1977 Formula One season, Drivers and constructors
The following drivers and constructors contested the World Championship of Drivers and the International Cup for Formula 1 Constructors:


1977 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Argentine Grand Prix returned to the calendar in 1977, it was cancelled in 1976 due to economic and political reasons.


1977 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Belgian Grand Prix and Monaco Grand Prix swapped places on the calendar so that the Belgian round follows the Monaco Grand Prix.


1977 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The French Grand Prix was moved from Paul Ricard Circuit to Dijon-Prenois, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits.


1977 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The British Grand Prix was moved from Brands Hatch to Silverstone, in keeping with the event-sharing arrangement between the two circuits.


1977 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The German Grand Prix was not held at the Nürburgring due to safety concerns. The 1977 race was held at the Hockenheimring for the first time since 1970.


1977 Formula One season, Calendar, Calendar changes
The United States Grand Prix and Canadian Grand Prix swapped places on the calendar so that the Canadian round follows the United States Grand Prix.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 1: Argentina
The 1977 season started in Argentina, returning after a year's absence. It was reigning world champion James Hunt who started off his title defence with pole position in his McLaren. Countryman John Watson shared the front row with him in the Brabham, and Patrick Depailler in the six-wheeled Tyrrell was third on the grid. The weather was, as was very often the case in Buenos Aires, oppressively hot, which contributed to the attrition of this race – the track temperature was 51 °C (124 °F).


