| Event | Year |
| Second shutout in WS history | |
| John Heisman wins college football championship | |
| MLB starts interleague play | |
| Orlando Cepeda becomes first designated hitter | |
| Packers win first of 13 NFL titles | |
| Packers win 1st Super Bowl, beat Chiefs 35-10 | |
| First NFL Pro Bowl | |
| Wilt 'The Stilt' Chamberlain scores 100 points in single game | |
| Milwaukee Brewers go to WS, then lose to St. Louis Cardinals | |
| Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb's all-time hit record | |
| Bobsledding debuts in Olympics | |
| Packers win 3rd straight NFL title | |
| BYU wins National Championship | |
| LeRoy Irvin sets NFL record 207 punt return yards | |
| First PGA Championship held | |
| Bears-Packers rivalry founded | |
| Vince Lombardi dies | |
| Chicago Bears win 2nd straight NFL title | |
| Packers beat Cowboys in famed Ice Bowl | |
| Yankees win their 10th WS title | |
| Rollie Fingers breaks Hoyt Wilhelm's career saves record | |
| NFL is founded | |
| Flu pandemic shuts down pro football | |
| First NFL Championship game | |
| Roger Maris hits 61 homers; breaks Babe Ruth's record of 60 | |
| Nolan Ryan pitches no-hitter | |
| Jamie Morris of Washington Redskins has 45 rushing attempts | |
| College Football almost ended | |
| MLB Players and coaches will vote for All Star Game | |
| Thurmon Munson dies in plane crash | |
| 'Broadway' Joe Namath guarantees a victory in 3rd Super Bowl | |
| Yankee Stadium is first built | |
| Tony Dorsett sets NFL record 99 yard run from scrimmage | |