- Source: 1973 in sports
1973 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
14 January − Super Bowl VII: the Miami Dolphins (AFC) won 14–7 over the Washington Redskins (NFC) to complete the only perfect (unbeaten and untied) season in the history of the NFL
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Attendance: 90,182
MVP: Jake Scott, FS (Miami)
Rose Bowl (1972 season):
The Southern California Trojans won 42–17 over the Ohio State Buckeyes to win college football national championship
O. J. Simpson becomes the first player in NFL history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season.
Association football
Brazil – Palmeiras wins the Campeonato Brasileiro
England – FA Cup – Sunderland wins 1–0 over Leeds United
1 January 1973, Edinburgh, Scotland, Edinburgh Derby between Hearts and Hibernian played at Tynecastle ends in a 7–0 victory for Hibernian.
Philadelphia Atoms defeat Toronto Metros to win the North American Soccer League championship in their inaugural season.
Australian rules football
Victorian Football League
Richmond wins the 77th VFL Premiership defeating Carlton 16.20 (116) to 12.14 (86) in the Grand Final.
Brownlow Medal awarded to Keith Greig (North Melbourne)
South Australian National Football League:
1 September: South Adelaide kick only 1.4 (10) against Sturt's 14.24 (108) in the rain at Unley Oval, with the Panthers' sole goal being the first score of the match after five minutes. It was the lowest score in the SA(N)FL between 1914 and 2003.
29 September: Glenelg 21.11 (137) defeat North Adelaide 19.16 (130) for their second SANFL premiership in what is often regarded as the great-ever SANFL Grand Final
Western Australian National Football League
29 September: Subiaco break the longest premiership drought in WANFL history, beating West Perth 10.12 (72) to 6.4 (40) for their first premiership since 1924.
Bandy
1973 Bandy World Championship is held in the Soviet Union and won by Soviet Union.
Baseball
18 January – Orlando Cepeda signs with the Boston Red Sox, making him the first player signed by a team specifically to be a designated hitter.
The American League uses the designated hitter rule for the first time. Ron Blomberg is the first player to bat as a DH.
World Series – Oakland Athletics won 4 games to 3 over the New York Mets
Yomiuri Giants of Tokyo, takes only nine conseative title on Japan Central League(on October 22) and Japan Series on both Japan Professional Baseball League title. (on November 1)
Basketball
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship –
UCLA wins 87–66 over Memphis State. Bill Walton of UCLA scored 44 points in the Championship game.
NBA Finals –
New York Knicks won 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Lakers
ABA Finals –
Indiana Pacers defeat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3
Boxing
22 January – George Foreman beats Joe Frazier by a knockout in two rounds to lift the world's Heavyweight championship from Frazier. It is HBO Boxing's first telecast.
Canadian football
Grey Cup – Ottawa Rough Riders win 22–18 over the Edmonton Eskimos
Vanier Cup – St. Mary's Huskies win 14–6 over the McGill Redmen
Cycling
Tour de France – Luis Ocaña of Spain
UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Felice Gimondi, of Italy
Dogsled racing
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion –
Dick Wilmarth won with lead dog: Hotfoot
Field hockey
Men's World Cup in Amstelveen, Netherlands won by the Netherlands
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships –
Men's champion: Ondrej Nepela, Czechoslovakia
Ladies' champion: Karen Magnussen, Canada
Pair skating champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Zaitsev, Soviet Union
Ice dancing champions: Lyudmila Pakhomova & Alexandr Gorshkov, Soviet Union
Golf
Men's professional
Masters Tournament – Tommy Aaron
U.S. Open – Johnny Miller – Miller's final round of 63 was a new major championship record which has been equaled several times since, it wasn't until 2017 when that record was broken by Branden Grace at The Open Championship when he shot a 62.
British Open – Tom Weiskopf
PGA Championship – Jack Nicklaus
PGA Tour money leader – Jack Nicklaus – $308,362
Ryder Cup – United States won 19–13 over Great Britain & Ireland in team golf.
Men's amateur
British Amateur – Dick Siderowf
U.S. Amateur – Craig Stadler
Women's professional
LPGA Championship – Mary Mills
U.S. Women's Open – Susie Berning
LPGA Tour money leader – Kathy Whitworth – $82,864
Harness racing
United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
Cane Pace – Smog
Little Brown Jug – Melvin's Woe
Messenger Stakes – Valiant Bret
United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
Hambletonian – Flirth
Yonkers Trot – Tamerlane
Kentucky Futurity – Arnie Almahurst
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
Pacers: Hondo Grattan
Trotters: Precocious
Horse racing
Secretariat, ridden by jockey Ron Turcotte, becomes the first horse in 25 years to win all three United States Triple Crown Races
Steeplechases
Cheltenham Gold Cup – The Dikler
Grand National – Red Rum
Flat races
Australia – Melbourne Cup – Gala Supreme
Canada – Queen's Plate – Royal Chocolate
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – Rheingold
Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes – Weavers' Hall
English Triple Crown Races:
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Mon Fils
The Derby – Morston
St. Leger Stakes – Peleid
United States Triple Crown Races:
Kentucky Derby – Secretariat
Preakness Stakes – Secretariat
Belmont Stakes – Secretariat
Ice hockey
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 Clarke – Philadelphia Flyers
Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 4 games to 2
World Hockey Association
AVCO Cup – New England Whalers defeat the Winnipeg Jets 4 games to 1 for first league championship.
World Hockey Championship –
Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers defeat University of Denver Pioneers 4–2 in Boston
Lacrosse
NCAA Division I Men's Championship – University of Maryland Terrapins defeated Johns Hopkins University Bluejays 10–9 in 2 overtimes.
Motorsport
Radiosport
Seventh Amateur Radio Direction Finding European Championship held in Komló, Hungary.
First ARRL 10 Meter Contest held in December.
Rugby league
Captain Morgan Trophy
1973 New Zealand rugby league season
1973 NSWRFL season
1972–73 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1973–74 Northern Rugby Football League season
Rugby union
79th Five Nations Championship series is a five-way tie with all teams winning two matches each
Snooker
World Snooker Championship – Ray Reardon beats Eddie Charlton 38–32
Swimming
The first FINA World Championships held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Tennis
Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
Australian Open – John Newcombe
French Open – Ilie Năstase
Wimbledon – Jan Kodeš
US Open – John Newcombe
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
Australian Open – Margaret Court
French Open – Margaret Court
Wimbledon – Billie Jean King
US Open – Margaret Court
Davis Cup – Australia wins 5–0 over the United States in world tennis.
Men and women players receive equal prize money at the US Open
20 September – In the famed Battle of the sexes at Houston's Astrodome – Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in 3straight sets.
Water polo
1973 FINA Men's World Water Polo Championship held in Belgrade and won by Hungary
General sporting events
Second All-Africa Games held in Lagos, Nigeria
Seventh Summer Universiade held in Moscow, Soviet Union
Awards
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – O. J. Simpson, National Football League
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Billie Jean King, Tennis
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