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 1: Argentina
Watson took the lead at the start with Hunt second. Watson led for the first 10 laps until Hunt moved ahead and pulled away, with Mario Andretti's Lotus third, but soon the other McLaren of Jochen Mass took the place. Mass had to retire soon after with an engine failure which caused him to spin, and a suspension failure took teammate and race leader Hunt out three laps later. Watson took the lead again, but he also had suspension failures and let teammate Carlos Pace through.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 1: Argentina
Watson eventually retired, and Pace struggled towards the end due to heat in his cockpit and was passed by Jody Scheckter's Wolf and Andretti, but the latter retired then with a wheel bearing failure. Scheckter took the first win of 1977, with Pace second, and home hero Carlos Reutemann completing the podium for Ferrari.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 2: Brazil
The second round took place at the longest circuit of the year – the very demanding and difficult 5-mile Interlagos circuit in São Paulo, Brazil. Hunt took pole again with Reutemann second and Andretti third on the grid. Home hero Pace took the lead at the start, with Hunt dropping behind Reutemann as well but soon Hunt was back behind Pace and attacking. There was contact, and Hunt took the lead whereas Pace had to pit for repairs. Hunt led Reutemann until he began to suffer from tyre troubles and was passed by Reutemann. Hunt pitted for new tyres, and rejoined fourth and soon passed Niki Lauda in the Ferrari and Watson to reclaim second. Reutemann marched on to victory, Hunt was second and Lauda third after Watson crashed out.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 3: South Africa
The race in South Africa was over a month later, but Hunt still continued his streak of poles, with Pace alongside and Lauda next. Hunt led off at the start, with Lauda and Scheckter following him after Pace struggled. The order stayed put until the seventh lap when Lauda took the lead and was never headed again, with Scheckter taking second from Hunt 11 laps later.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 3: South Africa
On lap 21, two marshals ran across the track after the Shadow of Renzo Zorzi caught fire. The second marshal, Fredrik Jansen van Vuuren, carrying a fire extinguisher was hit by the car of Tom Pryce at about 270 km/h (170 mph) and was killed instantly by the collision. His fire extinguisher struck Pryce's face, killing and nearly decapitating him.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 3: South Africa
The race continued however, and Lauda won, his first since his own horror crash last year, with home hero Scheckter second, and Depailler's six-wheeler took third from Hunt in the closing laps.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 4: United States GP West
The death of Pryce had shaken the field up, and then before the next round at Long Beach, California in the western United States, there was more news, as Carlos Pace, who had finished second in the opening round in Argentina, was killed in a plane crash.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 4: United States GP West
The field, in a somber mood, went to this relatively new street circuit near Los Angeles, and Lauda took pole ahead of home hero Andretti, with Scheckter third. At the start, it was Scheckter who got the best start, and he passed both Andretti and Lauda, with Reutemann going up an escape road and spinning as he tried to follow Scheckter through. The top three of Scheckter, Andretti and Lauda pulled away from the rest of the pack, and ran closely together but the order did not change. However, a tyre began to deflate for Scheckter, and both Andretti and Lauda passed him with two laps left, with Andretti thus taking a popular home victory ahead of Lauda and a disappointed Scheckter.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 5: Spain
The next round was in Spain, at the Jarama circuit near Madrid, where Andretti continued his recent form with pole and Jacques Laffite's Ligier springing a surprise, beating Lauda to second, however Lauda was unable to take part in the race due to a broken rib. At the start, Andretti took the lead with Laffite following. Laffite gave chase to Andretti in the early stages but had to pit with a deflating tyre, leaving Andretti to romp to victory with Reutemann second. Hunt inherited third but retired with a misfire, giving it to Watson until he lost places due to a spin, leaving Scheckter to take the final spot on the podium.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 6: Monaco
In the elite Monaco race, Watson took his first career pole for Brabham with Scheckter also on the front row and Reutemann third. It was Scheckter who got the best start to beat Watson to the first corner, with Reutemann running third in the early stages until he was passed by his teammate Lauda. Watson ran second to Scheckter until mid-race when he had to retire with gearbox trouble, allowing Lauda to close in on Scheckter but the latter was flawless and held on to take his second win of the season. Lauda had to be satisfied with second, with Reutemann completing the podium.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 7: Belgium
Belgium was host to the seventh race of the season, and in qualifying at the Zolder circuit Andretti took a comfortable pole with Watson just beating the second Lotus of Gunnar Nilsson to second. The race was wet due to rain earlier in the day, and Watson took the lead at the first corner, but later in the first lap, Andretti ran into the back to him while attempting to retake the lead, resulting in both of them spinning out and Scheckter taking the lead.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 7: Belgium
Scheckter led the early stages ahead of Nilsson, whereas Reutemann made an early charge but spun off. The track began to dry and everyone had to pit for tyres, and those who stopped early were the ones who benefited, as now Lauda was leading from Jochen Mass and Scheckter was down to fifth. Mass spun off from second, handing it to Nilsson who then went on to catch and pass Lauda before driving away to his first career victory. Behind second-placed Lauda, Ronnie Peterson completed the podium for Team Tyrrell after Scheckter retired with an engine failure.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 8: Sweden
The Swedish race at the isolated Anderstorp Raceway was full of anticipation after Nilsson's win last time out, but once again in qualifying, it was his teammate Andretti leading the way from Watson, with Hunt heading the second row. At the start, again it was Watson who led into the first corner followed by Scheckter, but soon Andretti passed both of them and opened up a lead. Watson and Scheckter battled for second until they collided, with Scheckter having to retire and Watson pitting for repairs.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 8: Sweden
Hunt took second but he began to drop back and was passed by a charging Laffite, and then by his teammate Mass. Andretti however, was dominant until he had to pit due to a fuel metering problem with two laps left, handing the lead to Laffite who went on to take his first ever win ahead of Mass and Reutemann.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 9: France
The next race was staged at the newly extended Dijon-Prenois circuit in France, and once again it was Andretti on pole with Hunt second and Nilsson third on the grid. Hunt got the best start and led into the first corner from Watson and Laffite, with Andretti dropping down to fourth. However, Watson passed Hunt on the fifth lap and started to build a gap until Andretti got up to second and began to reel him in. During the final few laps, leader Watson and Andretti were running nose-to-tail but Watson held him off till the last lap when his engine missed a beat and immediately Andretti was past. Andretti thus took the win ahead of a crestfallen Watson and Hunt.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 10: Great Britain
British drivers had not much luck this season, so it was a relief to the British fans at the fast Silverstone circuit to see defending champion Hunt on pole for his home race with Watson alongside, and Lauda next. Hunt did not get a good start, and so Watson led into the first corner ahead of Lauda and Scheckter, but as the race progressed, a recovering Hunt soon passed both to get up to second behind Watson.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 10: Great Britain
The race was set for a grandstand British finish with Hunt slowly closing down leader Watson, but the fans were robbed of it when Watson's fuel system failed with 15 laps left and retired 8 laps later. Hunt took the lead and went on to win his first race of the season, with Lauda second. Scheckter ran third until his engine failed, thus giving the place to Andretti until he too suffered a similar fate, leaving Nilsson to take the final spot on the podium.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 11: West Germany
The West German race took place in Hockenheim because the Nürburgring track was deemed to be too dangerous to race on because of the inability of the 'Ring's organizers to effectively manage such a huge circuit. In qualifying, Scheckter took his first pole of the season, ahead of Watson and then Lauda who headed the second row. Scheckter kept the lead at the first corner with both Watson and Lauda keeping their positions. Watson put pressure on Scheckter until his engine failed on the eighth lap, giving second to Lauda who passed Scheckter soon after and began to pull away.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 11: West Germany
Scheckter battled for second with Hunt until the defending champion retired with an engine failure, giving third to Watson's teammate and home driver Hans-Joachim Stuck. That was how it stayed to the end; Lauda winning from Scheckter and Stuck. One notable highlight of the race involved German touring car legend Hans Heyer, who started the race despite failing to qualify.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 12: Austria
With two-thirds of the season complete, Lauda led the championship as the drivers went to the very fast and scenic Österreichring in Austria. This circuit had been modified from the year before – a chicane had been put in to replace the ultra fast, flat out Voest-Hugel Kurve. Lauda pleased his home fans further by beating Hunt to pole, with Andretti settling for third on the grid. The race started in damp conditions, and poleman Lauda led into the first corner followed by Hunt, but Andretti passed both at one corner soon after. His teammate Nilsson was on a charge and was rapidly up to second, whereas Lauda went backwards.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 12: Austria
Nilsson had to pit to change tyres, giving second to Hunt and this became the lead when Andretti's engine failed. The Australian Alan Jones in the Shadow was now charging up the order, passing both Scheckter and Stuck and as the race progressed, the recovering Nilsson and Lauda also passed the duo, however none of them could make an impression on Hunt. Hunt seemed to be headed for victory until his engine failed with ten laps left, giving Jones his first ever Formula One victory. Lauda took second and Stuck was third, both benefiting after Nilsson also retired with an engine failure. Jones's victory was so unexpected that the organizers did not have a copy of the Australian national anthem, so they played "Happy Birthday" instead (it was not Jones's birthday that day).


