Professional Sports 1978

Baseball 1978

World Series: Pretty much a rematch of the 1977 World Series, same teams, same players same outcome. New York Yankees win 4 games to 2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Series MVP is Bucky Dent, New York

Football 1978

1979 Super Bowl XIII
Date Played: January 21, 1979
Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys
Winner: STEELERS
Final Score: 35-31
Location: Miami, Florida
Game MVP: Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw
Half Time Show: Carnival Salute to Caribbean with Ken Hamilton. along with various Caribbean Bands
Commercials: 30 second commercial $185000

Super Bowl XIII

Franco Harris, Lynn Swann,Terry Bradshaw

NBA Finals: Washington Bullets win 4 games to 3 over the Seattle SuperSonics. The only championship the Bullets ever won. A season of infamous fights with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaking his hand punching Milwaukee Bucks Kent Benson and Lakers' Kermit Washington hitting Rudy Tomjanovich so hard in the face he inflicted massive injuries to Tomjanovich's jaw, eye and cheek. The 1978 season at NBA.COM

Rudy Tomjonavich gets punched

Horse Racing 1978

Affirmed and Alydar neck & neck at Belmont

Kentucky Derby - Affirmed, Alydar
Preakness Stakes - Affirmed, Alydar
Belmont Stakes - Affirmed, Alydar

The greatest Triple Crown rivalry of all time, Alydar takes second place to Affirmed in all three races that went down to the wire. Affirmed versus Alydar

Atheletes of the Year 1978

ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Ron Guidry, Major League Baseball

Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Ron Guidry, Major League Baseball

Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Nancy Lopez, LPGA golf

NHL - Hockey 1978

Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens

Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadiens

Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 2 over the Boston Bruins [not a mistake, same as 1977]

World Hockey Championship: Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia

Boxing 1978

In a 15 round decision Muhammad Ali lost his heavyweight title to Leon Spinks on February 15th. Time magazine spoke too soon. On September 15th Muhammad Ali recovered the world Heavyweight title beating Leon Spinks in a 15 round decision. It was the first time anyone won the Heavyweight title for a third time. Muhammad Ali versus Leon Spinks.

Golf 1978

Masters Tournament - Gary Player
U.S. Open - Andy North
British Open - Jack Nicklaus
PGA Championship - John Mahaffey
PGA Tour money leader - Tom Watson - $362,429

LPGA Championship - Nancy Lopez
U.S. Women's Open - Hollis Stacy
LPGA Tour money leader - Nancy Lopez - $189,814

College Sports 1978

College Football 1978

1978 Heisman: Billy Sims, Oklahoma

1978 ROSE BOWL #3 USC 17 #5 Michigan 10

1978 SUGAR BOWL #2 Alabama 14 #1 Penn State 7

1978 COTTON BOWL #10 Notre Dame 35 #9 Houston 34

1978 ORANGE BOWL #6 Arkansas Razorbacks 31 #2 Oklahoma Sooners 6

Gator Bowl #7 Clemson 17 #20 Ohio State 15

Fiesta Bowl #8 Arkansas 10 #15 UCLA 10

College Basketball 1978

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship: Kentucky wins 94-88 over Duke