See also: 1975 in sports, other events of 1976, 1977 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents
1 Auto Racing
2 Baseball
3 Basketball
4 Boxing
5 Cycling
6 Figure Skating
7 Football (Soccer)
8 Football (American)
9 Canadian Football League
10 Golf
11 Thoroughbred Horse Racing
12 Harness Racing
13 Ice Hockey
14 Skiing
15 Tennis
16 General sporting events
17 Births
18 Deaths

Auto Racing

Baseball

Basketball

Boxing

  • October 8 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, former world featherweight champion Eder Jofre fought his last fight, outpointing Mexico's Octavio (Famoso) Gomez in ten rounds.

Cycling

Figure Skating

Football (Soccer)

Football (American)

Canadian Football League

Golf

Men's Golf

Women's Golf
  • US Women's Open - JoAnne Carner
  • LPGA Championship - Betty Burfeindt
  • Judy Rankin is the leading money winner on the LPGA tour. With total earnings of $150,734, she is the first to ever earn more than $100,000 in a season.
 

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

Harness Racing

Ice Hockey

Skiing

Tennis

General sporting events

Births

Deaths