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 13: Netherlands
The field went to the Zandvoort circuit near Amsterdam in the Netherlands for the next round, and in qualifying Andretti took his fifth pole of the season with Laffite alongside on the front row, and Hunt third. At the start, Hunt jumped both the front row starters to lead but before the end of the first lap, Andretti tried to drive alongside him but some aggressive defending from Hunt forced him to lift, and Laffite took advantage to get second. Five laps later, Andretti had got back past Laffite and was again attacking Hunt, who defended aggressively but this time Andretti did not lift and they collided. Hunt was out on the spot, whereas Andretti spun and rejoined fourth.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 13: Netherlands
This left Laffite leading from the Ferraris of Lauda and Reutemann. The latter had a long battle with Andretti for third, repeatedly exchanging places, until the Lotus driver's engine blew up. Soon after, Lauda passed Laffite to take the lead, and he went on build a gap and win comfortably. Laffite finished second. After Andretti's demise, Reutemann ran third until the second Lotus of Nilsson attacked him, and the two collided with Nilsson out and Reutemann rejoining at the back. This sensationally left Patrick Tambay in the Ensign third, but he ran out of fuel on the last lap, thus handing the place to Scheckter.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 13: Netherlands
This meant that Lauda had a 21-point lead over Scheckter with four races left.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 14: Italy
Italy was next on the calendar, but the fact that it was Ferrari's home race at the Monza Autodrome near Milan did not deter Hunt who took pole, whereas Reutemann cheered the home fans by starting second in front of Scheckter. Scheckter took the lead after a brilliant start, and in second place was Clay Regazzoni's Ensign who got an even better one. Regazzoni however did not have the pace and soon dropped down the order, whereas Andretti was on the move, passing Hunt on the second lap, and Scheckter a few laps later to take the lead.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 14: Italy
Hunt dropped back with brake troubles as the race progressed, and Scheckter retired when his engine failed, leaving Reutemann and Lauda in second and third. Lauda was soon past Reutemann, and the latter had to retire when he spun off on oil on the track, handing third to Jones. The race finished in that order; with Andretti taking a dominant victory from Lauda, who closed in on the championship, and Jones who took his second podium in three races.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 15: United States
The scenario going into the second race in the eastern United States at the picturesque and fast Watkins Glen circuit in upstate New York was that if Lauda had a single point or if Scheckter did not win the race, Lauda would be world champion. Scheckter's hopes looked bleak as he qualified ninth to Lauda's seventh, as Hunt took pole from the Brabhams of Stuck and Watson. Stuck got the best start and took the lead into the first corner followed by Hunt and Andretti.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 15: United States
Scheckter was on a charge and passed many drivers, including Lauda, in the early stages to get up to fourth, which became third when leader Stuck crashed out. However, Hunt and Andretti continued to pull away from him and, with Lauda running fourth, Scheckter needed something extraordinary to happen to keep the title battle alive. That did not happen, as the rest of the race passed on without incident, with Hunt winning ahead of Andretti and Scheckter, with Lauda's fourth place enough to make him the world champion.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 15: United States
After the race, Lauda decided not to race in the final two races because of the declining relationship between him and Ferrari.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 16: Canada
Canada was host to the penultimate round of the season at the fast and flowing Mosport Park near Toronto, and the field went in minus Lauda, who was unconvinced that Ferrari could prepare three cars efficiently for a Grand Prix – the third car was for Quebecoir Canadian Gilles Villeneuve in his debut race with Ferrari. In qualifying, Andretti took yet another pole ahead of Hunt, with Ronnie Peterson's six-wheeled Tyrrell in third.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 16: Canada
The safety of the Mosport Park circuit was under intense scrutiny, as the ubiquitous bumps and limited safety of the circuit caused a number of nasty accidents including Briton Ian Ashley vaulting barriers and crashing into a TV tower. These accidents were dealt with badly and the severely injured Ashley was only flown out 40 minutes after he crashed. But the race went ahead anyway, and both Andretti and Hunt kept their positions at the start, with Hunt's teammate Jochen Mass charging up to third.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 16: Canada
Andretti and Hunt then proceeded to demolish the entire field, but they themselves were separated by nothing as they ran nose-to-tail. With less than 20 laps left, they came to lap third-placed Mass during which there was a misunderstanding between the McLarens who collided and spun off, Hunt retiring and Mass pitting for repairs and rejoining fifth. Andretti was left well over a lap ahead until his engine failed with three laps left, giving the win to Scheckter. Patrick Depailler finished second for Tyrrell, and Mass completed the podium.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 17: Japan
The final round of the season was in Japan at the fast Fuji Speedway near Tokyo, and Andretti and Hunt continued their late-season battle, with the American pipping Hunt to the pole, with Watson heading the second row. Unlike the previous year, the weather conditions at the Fuji circuit near Tokyo were perfect, and Hunt took the lead at the start, and Scheckter and Mass jumped up to second and third, whereas Andretti had a terrible start and was at the tail of the top ten.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 17: Japan
On the second lap, Andretti was involved in a collision while trying to gain places, putting him out. But this race, like South Africa was marred by terrible tragedy. Peterson and Villeneuve came together at the end of the straight, and Villeneuve crashed appallingly and his Ferrari flew into a crowd that was standing in a restricted area, killing 2 photographers and injuring several others. But the race continued on, and with Andretti out, Hunt had no challengers left and he built a large gap, with teammate Mass second and Watson passing Scheckter for third.


1977 Formula One season, Season Review, Race 17: Japan
However, both Mass and Watson had to retire within one lap of each other with engine and gearbox failures, and with Scheckter dropping back, Reutemann was second until he was passed by Laffite. Hunt went on and capped off the season with a comfortable win, whereas Laffite ran of fuel on the last lap, handing over second to Reutemann and allowing Depailler to complete the podium. The Japanese Grand Prix was not held again until 1987 at the Suzuka circuit – there had been talk of moving the race from Fuji to Suzuka for 1978, but this never materialized.


1977 Formula One season, Results and standings, World Drivers' Championship standings
Drivers' Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six places in each round. The best eight results from the first nine races and the best seven results from the remaining eight races were retained.


1977 Formula One season, Results and standings, International Cup for F1 Constructors standings
Constructors' Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis for the first six places in each round with only the best placed car from each constructor eligible to score points. The best eight results from the first nine races and the best seven results from the remaining eight races were retained.


1977 Formula One season, Results and standings, Non-championship race
A single non-championship race for Formula One cars was held in 1977:


1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
The 1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the first season of the new team, and the club's eleventh season in professional soccer. It is also the first ever incarnation of the club's new name. Previously they were known as the Miami Toros. The 1977 squad won the North American Soccer League's Eastern Division of the Atlantic Conference, and was the top team in regular season with 19 victories for 161 points.


