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AUTO RACING



BASEBALL



  • pitcher Gaylord Perry , six years after quipping, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run," hits the first and only home run of his career just hours after Neil Armstrong lands on the moon.




BASKETBALL




BOXING




CYCLING



FIGURE SKATING



FOOTBALL ( AMERICAN )





FOOTBALL ( AUSTRALIAN RULES )



FOOTBALL ( CANADIAN )



FOOTBALL ( SOCCER )




GOLF

Men's Golf

  • - $164,707


  • and Britain tied 16 all in world team golf.


Women's Golf


THOROUGHBRED HORSE RACING






HARNESS RACING





ICE HOCKEY






SKIING



SNOOKER



TENNIS



  • wins 5-0 over Romania in world tennis.


  • Australian Rod Laver completes his second Grand Slam and the fourth in the history of tennis.



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