1975 in sports
See also: 1974 in sports, other events of 1975, 1976 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
- Stock car racing:
- Indianapolis 500 - Bobby Unser
- USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship
- Formula One Championship - Niki Lauda of Austria
- 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell won, driving a Mirage GR8
- Rally racing - the team of Sandro Munari / Mario Manucci won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Lancia Stratos HF
- Drag racing - Don Garlits won the NHRA Top Fuel championship.
- World Series: Cincinnati Reds win 4 games to 3 over the Boston Red Sox
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
- UCLA wins 92-85 over Kentucky
- NBA Finals:
- Golden State Warriors win 4 games to 0 over the Washington Wizards
- October 1 in Manila, Philippines Muhammad Ali defeated Joe Frazier to maintain the Heavyweight Championship of the world. Known as the Thrilla In Manila, many regard it as the greatest fight in boxing history.
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Sergej Wolkow, Soviet Union
- Women's champion: Dianne de Leeuw, Netherlands
- Pairs champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexander Saizew, Soviet Union
Football (Soccer)
- England - FA Cup: West Ham United won 2-0 over Fulham played at Wembley Stadium in front of 100,000
- Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh Steelers won 16-6 over the Minnesota Vikings
- Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos win 9-8 over the Montreal Alouettes
- Vanier Cup: Ottawa Gee Gees win 14-9 over the Calgary Dinos
- Grand Slam of golf results:
- PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus - $298,149
- Ryder Cup: United States wins 21-11 over Britain & Ireland in world team golf
- US Women's Open - Sandra Palmer
- LPGA Championship - Kathy Whitworth
- Sandra Palmer is the leading money winner on the LPGA tour with earnings of $94,805.
- July 6 - In what was billed as the "Battle of the sexes," Kentucky Derby winner, Foolish Pleasure went head to head in a match race against the undefeated filly, Ruffian. In the lead, Ruffian broke a leg and after an unsuccessful operation to save her, the horse most believe to be the greatest thoroughbred filly ever, was humanely put down.
- Australia - Melbourne Cup - Think Big
- Canada - Queen's Plate - L'Enjoleur
- France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Star Appeal
- Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Grundy
- Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins.
- Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers
- Stanley Cup - Philadelphia Flyers defeat the Buffalo Sabres 4 games to 2
- World Hockey Championship:
- Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Czechoslovakia
- Alpine Skiing
- The men's overall season champion: Gustavo Thoeni, Italy
- The women's overall season champion: Annemarie Pröll, Austria
- Grand Slam in tennis mens results:
- Grand Slam in tennis womens results:
- Davis Cup: Sweden wins 3-2 over Czechoslovakia in world tennis.
- Ray Reardon won the World Professional Snooker Champion
Births
- February 11 - Chuck Watanabe, kayaker
- May 2 - David Beckham, English footballer
Deaths
- May 22 - Lefty Grove, Major League Baseball player
- June 4 - Wendell Ladner, NBA basketball player, died in a plane crash
- July 7 - Ruffian, undefeated filly race horse who broke a leg during a match race the previous day and had to put down after an usuccessful operation.
- November 29 - Graham Hill, F1 race car champion, died when the plane he was piloting, crashed