1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season, Background, First ever match
The Strikers first-ever game was a preseason indoor match played on February 27, 1977 at the Bayfront Center in St. Petersburg, Florida, against the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Though only an exhibition, this was the first meeting in what was to become one of the most enduring rivalries in North American soccer, the Florida Derby. It would also set the tone for many years of indoor frustration for the Strikers as they fell, 9–8, to the hosts.


1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season, Competitions, NASL regular season
W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, BP = Bonus Points, Pts= point system


1977 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season, Competitions, NASL regular season
6 points for a win, 0 points for a loss, 1 point for each regulation goal scored up to three per game.


1977 France rugby union tour of Argentina
The 1977 France rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of matches played between June and July 1977 in Argentina France national rugby union team


1977 France rugby union tour of Argentina
Two test matches was played with a victory for France and a draw.


1977 French Grand Prix
The 1977 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon on 3 July 1977. It was race 9 of 17 in both the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.


1977 French Grand Prix
The 80-lap race was won by American driver Mario Andretti, driving a Lotus-Ford, after he started from pole position. Northern Irishman John Watson led for most of the race in his Brabham-Alfa Romeo, before Andretti passed him on the final lap. Watson finished 1.55 seconds behind the American, with Englishman James Hunt third in his McLaren-Ford.


1977 French Grand Prix
Austrian Niki Lauda finished fifth in his Ferrari to take the lead of the Drivers' Championship from South African Jody Scheckter, who failed to finish in his Wolf-Ford.


1977 French Grand Prix, Report
Once again it was Mario Andretti on pole with James Hunt second and Gunnar Nilsson third on the grid. Hunt got the best start and led into the first corner from John Watson and Jacques Laffite, with Andretti dropping down to fourth. However, Watson passed Hunt on the fifth lap and started to build a gap until Andretti got up to second and began to reel him in. During the final few laps, leader Watson and Andretti were running nose-to-tail but Watson held him off till the last lap when his engine missed a beat and immediately Andretti was past. Andretti thus took the win ahead of a crestfallen Watson and Hunt.


1977 French Open
The 1977 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 81st staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1977.


1977 French Open, Finals, Men's doubles
Brian Gottfried /  Raúl Ramírez defeated  Wojciech Fibak /  Jan Kodeš, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4


1977 French Open, Finals, Women's doubles
Regina Maršíková /  Pam Teeguarden defeated  Rayni Fox /  Helen Gourlay, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2


1977 French Open, Finals, Mixed doubles
Mary Carillo /  John McEnroe defeated  Florenţa Mihai /  Iván Molina, 7–6, 6–4


1977 French Open – Men's Doubles
Fred McNair and Sherwood Stewart were the defending champions but lost in the first round to Greg Halder and Dale Power.


1977 French Open – Men's Doubles
Brian Gottfried and Raúl Ramírez won in the final 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 against Wojciech Fibak and Jan Kodeš.


1977 French Open – Men's Singles
Third-seeded Guillermo Vilas defeated Brian Gottfried 6–0, 6–3, 6–0 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1977 French Open. Adriano Panatta was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Raúl Ramírez.


1977 French Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Guillermo Vilas is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1977 French Open – Mixed Doubles
Kim Warwick and Ilana Kloss were the defending champions but both players chose not to participate.


1977 French Open – Mixed Doubles
John McEnroe and Mary Carillo won in the final 7–6, 6–4 against Iván Molina and Florența Mihai.


1977 French Open – Women's Doubles
Fiorella Bonicelli and Gail Benedetti were the defending champions but only Fiorella Bonicelli competed that year with Anna-Maria Nasuelli. Fiorella Bonicelli and Anna-Maria Nasuelli lost in first round to Mary Carillo and Diane Evers.


1977 French Open – Women's Doubles
Regina Maršíková and Pam Teeguarden won in the final 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 against Rayni Fox and Helen Gourlay.


1977 French Open – Women's Singles
First-seeded Mima Jaušovec defeated Florența Mihai 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1977 French Open. Reigning champion Sue Barker did not defend her title.


1977 French Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Mima Jaušovec is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1977 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.


1977 French Polynesian legislative election
Legislative elections were held in French Polynesia on 29 May 1977 for the Territorial Assembly. Autonomist parties won a majority, with the United Front of Francis Sanford winning 13 seats and Sanford allies a further five.


1977 French Polynesian legislative election, Contesting parties
Prior to the elections, Sanford formed the United Front for Internal Autonomy alliance, consisting of Here Ai'a, E'a Api and other minor parties, although E'a Api ran separately in the Leeward Islands, Marquesas and the Tuamotu–Gambier Islands constituency.


1977 French Polynesian legislative election, Contesting parties
The Tahoera'a Huiraatira party was formed as a successor to the Tahoeraa Maohi alliance of the Tahitian Union and Union for the New Republic.


1977 French Polynesian legislative election, Aftermath
Following the elections, Frantz Vanizette was chosen as the President of the Assembly. Sanford and Jean Juventin were appointed to the Government Council and were replaced in the Assembly by Paul Pietri and André Toomaru.


1977 French motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1977 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 29 May 1977 at Circuit Paul Ricard.


1977 French municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in France on 13 and 20 March 1977.


1977 French municipal elections
By 1977, President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing had been in power since 1974.


1977 French municipal elections
The left-wing coalition of the Communists and Socialists, united under a "government program" swept the elections. Out of 221 cities with over 30,000 inhabitants, the left won 155. The Socialists gained Rennes, Angers, Brest, Nantes, Villeurbanne, Pau, and Cannes. The Communists gained Le Mans, Reims, and Saint-Étienne. For the first time, green parties realized their first breakthroughs.


