1969 in sports

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1969 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Years in sports: 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years: 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972

Alpine skiing[]

American football[]

  • Super Bowl III: the New York Jets (AFL) won 16−7 over the Baltimore Colts (NFL)
    • Location: Miami Orange Bowl
    • Attendance: 75,389
    • MVP: Joe Namath, QB (New York)
    • Game note: Super Bowl is remembered for New York quarterback Joe Namath "guaranteeing" a victory.
  • Rose Bowl (1968 season)
  • College football's centennial year was marked by racial strife.[1]
  • September 28 – Minnesota Vikings' Quarterback Joe Kapp became the last player to throw seven touchdowns in a single game.
  • November 22, 1969 – College Football – Michigan upsets #1 ranked Ohio State 24-12 sending Michigan to the Rose Bowl
  • December 6, 1969 – College Football – #1 Texas beats #2 Arkansas 15–14 in the then Game of the Century. Texas would remain #1 for the rest of the season and were the AP 1969 National Champions following their Cotton Bowl win.

Association football[]

  • September 26 – the Bolivian soccer team is killed in a plane crash near La Paz, Bolivia
  • European Cup – A.C. Milan 4–1 Ajax
  • Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – Newcastle United defeat Újpesti Dózsa 6–2 on aggregate
  • England – First Division Champions: Leeds United
  • England – FA Cup – Manchester City won 1–0 over Leicester City
  • Germany – Bundesliga – Bayern Munich
  • Italy – Serie A: Fiorentina
  • Scotland – First Division Champions: Celtic
  • Scotland – FA Cup: Celtic won 4–0 over Rangers
  • Spain – La Liga: Real Madrid
  • Ecuador – Ecuadorian Serie A Champions: LDU Quito

Athletics[]

  • September – 1969 European Championships in Athletics held in Athens

Australian rules football[]

Bandy[]

Baseball[]

  • The American League expands to 12 teams, adding the adding the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots, and the National League expands to 12 teams, adding the Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres.
  • Due to expansion, Major League Baseball creates four divisions, with two in each league.
  • March 1 – Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees announces his retirement.
  • April 14 – Montreal Expos outfielder Mack Jones hit a three-run home run and two-run triple that highlighted an 8–7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the Expos' first home victory as a franchise at Jarry Park. Jones' blast was also the first MLB home run hit outside the United States.
  • July 20 – San Francisco Giants pitcher Gaylord Perry, some six years after his manager quipped, "They'll put a man on the moon before he hits a home run", hits the first home run of his career just hours after Neil Armstrong lands on the moon.
  • World Series – the New York Mets win 4 games to 1 over the Baltimore Orioles.

Basketball[]

Boxing[]

  • June 23 – Joe Frazier scored a 7th-round TKO over Jerry Quarry.
  • August 26 – José Nápoles retained the World Welterweight Championship in a 15-round decision over Emile Griffith.
  • August 31 – death of Rocky Marciano (45), Italian-American World Heavyweight boxing champion, in an air crash

Canadian football[]

Cricket[]

  • February 20 – Australia defeat the West Indies at Sydney in the Fifth Test Match to win the series 3-1
  • March 8 Rioting stops the final match of England's tour of Pakistan on the third day. The match is abandoned and the series drawn.
  • July 15 – England defeat the West Indies at Headingley in the Third Test Match to win the series 2-0
  • August 26 – England defeat New Zealand at The Oval in the Third Test Match to win the series 2-0
  • Learie Constantine becomes the first cricketer and the first person of Afro-Caribbean descent to be given a life peerage.

Cycling[]

Figure skating[]

Golf[]

Men's professional

Men's amateur

Women's professional

Harness racing[]

Horse racing[]

  • February 11 – Diana Crump becomes first woman jockey to ride against men in USA racing
  • February 22 – Barbara Jo Rubin becomes the first female winner of a USA race

Steeplechases

Flat races

Ice hockey[]

Motorsport[]

Main articles: 1969 in motorsport and List of 1969 motorsport champions

Rugby league[]

Rugby union[]

Snooker[]

  • World Snooker Championship reverts to a knockout format. John Spencer beats Gary Owen 37-24

Tennis[]

  • June 6 – death of Rafael Osuna, Mexican tennis player, in an air crash
  • June 21 – death of Maureen Connolly (34), first winner of the women's Grand Slam
  • Australian Rod Laver, one of only two men to ever win the Grand Slam in tennis wins it for the second time
  • Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
    1. Australian Open – Rod Laver (Australia)
    2. French Open – Rod Laver
    3. Wimbledon championships – Rod Laver
    4. US Open – Rod Laver
  • Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
    1. Australian Open – Margaret Court
    2. French Open – Margaret Court
    3. Wimbledon championships – Ann Haydon-Jones
    4. US Open – Margaret Court
  • Davis Cup – United States wins 5–0 over Romania in world tennis.

Awards[]

  • ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Mario Andretti, race car driver
  • Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Tom Seaver, Major League Baseball
  • Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Debbie Meyer, Swimming

References[]

  1. ^ Oriard, Michael (2009-09-03). "College Football's Season of Discontent:How today's game was shaped by the racial strife of 1969". Slate. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Epsom Derby | History, Winners, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ First Female Hockey Player Made Debut in 1969" Wisconsin Hockey News, August 15, 2000
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