Professional Sports 1984

1984 Baseball

World Series – Detroit Tigers win 4 games to 1 over the San Diego Padres

White Sox and Brewers play 8:06, game, longest timed baseball game, 25 innings

Dave Kingman's fly ball never comes down (stuck in Metrodome ceiling)

1984 Football

1985 Super Bowl XIX

Date Played: January 20, 1985

Teams: San Francisco 49ers vs. Miami Dolphins

Winner: 49ERS

Final Score: 38-16

Location: Stanford, California

Game MVP: San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana.

Half Time Show: US Air Force band.

Commercials: 30 second commercial was $500000 and marked the first time that a one minute TV commercial cost $1 million

NFL owners passed the infamous anti-celebrating rule

Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football

1984 Basketball

NBA Finals – Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers

1984 Hockey

Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers

Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers

Stanley Cup – Edmonton Oilers won 4 games to 1 over the New York Islanders

World Hockey Championship – the USSR won the Olympic Gold Medal

Athletes of the Year 1984

Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Carl Lewis, Track and field

Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Mary Lou Retton, Gymnastics

1984  ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Edwin Moses Athlete

1984 Summer Olympics takes place at Los Angeles

USA wins the most medals (174) and the most gold medals (83)

1984 Winter Olympics takes place at Sarajevo

USSR wins the most medals (25) and the GDR wins the most gold medals (9)

U.S.S.R. announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics


Professional Sports 1984

1984 Boxing

in the most anticipated bout of the year, Thomas Hearns, WBC world Jr. Middleweight champion, knocks out WBA world champion Roberto Durán in two rounds. The WBA elects not to sanction the bout, declaring their version of the title vacant instead.

Tim Witherspoon beats Greg Page in 12 for heavyweight boxing title

1984 Golf

Masters Tournament - Ben Crenshaw

U.S. Open - Fuzzy Zoeller

British Open - Seve Ballesteros

PGA Championship - Lee Trevino

PGA Tour money leader - Tom Watson - $476,260

Senior PGA Tour money leader - Don January - $328,597

Nabisco Dinah Shore - Juli Inkster

LPGA Championship - Patty Sheehan

U.S. Women's Open - Hollis Stacy

Classique du Maurier Classic - Juli Inkster

LPGA Tour money leader - Betsy King - $266,771

Grand Slam in tennis 1984

1984 Australian Open – Mats Wilander
1984 French Open – Ivan Lendl
Wimbledon - John McEnroe
1984 US Open – John McEnroe

Australian Open – Chris Evert
French Open – Martina Navratilova
Wimbledon – Martina Navratilova
US Open – Martina Navratilova

1984 Davis Cup Sweden wins 4-1 over the United States in Men's world tennis.

1984 Horseracing

June 15 Kentucky Derby – Swale

Preakness Stakes – Gate Dancer

Belmont Stakes – Swale

College Sports 1984

Football 1984

Winner: Doug Flutie, Boston College (2,240 points)
2. Keith Byars, Ohio State (1,251 points)
3. Robbie Bosco, Brigham Young (443 points)
4. Bernie Kosar, Miami-Fl (320 points)
5. Kenneth Davis, TCU (86 points)

Orange Bowl: #4 Washington 28, #2 Oklahoma 17
Sugar Bowl: #5 Nebraska 28, #11 LSU 10
Rose Bowl: #18 USC 20, #6 Ohio State 17
Cotton Bowl Classic: #8 Boston College 45, Houston 28

Basketball 1984

NCAA Men's Basketball Championship – Georgetown wins 84-75 over Houston