The year 1967 consisted of Sports Championship winners Green Bay Packers (NFL), Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), St Louis Cardinals (MLB), Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
HIGHLIGHTS
The
1967 NFL Super Bowl was the first ever
NFL championship game, and it was a classic. The
Green Bay Packers, led by legendary quarterback Bart Starr, took on the
Kansas City Chiefs, led by quarterback Len Dawson. The Packers were the heavy favorites, but the Chiefs put up a good fight and managed to keep the score close. In the end, the Packers pulled away with a 35-10 victory, becoming the first ever Super Bowl champions. Starr was named the MVP of the game, throwing for 250 yards and two touchdowns. It was a historic game, and one that set the tone for many years of
NFL championships to come.
The
1967 NBA Championship Final Series between the
Philadelphia 76ers and the
San Francisco Warriors was a four-game series that ended with the 76ers winning the championship. The 76ers, led by Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, and Chet Walker, were the heavy favorites going into the series and proved why, winning the first three games of the series. The Warriors, led by Rick Barry, Nate Thurmond, and Jeff Mullins, put up a fight in the fourth game, but ultimately fell to the 76ers in a close game, giving the 76ers their second
NBA championship in franchise history.
The
1967 World Series featured the St. Louis Cardinals and the
Boston Red Sox. The Cardinals won the series in seven games, with Bob Gibson winning two games and earning the MVP award. The Red Sox had a 3-1 lead in the series, but the Cardinals rallied back to win the final three games. The Cardinals scored the winning run in the seventh game on a single by Mike Shannon. The series was notable for its tight pitching match-ups between Bob Gibson and Jim Lonborg, with Gibson allowing just three earned runs in three complete game victories. The series was also the first to be televised in color.
The
1967 NHL Stanley Cup Championship series was an exciting matchup between two of the most storied franchises in hockey history, the
Toronto Maple Leafs and the
Montreal Canadiens. The series went the full seven games, and it was the Canadiens who emerged victorious. The Canadiens won the first three games, but the Maple Leafs came back to win the next three, forcing a decisive seventh game. In the final game, the Canadiens scored three unanswered goals in the third period to win the cup. The series was a great display of hockey talent and was a thrilling conclusion to the
1967 NHL season.