- Source: 1971 in sports
1971 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
Alpine Skiing World Cup
Men's overall season champion: Gustav Thöni, Italy
Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria
American football
17 January − Super Bowl V: the Baltimore Colts (AFC) won 16–13 over the Dallas Cowboys (NFC)
Location: Miami Orange Bowl
Attendance: 79,204
MVP: Chuck Howley, LB (Dallas)
25 December – The Miami Dolphins defeat the Kansas City Chiefs in a divisional playoff game. The double-overtime contest is the longest game in NFL history, and the Chiefs' last home game at Municipal Stadium.
Orange Bowl (1970 season):
The Nebraska Cornhuskers won 17–12 over the Louisiana State Tigers to win the AP Poll national championship after the previous #1 Texas Longhorns lost in the Cotton Bowl and the #2 Ohio State Buckeyes lost in the Rose Bowl.
24 October – death of Chuck Hughes, Detroit Lions wide receiver
Association football
2 January – At the end of a Rangers–Celtic match at Ibrox Park in Glasgow, barriers at Stairway 13 give way under a mass of fans, killing 66 and injuring over 200 others.
30 June – death of Georgi Asparuhov (28), Bulgarian international
Atlético Mineiro wins the first Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Arsenal are the English First Division champions
England – FA Cup – Arsenal won 2–1 over Liverpool to win The Double
European Championship Cup Final: Ajax – Panathinaikos 2–0
Athletics
August – Athletics at the 1971 Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia
August – 1971 European Athletics Championships held at Helsinki
Australian rules football
Victorian Football League
Hawthorn wins the 75th VFL Premiership (Hawthorn 12.10 (82) d St Kilda 11.9 (75))
Brownlow Medal awarded to Ian Stewart (Richmond)
SANFL
North Adelaide 10.19 (79) defeated Port Adelaide 9.5 (59)
Bandy
1971 Bandy World Championship is held in Sweden and won by Soviet Union.
Baseball
World Series – Pittsburgh Pirates won 4 games to 3 over the Baltimore Orioles. Game four, played on 13 October at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, was the first night game in World Series history.
Basketball
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship –
UCLA wins 68–62 over Villanova
Indiana University Hires Bob Knight as their head basketball coach.
NBA Finals –
Milwaukee Bucks win 4 games to 0 over the Baltimore Bullets
1971 ABA Finals –
Utah Stars defeat Kentucky Colonels 4 games to 3; Stars defeat Indiana Pacers in division finals while Colonels defeat Virginia Squires.
Boxing
8 March – Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden, in the first of three epic bouts between the two, to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
Canadian football
Grey Cup – Calgary Stampeders won 14–11 over the Toronto Argonauts
Vanier Cup – Western Ontario Mustangs won 15–14 over the Alberta Golden Bears
Cricket
5 January, Melbourne – first-ever One Day International is played after a Test match is abandoned because of rain, Australia beating England by 5 wickets.
Cycling
Giro d'Italia won by Gösta Pettersson of Sweden
Tour de France – Eddy Merckx of Belgium
UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Eddy Merckx of Belgium
Field hockey
Men's World Cup in Barcelona, Spain
Gold Medal: Pakistan
Silver Medal: Spain
Bronze Medal: India
Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Cali, Colombia
Gold Medal: Argentina
Silver Medal: Mexico
Bronze Medal: Canada
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships –
Men's champion: Ondrej Nepela, Czechoslovakia
Ladies' champion: Trixi Schuba, Austria
Pair skating champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulyanov, Soviet Union
Ice dancing champions: Lyudmila Pakhomova & Alexandr Gorshkov, Soviet Union
Golf
Men's professional
PGA Championship – Jack Nicklaus
Masters Tournament – Charles Coody
U.S. Open – Lee Trevino
British Open – Lee Trevino
PGA Tour money leader – Jack Nicklaus – $244,491
Ryder Cup – United States won 18½ to 13½ over Britain in team golf
Men's amateur
British Amateur – Steve Melnyk
U.S. Amateur – Gary Cowan
Women's professional
LPGA Championship – Kathy Whitworth
U.S. Women's Open – JoAnne Carner – this win made her the first person to win three different USGA individual championship events.
Titleholders Championship – not played
LPGA Tour money leader – Kathy Whitworth – $41,181
Harness racing
United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
Cane Pace – Albatross
Little Brown Jug – Nansemond
Messenger Stakes – Albatross
United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
Hambletonian – Speedy Crown
Yonkers Trot – Quick Pride
Kentucky Futurity – Savoir
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
Pacers: Stella Frost
Trotters: Geffini
Horse racing
Steeplechases
Cheltenham Gold Cup – L'Escargot
Grand National – Specify
Flat races
Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Silver Knight
Canada – Queen's Plate won by Kennedy Road
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Mill Reef
Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Irish Ball
English Triple Crown Races:
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Brigadier Gerard
The Derby – Mill Reef
St. Leger Stakes – Athens Wood
United States Triple Crown Races:
Kentucky Derby – Canonero II
Preakness Stakes – Canonero II
Belmont Stakes – Pass Catcher
Ice hockey
13 April – death of Michel Brière (21), Canadian player with Pittsburgh Penguins
Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins
Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins
Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 3 over the Chicago Black Hawks
World Hockey Championship
Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – Boston University Terriers defeat University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Golden Gophers 4–2 in Syracuse, New York
World Hockey Association (WHA) is formed as an alternative North American professional hockey league to the NHL
Lacrosse
Cornell beats Maryland 12–6 to win the first NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship.
The Brantford Warriors win the Mann Cup.
The Richmond Roadrunners win the Minto Cup.
The Victoria McDonalds win the Castrol Cup.
Motorsport
Radiosport
Sixth Amateur Radio Direction Finding European Championship held in Duisburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
Rugby league
18 September – the 1971 NSWRFL season culminates in a Grand Final victory for South Sydney, defeating St George 16–10
1971 New Zealand rugby league season
1970–71 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1971–72 Northern Rugby Football League season
Rugby union
77th Five Nations Championship series is won by Wales who complete the Grand Slam
Snooker
World Snooker Championship – John Spencer beats Warren Simpson 37–29
Swimming
27 August – US swimmer Mark Spitz recaptures the world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course), clocking 2:03.9 at a meet in Houston, Texas.
31 August – Four days after Mark Spitz broke the world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course), West Germany's Hans-Joachim Fassnacht betters the time to 2:03.3 at a meet in Landskrona, Sweden.
Tennis
Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
Australian Open – Ken Rosewall
French Open – Jan Kodeš
Wimbledon championships – John Newcombe
U.S. Open – Stan Smith
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
Australian Open – Margaret Court
French Open – Evonne Goolagong
Wimbledon championships – Evonne Goolagong
U.S. Open – Billie Jean King
Davis Cup – United States wins 3–2 over Romania in world tennis.
Sixteen-year-old Chris Evert makes her US Open debut reaching the semifinals where she is defeated by eventual champion Billie Jean King.
First time in 16 years that Americans won both the men's and women's title at the US Open.
Volleyball
Men and Women's European Volleyball Championship held in Italy
1971 Men's European Volleyball Championship won by the USSR
1971 Women's European Volleyball Championship won by the USSR
Volleyball at the 1971 Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia
Men's and women's tournaments both won by Cuba
Multi-sport events
Sixth Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia
Sixth Mediterranean Games held in İzmir, Turkey
Awards
ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Lee Trevino, PGA Golf
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Lee Trevino, PGA golf
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Evonne Goolagong, Tennis
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year - Lee Trevino, PGA golf
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