1965 in sports

Table of contents

1 Auto Racing 2 Baseball 3 Basketball 4 Boxing 5 Cycling 6 Figure Skating 7 Football (Soccer) 8 Football (American) 9 Canadian Football League 10 Golf 11 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 12 Harness Racing 13 Ice Hockey 14 Tennis 15 General sporting events 16 Births 17 Deaths

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Fred Lorenzen wins the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Ned Jarrett
• Indianapolis 500 - Jimmy Clark
• USAC Racing - Mario Andretti
• Formula One Champion - Jimmy Clark of Great Britain
• 24 hours of Le Mans:
  • the team of Jochen Rindt / Masten Gregory won, driving a Ferrari 275LM
• Rally racing - the team of Timo Makinen / Paul Easter won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mini Cooper S
• Drag racing:
  • Don Garlits won the NHRA, "Top Fuel" Championship
  • Maynard Rupp won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA World Finals

• World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers win 4 games to 3 over the Minnesota Twins. The Series MVP was Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles.

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • UCLA wins 91-80 over Michigan

• NBA Finals:
  • Boston Celtics win 4 games to 1 over the Los Angeles Lakers

• March 30 - Jose Torres won the Light Heavyweight Championship of the World, stopping Willie Pastrano in nine rounds, at New York's Madison Square Garden.

• Giro d'Italia won by Vittorio Adorni of Italy
• Tour de France - Felice Gimondi of Italy
• World Cycling Championship: Tom Simpson of Great Britain

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Alain Calmat, (France)
  • Women's champion: Petra Burka, (Canada)
  • Pairs champions: Ludmila Belousowa & Oleg Protopopow, (Soviet Union)

• England - FA Cup: Liverpool won 2 - 1 (aet) over Leeds United

• American Football League Championship (AFL) Buffalo Bills won 23-0 over the San Diego Chargers
• NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers won 23-12 over the Cleveland Browns

• Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats win 22-16 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Vanier Cup: Toronto Varsity Blues win 14-7 over the Alberta Golden Bears

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. May - The Masters - Jack Nicklaus
  2. June - US Open - Gary Player
  3. July - British Open - Peter Thomson
  4. August - PGA Championship - Dave Marr

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Jack Nicklaus - $140,752

• Ryder Cup: United States wins 19 1/2 to 12 1/2 over Britain in world team golf.

• US Women's Open - Carol Mann
• LPGA Championship - Sandra Haynie
• Kathy Whitworth: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $28,658

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Light Fingers
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Whistling Sea
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sea-Bird II
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Meadow Court

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. Two Thousand Guineas Stakes - Niksar
  2. Epsom Derby - Sea-Bird
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Provoke

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby - Lucky Debonair
  2. Preakness Stakes - Tom Rolfe
  3. Belmont Stakes - Hail to All

• Bret Hanover wins the United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Bret Hanover
  2. Little Brown Jug - Bret Hanover
  3. Messenger Stakes - Bret Hanover

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Egyptian Candor
  2. Yonkers Trot
  3. Kentucky Futurity

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Jay Ar
  • Trotters: Poupette

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Stan Mikita, Chicago Blackhawks

• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks

• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens won 4 games to 3 over the Chicago Blackhawks

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

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Roy Emerson
  2. French Open - Fred Stolle
  3. Wimbledon championships - Roy Emerson
  4. US Open - Manuel Santana

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
  1. Australian Open - Margaret Smith
  2. French Open - Lesley Turner
  3. Wimbledon championships - Margaret Smith
  4. US Open - Margaret Smith

• Davis Cup: Australia won 4-1 over Spain in world tennis.

• January 25 - Dominik Hasek, ice hockey player
• February 11 - Angie Ridgeway, golfer
• May 9 - Steve Yzerman, ice hockey player
• September 25 - Scottie Pippen, NBA star
• October 5 - Mario Lemieux, ice hockey player
• October 5 - Patrick Roy, ice hockey player
• December 3 - Katarina Witt, figure skater

• January 11 - Wally Pipp, Major League Baseball player, (1913-1928)
• March 5 - Pepper Martin, Major League Baseball player, (1928-1944)
• March 6 - Wally Schang, Major League Baseball player, (1913-1931)
• March 17 - Amos Alonzo Stagg, baseball, basketball and American football coach and player