Professional Sports 1979

Baseball 1979

World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates won 4 games to 3 over the Baltimore Orioles. The Series MVP was Willie Stargell.

Football 1979

1980 Super Bowl XIV

Date Played: January 20, 1980

Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams

Winner: STEELERS

Final Score: 31-19

Location: Pasadena, California

Game MVP: Steelers QB Terry Bradshaw.

Half Time Show: Up With People Salute to the Big Band Era.

30 second commercial: $222000

Super Bowl XIV

The Mean Joe Green Coke ad

NBA Finals: In a reverse of the year before the Seattle SuperSonics coached by Lenny Wilkens and a great season by Paul Silas won 4 games to 1 over the Washington Bullets. It was the only finals win in Seattle SuperSonics history. The 1978 season at NBA.COM

Seattle Supersonic Paul Silas

Golf 1979

Fuzzy Zoeller wins the Masters in the first
sudden-death playoff.

Masters Tournament - Fuzzy Zoeller
U.S. Open - Hale Irwin
British Open - Seve Ballesteros
PGA Championship - David Graham
PGA Tour money leader - Tom Watson - $462,636

LPGA Championship - Donna Caponi
U.S. Women's Open - Jerilyn Britz
Classique Peter Jackson Classic - Amy Alcott
LPGA Tour money leader - Nancy Lopez - $197,489

Athletes of the Year 1979

ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Willie Stargell, baseball

Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Willie Stargell, baseball

Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Tracy Austin, Tennis

The Entertainment Sports Programming Network known as ESPN debuts.

NHL - Hockey 1979

Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders

Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders

Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders

Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the New York Rangers

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

Boxing 1979

Larry Holmes TKOs Ernie Shavers

September 28 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Larry Holmes retains his World Heavyweight title with an 11th round TKO of Earnie Shavers.

Horse Racing 1979

Kentucky Derby - Spectacular Bid
Preakness Stakes - Spectacular Bid
Belmont Stakes - Coastal

College Sports 1979

College Football 1979

1979 Heisman: RB Charles White, USC

1979 ROSE BOWL #3 USC 17 #1 Ohio State 16

1979 SUGAR BOWL #2 Alabama 24 #6 Arkansas 9

1979 COTTON BOWL #8 Houston 17 #7 Nebraska 14

1979 ORANGE BOWL #5 Oklahoma 24 #4 Florida State 7

Bluebonnet Bowl #12 Purdue 27 Tennessee 22

College Basketball 1979

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship: Michigan St. wins 75-64 over Indiana St.