1977 French municipal elections
For the first time since 1789 French Revolution, elections were held to the mayorship of Paris. The former Prime Minister and RPR candidate Jacques Chirac was elected, defeating the Giscardian RI candidate Michel d'Ornano.


1977 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1977 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Jim Sweeney, in his second year, and played their home games at Ratcliffe Stadium on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season with an eight-game win streak, ending as PCAA conference champion, with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2, 4–0 PCAA).


1977 Fuji Long Distance Series season
The 1977 Fuji Long Distance Series was the first season of this series, with all races being held at the Fuji International Speedway.


1977 Fuji Long Distance Series season
It was contested by Group 6 sportscars (class R) and touring cars (classes 1, 2 and 3).


1977 GP Ouest–France
The 1977 GP Ouest-France was the 41st edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 23 August 1977. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Jacques Bossis.


1977 Gambian general election
General elections were held in the Gambia on 4 and 5 April 1977. They were won by the ruling People's Progressive Party, which claimed 29 of the 35 elected seats. There were 216,234 registered voters.


1977 Gator Bowl
The 1977 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game played between the Pittsburgh Panthers and Clemson Tigers on December 30, 1977. The 10th-ranked Panthers defeated the 11th-ranked Tigers, 34–3. Panthers quarterback Matt Cavanaugh broke the Gator Bowl record for passing yards with 387 yards, breaking the previous record of 362 yards set by Florida State's Kim Hammond in 1967.


1977 Gent–Wevelgem
The 1977 Gent–Wevelgem was the 39th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 19 April 1977. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Bernard Hinault of the Gitane–Campagnolo team.


1977 Georgia Bulldogs football team
The 1977 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.


1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 1977 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Pepper Rodgers, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.


1977 German Formula Three Championship
The 1977 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1977 Formel 3 Meisterschaft der ONS) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars which conformed to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 27 March at Nürburgring and ended at the same place on 2 October after eight rounds.


1977 German Formula Three Championship
Team Obermoser Jörg driver Peter Scharmann became a champion. He won race at Kassel-Calden. Rudolf Dötsch finished as runner-up, he had three race wins, but he haven't participated in the three races. Heinz Scherle completed the top-three in the drivers' standings with win at Diepholz Airfield Circuit. Bertram Schäfer and Werner Klein were the only other drivers who won a race in the season.


1977 German Formula Three Championship, Calendar
All rounds were held in West Germany, excepting Zolder rounds that were held in Belgium.


1977 German Grand Prix
The 1977 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on 31 July 1977. It was the eleventh race of the 1977 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the 1977 International Cup for F1 Constructors.


1977 German Grand Prix
The German Grand Prix was moved to Hockenheim following Niki Lauda's near-fatal accident at the dangerous Nürburgring in 1976. This was the second time the race was held at Hockenheim, the first being in 1970.


1977 German Grand Prix
The 47-lap race was won by Lauda, driving a Ferrari. Jody Scheckter finished second in a Wolf-Ford, having started from pole position, while Hans-Joachim Stuck was third in a Brabham-Alfa Romeo.


1977 German Grand Prix
During the race, Penske driver Hans Heyer participated despite not qualifying. Mechanical issues forced Heyer to retire on lap 9, which caused his participation to be discovered. He was disqualified, making him the only driver to not qualify, not finish and be disqualified in a single race.


1977 German Grand Prix, Report
In qualifying, Jody Scheckter took his first pole of the season, ahead of John Watson and then Niki Lauda who headed the second row. The start of the race was given by a green flag due to red/green lights being damaged by a service vehicle, which as a result caused an accident near the back of the grid between Alan Jones and Clay Regazzoni (putting both drivers out on the spot). Scheckter kept the lead at the first corner with both Watson and Lauda keeping their positions.


1977 German Grand Prix, Report
Watson put pressure on Scheckter until his engine failed on the eighth lap, giving second to Lauda who passed Scheckter soon after and began to pull away. Scheckter battled for second with James Hunt until the defending champion retired with an engine failure which was caused by a broken fuel pump on lap 33, thus giving third to Watson's teammate and home driver Hans-Joachim Stuck. That was how it stayed to the end; Lauda winning from Scheckter and Stuck, whilst the rest of the points were rounded-out with Lauda's teammate Carlos Reutemann, Vittorio Brambilla in the Surtees and Patrick Tambay in the Ensign. This was the 100th World Championship race victory for tyre manufacturer Goodyear.


1977 German Open (tennis)
The 1977 Grand Prix German Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the 69th edition of the event and was part of the 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix circuit and categorized as a four-star event. It took place at the Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, West Germany, from 9 May through 15 May 1977. Paolo Bertolucci, after a victory in the final over title-holder Manuel Orantes, and Laura duPont won the singles titles .


1977 German Open (tennis), Finals, Men's doubles
'Bob Hewitt /  Karl Meiler defeated  Phil Dent /  Kim Warwick 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4


1977 German Open (tennis), Finals, Women's doubles
Linky Boshoff /  Ilana Kloss defeated  Regina Maršíková /  Renáta Tomanová 2–6, 6–4, 7–5


1977 German Supercup
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1977 German Supercup
The 1977 German Supercup was an unofficial edition of the German Supercup, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions.


1977 German Supercup
The match was played at the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, and contested by league champions Borussia Mönchengladbach and cup winners Hamburger SV. Gladbach won the match 3–2 to claim the unofficial title.


1977 German motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1977 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on 8 May 1977 at the Hockenheimring circuit.


1977 Gillette Cup
The 1977 Gillette Cup was the fifteenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 29 June and 3 September 1977. The tournament was won by Middlesex County Cricket Club who defeated Glamorgan County Cricket Club by 5 wickets in the final at Lord's.


