23 December – In the first
Pittsburgh Steelers playoff game in 25 years (and the franchises first playoff win), rookie
Franco Harris salvages and converts into a touchdown a final seconds
Terry Bradshaw incomplete pass in what has been called the greatest play in NFL history—The Immaculate Reception—to beat the
Oakland Raiders 13–7.
Sparky Lyle saves 35 games for the
New York Yankees, breaking
Ron Perranoski's 1970 records for AL pitchers and left-handers. Lyle also becomes the first left-hander to save 100 career games in the American League.
28 September –
Paul Henderson scored the "goal of the century" to give Canada the win in the
Summit Series, the first ever Canada versus the Soviet Union challenge series.