'77

IN NCAA BASKETBALL, MARQUETTE BEAT NORTH CAROLINA 67-59 IN the
final; the joyful Warriors' Al McGuire wept and then retired from
coaching. The Oakland Raiders won the Super Bowl, routing the Vikings
32-14. In the Series, the Yankees downed the Dodgers in six games.
Seattle Slew won the Triple Crown. TV-tycoon-to-be Ted Turner sailed
Courageous to a sweep of Australia in the America's Cup. Al Geiberger
shot a PGA-record 59 in Memphis. Longtime Kentucky basketball mentor
Adolph Rupp died at age 76.