1977 Gillette Cup, Format
The seventeen first-class counties, were joined by five Minor Counties: Bedfordshire, Cornwall, Durham, Hertfordshire and Northumberland. Teams who won in the first round progressed to the second round. The winners in the second round then progressed to the quarter-final stage. Winners from the quarter-finals then progressed to the semi-finals from which the winners then went on to the final at Lord's which was held on 3 September 1977.


1977 Giro d'Italia
The 1977 Giro d'Italia was the 60th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours races. The Giro started in Bacoli, on 20 May, with a 7 km (4.3 mi) prologue and concluded in Milan, on 13 June, with a 122 km (75.8 mi) mass-start stage. A total of 130 riders from thirteen teams entered the 22-stage race, that was won by Belgian Michel Pollentier of the Flandria team. The second and third places were taken by Italians Francesco Moser and Gianbattista Baronchelli, respectively. Freddy Maertens won 7 of the first 11 stages before abandoning due to a crash on Stage 8B.


1977 Giro d'Italia
Maertens was one of five riders within 1:00 of the lead at the time of his abandonment. This followed his performance of winning 13 stages along with the General Classification at the Vuelta a month earlier.


1977 Giro d'Italia
Moser took the Pink jersey from Maertens in the first week and held it until the high mountains of stage 17 which ended in Cortina d'Ampezzo where Pollentier took a :03 lead by beating Moser by :25. Over the next few stages he built this lead up to about 2:00 before the final time trial where he won the stage by :30 over 2nd place Moser and sealed the Giro victory.


1977 Giro d'Italia
Amongst the other classifications that the race awarded, Sanson's Moser won the points classification, Faustino Fernandez Ovies of KAS won the mountains classification, and Sanson's Mario Beccia completed the Giro as the best neo-professional in the general classification, finishing ninth overall. Flandria finished as the winners of the team points classification.


1977 Giro d'Italia, Teams
A total of 14 teams were invited to participate in the 1977 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 140 cyclists. Out of the 140 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 121 riders made it to the finish in Milan.


1977 Giro d'Italia, Pre-race favorites
The starting peloton did include the 1976 winner, Felice Gimondi. Freddy Maertens, Gianbattista Baronchelli, and Gimondi were seen by many news outlets to be the favorites to win the race.


1977 Giro d'Italia, Route and stages
The route for the race was revealed on 19 February 1977.


1977 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
There were four main individual classifications contested in the 1977 Giro d'Italia, as well as a team competition. Four of them awarded jerseys to their leaders. The general classification was the most important and was calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage. The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Giro. The rider leading the classification wore a pink jersey to signify the classification's leadership.


1977 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
The second classification was the points classification. Riders received points for finishing in the top positions in a stage finish, with first place getting the most points, and lower placings getting successively fewer points. The rider leading this classification wore a purple (or cyclamen) jersey. The mountains classification was the third classification and its leader was denoted by the green jersey. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Each climb was ranked as either first, second or third category, with more points available for higher category climbs.


1977 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
Most stages of the race included one or more categorized climbs, in which points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit first. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded more points than the other first category climbs. The Cima Coppi for this Giro was the Valparola Pass. The first rider to cross the Valparola Pass was Spanish rider Faustino Fernández Ovies. The fourth classification, the young rider classification, was decided the same way as the general classification, but exclusive to neo-professional cyclists (in their first three years of professional racing). The leader of the classification wore a white jersey.


1977 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
The final classification, the team classification, awarded no jersey to its leaders. This was calculated by adding together points earned by each rider on the team during each stage through the intermediate sprints, the categorized climbs, stage finishes, etc. The team with the most points led the classification.


1977 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
There were other minor classifications within the race, including the Campionato delle Regioni classification. The leader wore a blue jersey with colored vertical stripes ("maglia azzurra con banda tricolore verticale"). The Fiat Ritmo classification, which was created in honor Juan Manuel Santisteban who died in stage 1A of 1976 edition. In all stages longer than 131 km (81 mi), there was a banner at that point in the stage to designate a special sprint. The winner of the sprint in each stage received a Fiat 127 in this edition, as opposed to a Fiat 131 in its inaugural year.


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10
The 1977 Giro d'Italia was the 60th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began with a prologue individual time trial in Bacoli on 20 May, and Stage 10 occurred on 30 May with a mountainous stage to Salsomaggiore Terme. The race finished in Milan on 12 June.


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10, Prologue
20 May 1977 — Bacoli to Monte di Procida, 7.5 km (4.7 mi) (ITT)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 1
21 May 1977 — Lago Miseno to Avellino, 159 km (99 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 2a
22 May 1977 — Avellino to Foggia, 118 km (73 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 2b
22 May 1977 — Foggia to Foggia, 65 km (40 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 3
23 May 1977 — Foggia to Isernia, 166 km (103 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 4
24 May 1977 — Isernia to Pescara, 228 km (142 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 5
25 May 1977 — Pescara to Monteluco di Spoleto, 215 km (134 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 6a
26 May 1977 — Spoleto to Gabicce Mare, 185 km (115 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 6b
26 May 1977 — Gabicce Mare to Gabicce Mare, 70 km (43 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 7
27 May 1977 — Gabicce Mare to Forlì, 163 km (101 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 8a
28 May 1977 — Forlì to Circuito del Mugello, 103 km (64 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 8b
28 May 1977 — Circuito del Mugello to Circuito del Mugello, 79 km (49 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 9
29 May 1977 — Lucca to Pisa, 25 km (16 mi) (ITT)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 10, Stage 10
30 May 1977 — Pisa to Salsomaggiore Terme, 205 km (127 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 22
The 1977 Giro d'Italia was the 60th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began with a prologue individual time trial in Bacoli on 20 May, and Stage 11 occurred on 31 May with a mountainous stage from Salsomaggiore Terme. The race finished in Milan on 12 June.


