1970s Sports Moments

1970

Team that became the first team from the Netherlands to win the European Cup

Tennis player that wins a Calendar-year Grand Slam winning all 4 events in singles, also wins her 20th singles Major.

The inaugural season-ending ATP tournament is held. Name either the winner or the runner-up

1971

Speed Skater sets 2 World Records, the first sub 2-minutes 1500m and the first 15-minutes 10,000m.

The first AFC and NFC Championship games are held. Name either of the champions

Boxing fight billed 'Fight of the Century' sees Muhammad Ali dealt his first career loss by which boxer?

First man during the Open Era to win a Grand Slam tournament without dropping a set

1972

LA Lakers winning streak is ended by the Milwaukee Bucks, how many games was the streak?

Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first player in NBA history to reach how many career points

Name one of the 2 Gymnasts that won 3 Gold Medals during the 1972 Olympics

Lasse Virén wins the 10,000m in a world record to complete double Gold of 5,000m & 10,000m. Which country did he represent?

Australina Swimmer who wins 3 Gold Medals in World Record times at the age of 15

Olympian who sets a then-record of 7 Gold Medals at a single Olympics

Wolfgang Nordwig becomes the first non-American to win the Pole Vault gold, representing which country?

World Records are set in the Pentathlon and the Decathlon, name either of the world record setting athletes

The inaugural season-ending WTA tournament is held. Name either the winner or the runner-up

1973

An international Rugby Championship ends up with how many teams ending up in a tie?

European country that beats India to win their first (field) Hockey World Cup

1973

Tennis player (from Answer 2) wins her last (and record-setting) singles Grand Slam title. How many singles Grand Slam titles did she win?

First NFL running back to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season

1974

Belgian bicycle racer who wins his record-tying 5th Tour de France

Baseball right fielder who overtakes Babe Ruth's record en route to a new record of 755 Home Runs in the MLB

'The Rumble in the Jungle' sees Muhammad Ali use his rope-a-dope tactic to beat which opponent?

Footballer that wins back-to-back and 3rd overall Ballon d'Or

1975

Muhammad Ali beats the boxer in Answer 6 in the 'Thrilla in ______'

First Tennis player to win a 4th season-ending ATP Championship

1976

First Gymnast to get a Perfect 10 in the Olympics

Dimitrion Yordanidis completes a marathon in 7 hours and 33 minutes, how old was he?

1977

Pete Maravich sets a record for points by a guard in a single NBA game, how many points did he score?

First driver to win the Indianapolis (Indy) 500 for a 4th time

Australian Tennis player who wins her 4th Australian Open title

1978

Ice Hockey player who had 6 consecutive 100-point seasons (1970-1975) scores his last goal

Tennis player who wins 4 consecutive US Open titles

1979

The Montreal Canadiens wins 4th consecutive Stanley Cup. Name any of the teams they beat in the final from 1976-1979.

This 16-year old Tennis player wins the US Open Championship