1975 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
January 12 − Super Bowl IX: the Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) won 16−6 over the Minnesota Vikings (NFC) Location: Tulane Stadium Attendance: 80,997 MVP: Franco Harris, FB (Pittsburgh) Birmingham Vulcans win the final season of WFL competition, had best overall record when league ceased after first twelve weeks of regular season.
Association football
Brazil – Internacional wins the Campeonato Brasileiro
England – the League Championship – Derby County took the title for the second time in four seasons, finishing two points clear of Liverpool and Ipswich Town. England – FA Cup – West Ham United beat Fulham 2–0 at Wembley Stadium in front of 100,000 people. Alan Taylor was the scorer of both goals. England – League Cup – Aston Villa beat Norwich City 1–0 at Wembley Stadium. European Cup – Bayern Munich defeated Leeds United 2–0 in a controversial final at the Parc des Princes, Paris. European Cup Winners' Cup – Dynamo Kiev beat Ferencváros 3–0 in Basle, Switzerland. UEFA Cup – Borussia Mönchengladbach beat FC Twente 5–1 on aggregate, with a leg played at each team's home stadium. Ecuador – Ecuadorian Serie A Champions: Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito
Athletics
August 12 – New Zealand's John Walker set a new world record in Gothenburg, Sweden, becoming the first man to break 3:50 for the mile when he clocked 3:49.4. October – Athletics at the 1975 Pan American Games held in Mexico City
Australian rules football
Victorian Football League
North Melbourne wins the 79th VFL Premiership (North Melbourne 19.8 (122) d Hawthorn 9.13 (67)) Brownlow Medal awarded to Gary Dempsey (Footscray) South Australian National Football League: August 23: Glenelg kick the all-time record score for a major Australian Rules competition, kicking 49.23 (317) to Central District's 11.13 (79). It beat the previous record by an amazing 91 points.
Baseball
January 23 – Slugger Ralph Kiner is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. September 16 – Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett ties Wilbert Robinson's ML record, set June 10, 1892, by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game. He scored five of his club's runs in a 22–0 massacre of the Cubs, a major-league record for the biggest score in a shutout game in the 20th century. World Series – Cincinnati Reds win 4 games to 3 over the Boston Red Sox. Often described as one of the most memorable of all World Series.
Basketball
April 9 – Asia's first professional basketball league, the Philippine Basketball Association played its first game at the Araneta Coliseum. Darryl Dawkins becomes the first NBA player drafted out of high school. NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship – UCLA wins 92–85 over Kentucky in John Wooden's final game as Bruins coach. NBA Finals – Golden State Warriors win 4 games to 0 over the Washington Bullets 1975 ABA Finals – Kentucky Colonels defeat Indiana Pacers 4 games to 1
Boxing
October 1 in Manila, Philippines Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier to maintain the Heavyweight Championship of the world. Known as the Thrilla In Manila, many regard it as the greatest fight in boxing history.
Canadian football
Grey Cup – Edmonton Eskimos won 9–8 over the Montreal Alouettes
Vanier Cup – Ottawa Gee-Gees won 14–9 over the Calgary Dinos
Cricket
1975 Cricket World Cup, the first to be held. West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs.
Cycling
Giro d'Italia won by Fausto Bertoglio of Italy
Tour de France – Bernard Thévenet of France
UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Hennie Kuiper of Netherlands
Disc sports
The first disc ultimate games in Canada are played as exhibition games at the Canadian Open Frisbee Championships on Toronto Islands. Ultimate is played as an exhibition of a new sport at the World Frisbee Championships (WFC) at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
Dogsled racing
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Champion –
Emmitt Peters won with lead dogs: Nugget & Digger
Field hockey
Men's World Cup held in Kuala Lumpur and won by India
1975 Pan American Games men's competition held in Mexico City and won by Argentina