1977 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 22, Stage 11
31 May 1977 — Salsomaggiore Terme to Santa Margherita Ligure, 198 km (123 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 22, Stage 12
2 June 1977 — Santa Margherita Ligure-San Giacomo di Roburent, 160 km (99 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 22, Stage 13
3 June 1977 — Mondovì to Varzi, 192 km (119 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 22, Stage 14
4 June 1977 — Voghera to Vicenza, 247 km (153 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 22, Stage 15
5 June 1977 — Vicenza to Trieste, 223 km (139 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 22, Stage 16a
6 June 1977 — Trieste to Gemona del Friuli, 107 km (66 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 22, Stage 16b
6 June 1977 — Gemona del Friuli to Conegliano, 116 km (72 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 22, Stage 17
7 June 1977 — Conegliano to Cortina d'Ampezzo, 220 km (140 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 22, Stage 18
8 June 1977 — Cortina d'Ampezzo to Pinzolo, 223 km (139 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 22, Stage 19
9 June 1977 — Pinzolo to San Pellegrino Terme, 205 km (127 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 22, Stage 20
10 June 1977 — San Pellegrino Terme to Varese, 138 km (86 mi)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 22, Stage 21
11 June 1977 — Binago to Binago, 29 km (18 mi) (ITT)


1977 Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 to Stage 22, Stage 22
12 June 1977 — Milan to Milan, 122 km (76 mi)


1977 Giro di Lombardia
The 1977 Giro di Lombardia was the 71st edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race and was held on 8 October 1977. The race started in Seveso and finished in Como. The race was won by Gianbattista Baronchelli of the Scic team.


1977 Goa, Daman and Diu Legislative Assembly election
Goa Legislative Assembly election, 1977 was held in Indian Union territory of Goa in 1977, to elect 30 members to the Goa Legislative Assembly.


1977 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1977 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.


1977 Grambling State Tigers football team
The 1977 Grambling State Tigers football team represented Grambling State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Tigers were led by head coach Eddie Robinson in his 35th year and finished the season with a record of ten wins and one loss (10–1, 6–0 SWAC), as SWAC champions, black college football national champions and with a victory over Temple in the Mirage Bowl. The Tigers offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 175 points.


1977 Grand National
The 1977 Grand National (officially known as the  News of the World Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 131st renewal of the Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 2 April 1977.


1977 Grand National
The race is best remembered for being Red Rum's third Grand National win, a record that still stands today. He completed the course in 9 minutes 30.3 seconds and went off as 9/1 joint-favourite.


1977 Grand National
Commentator Peter O'Sullevan describes Red Rum's record third Grand National win


1977 Grand National, Background
Before the race, Red Rum was generally thought too old — at the age of 12 — to win the Grand National for a third time, having come home first in 1973 and 1974, and second in 1975 and 1976. However, being ridden by jockey Tommy Stack for the second consecutive National, the gelding clinched his unprecedented third title, bringing his career earnings to a then steeplechasing record of £114,000.


1977 Grand National, Background
Red Rum's 1976/77 season had begun badly. After an initial small win at Carlisle he appeared lacklustre in his next four races, and trainer Ginger McCain lost confidence in him. However, the horse finally returned somewhat to his best form when coming sixth in his preparatory race to the 1977 Grand National, the Greenall Whitley Chase at Haydock. In his last gallop before the National, he was back in fine form.


1977 Grand National, Background
Red Rum was given the top weight for Aintree, but it had dropped to 11 stone 8 lb.


1977 Grand National, Race overview
A large portion of the 42-strong field was eliminated from the race on the first circuit: 19 had fallen or unseated their riders before the second circuit, including seven at the first fence. Going onto the second round, Boom Docker held a significant lead (the biggest going onto the second circuit in Grand National history) but he refused to jump the 17th fence.


1977 Grand National, Race overview
It was not until Becher's Brook (the 22nd) that Red Rum went into first position, when the leader and pre-race favourite, Andy Pandy, fell. Red Rum's lead grew gradually, and he came home 25 lengths ahead of second-placed Churchtown Boy and the mare Eyecatcher in third. Eleven of the 42 runners completed the course. Churchtown Boy had won the Topham Trophy over the national fences just two days earlier when ridden by Chris Read, who finished third in this race on Eyecatcher.


1977 Grand National, Race overview
The 1977 National was also notable for being the first in which a female jockey participated. Twenty-one-year-old Charlotte Brew nearly completed the race, though she was a long way behind the leaders. Her horse, Barony Fort, refused at the 27th fence.


1977 Grand National, Race overview
Hidden Value had fallen at the 26th and was remounted to finish 10th whilst Saucey Belle had fallen at the 22nd and was remounted to finish last.


1977 Grand National, Non-finishers
There were two equine fatalities during the race. Winter Rain fell at Becher's Brook on the first circuit and Zeta's Son at Valentine's second time around; both were later euthanised.


1977 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath
In an innovation, the BBC placed an audio microphone on one of the jockeys, opting for Graham Thorner, who was partnering Prince Rock, with a view that the rider could give viewers a verbal experience of the National. The audio, however, proved unusable as Thorner, forgetting he was wired for sound, recorded three minutes of expletive-riddled content before a final tirade of expletives signaled his twelfth-fence exit. The BBC had narrowly missed out on media history as Thorner had been a last-minute replacement for the jockey who had initially agreed to be wired up, Tommy Stack.


