1967 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Alpine skiing
The first Alpine Skiing World Cup is organised for the three ski events: Downhill, Slalom and Giant Slalom: Men's overall champion: Jean-Claude Killy, France Women's overall champion: Nancy Greene, Canada
American football
January 15 − Super Bowl I: the Green Bay Packers (NFL) won 35−10 over the Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Attendance: 61,946 MVP: Bart Starr, QB (Green Bay) December 31 – Green Bay Packers defeat Dallas Cowboys 21-17 for the 1967 NFL Championship in a now-legendary game at Lambeau Field known as the Ice Bowl to advance to Super Bowl II in Jan. 1968 Oakland Raiders defeat the Houston Oilers 40-7 for the 1967 American Football League Championship to advance to Super Bowl II in Jan. 1968 The New Orleans Saints are formed.
Association football
European Cup
Celtic win the European Cup Final 2–1 against Internazionale in Lisbon, earning the team the nickname of the Lisbon Lions. The team also won the Scottish League Championship and Scottish Cup and the Scottish league Cup Final, thus becoming the first team to complete a domestic and European quadruple.
England
FA Cup final – Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Chelsea
Athletics
August – Athletics at the 1967 Pan American Games held at Winnipeg
Australian rules football
Victorian Football League
Richmond wins the 71st VFL Premiership (Richmond 16.18 (114) d Geelong 15.15 (105)) Brownlow Medal awarded to Ross Smith (St Kilda)
Bandy
1967 Bandy World Championship is held in Finland and won by .
Baseball
World Series – St. Louis Cardinals win 4 games to 3 over the Boston Red Sox. The series MVP is pitcher Bob Gibson of St. Louis. October – The Kansas City Athletics become the Oakland Athletics for the 1968 season.
Basketball
NCAA University Division basketball tournament –
UCLA wins 79–64 over Dayton. This would be the first of a record seven consecutive titles for the Bruins. NBA Finals – Philadelphia 76ers won 4 games to 2 over the San Francisco Warriors. FIBA World Championship Champions: USSR The American Basketball Association begins play as a rival league to the NBA.
Boxing
May 9 – Muhammad Ali was stripped of his World Heavyweight Champion titles and was banned from boxing by the various commissions for his refusal to be inducted into the United States Army. October 27 – death of Robert Carmody (29), American boxer, in the Vietnam War
Canadian football
Grey Cup – Hamilton Tiger-Cats won 24–1 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Vanier Cup – Alberta Golden Bears win 10–9 over the McMaster Marauders
Cycling
July 13 — death of Tom Simpson during the stage 13 of Tour de France
July 30 – death of Valentín Uriona (26), Spanish road racing cyclist, following a crash during a race Giro d'Italia won by Felice Gimondi of Italy Tour de France – Roger Pingeon of France UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Eddy Merckx of Belgium
Field hockey
Pan American Games (Men's Competition) in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gold Medal: Argentina
Silver Medal: Trinidad & Tobago
Bronze Medal: United States
March 11 – In an international women's field-hockey match at Wembley Stadium, England. England beat Ireland 7–1.
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships –
Men's champion: Emmerich Dänzer, Austria
Ladies' champion: Peggy Fleming, United States
Pair skating champions: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov, Soviet Union
Ice dancing champions: Diane Towler & Bernard Ford, Great Britain
Golf
Men's professional
Masters Tournament – Gay Brewer
U.S. Open – Jack Nicklaus
British Open – Roberto DeVicenzo
PGA Championship – Don January
PGA Tour money leader – Jack Nicklaus – $188,998
Ryder Cup – United States wins 23½ to 8½ over Britain in team golf. Men's amateur British Amateur – Bob Dickson U.S. Amateur – Bob Dickson Women's professional Women's Western Open – Kathy Whitworth LPGA Championship – Kathy Whitworth U.S. Women's Open – Catherine Lacoste Titleholders Championship – not played LPGA Tour money leader – Kathy Whitworth – $32,937