Sports Champions of 1976

 

The Boston Celtics of the NBA won the NBA Championship that year,
defeating the Phoenix Suns 4–2 in the Finals.

 

The World Series was won by the New York Mets, who defeated the
Oakland Athletics in seven games.

 

The Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl X, defeating the Dallas Cowboys
21–17. Super Bowl X was played on January 18, 1976, at the Orange Bowl
in Miami, Florida, to determine the NFL champion for the 1975 season.
The Pittsburgh Steelers, representing the AFC, defeated the Dallas
Cowboys, representing the NFC, with a final score of 21–17.

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Mark "The Bird" Fidrych, the pitcher for the MLB Detroit Tigers was on of the most popular sports figures of 1976, along with Muhammad Ali and Dorothy Hamill.

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