1975

Thrilla in Manila

In one of the greatest bouts of all time, Muhammad Ali won by a TKO after surviving 14 rounds of punishment by challenger Joe Frazier.

Football

The UCLA Bruins upset the Ohio State Buckeyes 23-10 in the Rose Bowl.

The Steeler defense held Tarkenton and the Vikings to a standstill in New Orleans, leading Pittsburgh to a 16-6 Super Bowl victory.

Baseball

With one of the best records in modern baseball, the Cincinnati Reds won in one of the best World Series ever.

Frank Robinson became the first black manager in major-league history.

Billy Martin replaces Bill Virdon as manager of Yankees.

Basketball

The Golden State Warriors, the Kentucky Colonels and UCLA won the major basketball titles.

Track

New Zealand's John Walker, at 3.49.4, is first to break 3.50 in mile.

President Ford teams up with pro golfer Jack Nicklaus, who has won the Masters five times, the PGA four times, and the U.S. Open three times.

Mighty Casey Strikes Out

Casey Stengel is dead.  The garrulous, wrinkled baseball wizard who led the New York Yankees to new heights and the Mets to their earliest depths succumed to lymph cancer at age 85.

Chess anyone?

New world chess champion Anatoly Karpov gets laurel wreath in Moscow ceremony after Bobby Fischer of the US defaulted.

Heads Up!

Brazilian star Pele joined the New York Cosmos, and North American Soccer League attendance immediately increased. Pele gets $7 million over 3 years.

Hockey

The Philadelphia Flyers capture hockey's Stanley Cup.

Boxing

Ezzard Charles, ex-heavyweight boxing champ dies.

Tennis

Arthur Ashe wins over Jimmy Connors at Wimbledon and Billie Jean King defeats Evonne Goolagong for the women's title.

Cycling

Bernard Thevenet wins Tour de France.