 Northern Rugby Football League season 17 December -- first Sunday play in professional rugby league. Rugby union 73rd Five Nations Championship series is won by France Snooker No World Snooker Championship challenge matches. John Pulman remains world champion Swimming July 26 -- American swimmer Mark Spitz breaks Kevin Berry 's nearly three - year - old world record in the men 's 200m butterfly ( long course ) at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a time of 2 : 06.4. August 30 -- John Ferris captures the world record from fellow - American Mark Spitz in the men 's 200m butterfly ( long course ) by swimming 2 : 06.0 at a meet in Tokyo, Japan. October 8 -- Mark Spitz regains his world record in the men 's 200m butterfly ( long course ) at a meet in West Berlin, West Germany, clocking 2 : 05.7. Tennis Australia Australian Men 's Singles Championship -- Roy Emerson ( Australia ) defeats Arthur Ashe ( USA ) 6 -- 4, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 Australian Women 's Singles Championship -- Nancy Richey ( USA ) defeats Lesley Turner Bowrey ( Australia ) 6 -- 1, 6 -- 4 England Wimbledon Men 's Singles Championship -- John Newcombe ( Australia ) defeats Wilhelm Bungert ( West Germany ) 6 -- 3, 6 -- 1, 6 -- 1 Wimbledon Women 's Singles Championship -- Billie Jean King ( USA ) defeats Ann Haydon - Jones ( Great Britain ) 6 -- 3, 6 -- 4 France French Men 's Singles Championship -- French Women 's Singles Championship -- USA American Men 's Singles Championship -- American Women 's Singles Championship -- Davis Cup 1967 Davis Cup -- Australia 4 -- 1 Spain at Milton Courts ( grass ) Brisbane, Australia Volleyball 1967 Men 's European Volleyball Championship won by the USSR 1967 Women 's European Volleyball Championship won by the USSR Volleyball at the 1967 Pan American Games won by USA ( both men 's and women 's tournaments ) Water sports January 4 -- death of Donald Campbell ( 45 ), British land and water speed record holder, who was trying to extend the record on Coniston Water, Cumbria Yacht racing The New York Yacht Club retains the America 's Cup as Intrepid defeats Australian challenger Dame Pattie, of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 1 Multi-sport events Fifth Pan American Games held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Fifth Mediterranean Games held in Tunis, Tunisia Fifth Summer Universiade held in Tokyo, Japan Awards Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year -- Carl Yastrzemski, Major League Baseball Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year -- Billie Jean King, Tennis References Jump up ^ Baker, Andrew ( 1995 - 08 - 20 ). `` 100 years of rugby league : From the great divide to the Super era ''. Independent, The. independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 25. Sports by year 1951 -- 2000 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 to 1850 1851 -- 1900 1901 -- 1950 1951 -- 2000 from 2001 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1967_in_sports&oldid=801427634 '' Categories : Sports by year 1967 in sports Talk Contents About Wikipedia Bân - lâm - gú Čeština Deutsch Français Hrvatski עברית Magyar Македонски 日本 語 Português Русский Slovenščina Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 19 September 2017, at 16 : 25. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: which american sporting event took place for the first time in 1967
Answer: Super Bowl