 1983 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.  ==alpine skiing== * alpine skiing world cup: ** menâs overall season champion: phil mahre, united states ** womenâs overall season champion: tamara mckinney, united states ==american football== * january 3 &ndash; tony dorsett sets nfl record for longest run from scrimmage by rushing for 99 yard touchdown. * january 26 &ndash; death of paul "bear" bryant, noted college football coach * super bowl xvii &ndash; the washington redskins win their first super bowl title, and first nfl title since 1942, 27-17 over the miami dolphins. * penn state nittany lions win college football national championship for the 1982 season, the first-ever for that team. won 27-23 over the georgia bulldogs at the sugar bowl. * michigan panthers win united states football league championship, 24-22 over philadelphia stars * october 31 &ndash; death of george halas, chicago bears founder and coach ==artistic gymnastics== * world artistic gymnastics championships &ndash; ** menâs all-around champion: dmitry bilozerchev, ussr ** womenâs all-around champion: natalia yurchenko, ussr ** menâs team competition champion: china ** womenâs team competition champion: ussr ==association football== * world club championship &ndash; grÃªmio (brazil) 2-1 hamburger sv (germany) * uefa champions league &ndash; hamburg 1-0 juventus * copa libertadores de amÃ©rica &ndash; two legs; 1st leg peÃ±arol 1-1 grÃªmio; 2nd leg grÃªmio 2-1 peÃ±arol; grÃªmio won 3-2 on aggregate * uefa cup &ndash; two legs; 1st leg anderlecht 1-0 benfica; 2nd leg benfica 1-1 anderlecht; anderlecht won 2-1 on aggregate * cup winners' cup &ndash; aberdeen 2-1 real madrid (aet) * super cup &ndash; two legs; 1st leg hamburg 0-0 aberdeen; 2nd leg aberdeen 2-0 hamburg; aberdeen won 2-0 on aggregate * england - fa cup &ndash; manchester united won 2 - 2 (aet); 4 - 0 (replay) over brighton & hove albion * fifa decided to give to mexico the right to host the football world cup 1986 after colombia announced the reject to celebrate the event. ==athletics== * january 18 â international olympic committee (ioc) restores medals to the family of jim thorpe * february 27 â irelandâs eamonn coghlan sets a new world indoor record for the mile, 
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