Major League Baseball World Series — Cincinnati Reds (National League), 4 vs. Boston Red Sox (American League), 3

Super Bowl X — Pittsburgh Steelers, 21 vs. Dallas Cowboys, 17

Heisman Trophy, Collegiate Football — Archie Griffin (Ohio State)

National Basketball Association Championship — Golden State Warriors, 4 vs. Washington Bullets, 0

National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball — UCLA, 92 vs. Kentucky, 85

National Hockey League Stanley Cup — Philadelphia Flyers, 4 vs. Buffalo Sabres, 2

Kentucky Derby, Horse Racing — Foolish Pleasure (Jacinto Vasquez, jockey)

American Basketball Association Championship — Kentucky Colonels, 4 vs. Indiana Pacers, 1

Masters Golf Tournament

U.S. National Tennis Tournament — Manuel Ovantes; Chris Evert

Athletes of the Year — Fred Lynn (Baseball) and Chris Evert (Tennis)