1973 in sports

1973 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
Years:	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

Alpine skiing

Alpine Skiing World Cup
- Men's overall season champion: Gustav Thöni, Italy
- Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria

American football

O.J. Simpson becomes the first player in NFL history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season.
Super Bowl VII – Miami Dolphins won 14-7 over the Washington Redskins to complete the only unbeaten NFL 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.
Rangers F.C win European Cup Winners Cup, after beating Moscow Dynamo 3-2.

Australian rules football

Victorian Football League
- Richmond wins the 77th VFL Premiership (Richmond 16.20 (116) d Carlton 12.14 (86))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Keith Greig (North Melbourne)

Baseball

January 18 – 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

Basketball

NCAA Men's Division I 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
1973 ABA Finals –
- Indiana Pacers defeat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3

Boxing

January 22 - 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
World Cycling Championship – 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
British Open - Tom Weiskopf
PGA Championship - Jack Nicklaus
PGA Tour money leader - Jack Nicklaus - $308,362
Ryder Cup - United States won 19-13 over Britain & Ireland in team golf.

Men's amateur

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 –
1. Cane Pace - Smog
2. Little Brown Jug - Melvin's Woe
3. Messenger Stakes - Valiant Bret
United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
1. Hambletonian - Flirth
2. Yonkers Trot
3. Kentucky Futurity
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 – Weaver's Hall
English Triple Crown Races:
1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Mon Fils
2. Epsom Derby – Morston
3. St. Leger Stakes – Peleid
United States Triple Crown Races:
1. Kentucky Derby – Secretariat
2. Preakness Stakes – Secretariat
3. Belmont Stakes – Secretariat

Ice hockey

Art Ross Memorial 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 Black Hawks 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, MA

Motor racing

July 2 – death of Swede Savage (26), USAC race car driver, in a racing accident
July 29 – death of Roger Williamson, British Formula One driver, in a racing accident
Open wheel racing
- Formula One Championship – Drivers Championship won by Jackie Stewart and Constructors Championship won by Lotus-Ford
- Indianapolis 500 – Won by Gordon Johncock
- USAC Championship Car Series – Won by Roger McCluskey
Stock car/touring car racing
- NASCAR championship won by Benny Parsons (singer Marty Robbins made his first appearance as a driver at the Daytona 500)
- 24 hours of Le Mans – the team of Henri Pescarolo / Gérard Larrousse won, driving a Matra MS670B
Rally racing
- World Rally Championship for Manufacturers – Won by Alpine Renault (1973 is the inaugural season for the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's new World Rally Championship series)
Drag racing
- NHRA Supernationals – Top Fuel won by Don Garlits
- NHRA Top Fuel championship – Dragster champion was Jerry Ruth and Funny Car champion was Frank Hall

Radiosport

Seventh Amateur Radio Direction Finding European Championship held in Komló, Hungary.
First ARRL 10 Meter Contest held in December.

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:
1. Australian Open - John Newcombe
2. French Open - Ilie Nastase
3. Wimbledon - Jan Kodeš
4. US Open - John Newcombe
Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
1. Australian Open - Margaret Court
2. French Open - Margaret Court
3. Wimbledon - Billie Jean King
4. 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
September 20 - 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

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