1977 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath
Stack, however, changed his mind in the weighing room when he saw the equipment he was to carry. He duly weighed out without a microphone, and the opportunity for the BBC to get the thoughts of a Grand National-winning jockey while in the act of making history was lost. Frank Bough presented Grand National Grandstand as regular host David Coleman was in a contract dispute with the BBC. In an historic afternoon Night Nurse and Monksfield would dead-heat in the Aintree Hurdle.


1977 Grand Prix (tennis)
The 1977 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit administered by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF, later the ITF) which served as a forerunner to the current Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour. The circuit consisted of the four modern Grand Slam tournaments and open tournaments recognised by the ILTF. The Colgate-Palmolive Masters is included in this calendar but did not count towards the Grand Prix ranking. Colgate-Palmolive was the new tour sponsor, taking over from Commercial Union. Guillermo Vilas won the Grand Prix circuit, having accumulated the most points (2,047), and received the largest share from the bonus pool ($300,000). The top eight points ranked singles players as well as the top four doubles teams qualified for the season-ending Masters tournament


1977 Grand Prix (tennis), Points system
The Grand Prix tournaments were divided into seven groups. Group TC consisted of the Grand Slam tournaments; the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon Championships and the US Open—while the other tournaments were given star ratings ranging from six stars to one star, based on prize money and draw size. Points were allocated based on these ratings and the finishing position of a player in a tournament. No points were awarded to first-round losers, and ties were settled by the number of tournaments played. The points allocation, with doubles points listed in brackets, is as follows:


1977 Grand Prix (tennis), Standings
The 1977 Grand Prix tournaments were divided in seven separate point categories, ranging from the Triple Crown tournaments (250 points for the winner) to the smallest One Star tournaments (50 points for the winner). At the end of the year the 35 top-ranked players received a bonus from the bonus pool. To qualify for a bonus a player must have played at least 15 tournaments. The top eight points ranked singles players and top four doubles teams were entitled to participate in  the season-ending Masters tournament.


1977 Grand Prix (tennis), List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of Grand Prix singles titles won, alphabetically by last number of titles:


1977 Grand Prix d'Automne
The 1977 Grand Prix d'Automne was the 71st edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 25 September 1977. The race started in Tours and finished in Versailles. The race was won by Joop Zoetemelk.


1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 29th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.


1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
Suzuki saw off a strong challenge from Yamaha to take their second consecutive 500cc crown. Angel Nieto made it three 50cc titles in a row on a Bultaco while Morbidelli would win an impressive double world championship in the 125cc and 250cc divisions. Pier Paolo Bianchi successfully defended his 125cc title while fellow countryman Mario Lega captured the 250cc championship for the tiny Italian concern. The 350cc crown went to Takazumi Katayama on a special three cylinder Yamaha built in Holland, making him the first-ever Japanese world champion. Barry Sheene made it two premier titles in a row, winning from two Americans, Steve Baker and Pat Hennen.


1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
The season was marred by numerous fatal accidents, including a terrible crash at the 350cc Austrian Grand Prix that claimed the life of Swiss rider, Hans Stadelmann and seriously injuring Johnny Cecotto, Patrick Fernandez, Dieter Braun and Franco Uncini. The accident led to a rider's strike in the 500 class, although organizers pressed on with Jack Findlay winning from a reduced field of competitors. Braun decided to end his riding career after recovering from his injuries.


1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
In addition to this incident, the Yugoslavian Grand Prix at the notorious Opatija Circuit was also stricken by tragedy. After having been issued an ultimatum by the FIM, the Yugoslavian race organizers failed to take action to improve the safety of the circuit – which was notorious for its numerous road-side hazards including solid rock walls and steep, barely protected drop offs. The event was a disaster with Italian rider, Giovanni Ziggiotto, crashing during practice for the 250cc race when his motorcycle's engine seized and he was hit from behind by Per-Edward Carlson.


1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
He died four days later in a hospital. During the 50 cc race, Ulrich Graf crashed when his bike developed a rear tire puncture and he was thrown into a stone wall. He suffered serious head injuries and died later in a hospital. The Opatija Circuit was never used again for any kind of racing and, the Yugoslavian Grand Prix was moved to the nearby Rijeka permanent circuit.


1977 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
Despite finishing second in the 500cc championship and winning the Formula 750 title, Baker would be released by Yamaha at the end of the year. Giacomo Agostini would retire after the season, ending his seventeen-year career with a record 122 Grand Prix victories and 15 World Championships.


1977 Grantland Rice Bowl
The 1977 Grantland Rice Bowl was an NCAA Division II game following the 1977 season, between the North Dakota State Bison and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. The game was played in Anniston, Alabama at Memorial Stadium as the Gamecocks' normal venue – Paul Snow Stadium – was being renovated. Jacksonville State defensive tackle Jesse Baker was named most valuable defensive player, and his teammate quarterback Bobby Ray Green was named most valuable offensive player. This was the last playing of the Grantland Rice Bowl, as the NCAA discontinued use of bowl names for the Division II semifinals after 1977.


1977 Grantland Rice Bowl, Notable participants
Jacksonville State defensive tackle Jesse Baker was selected in the 1979 NFL Draft. Baker and head coach Jim Fuller are inductees of the university's hall of fame.


1977 Grantland Rice Bowl, Notable participants
North Dakota State running back Gordy Sprattler was selected in the 1979 NFL Draft, and wide receiver / kicker Mike McTague was selected in the 1979 CFL Draft. McTague and quarterback Mark Speral are inductees of the university's athletic hall of fame.


1977 Great Grimsby by-election
The by-election for the Great Grimsby took place on 28 April 1977.


1977 Great Grimsby by-election
It was caused by the death of Anthony Crosland, and was retained for Labour by Austin Mitchell.


1977 Great Grimsby by-election
It took place on the same day as the Labour defeat in Ashfield. The result in Grimsby and Ashfield were seen as a surprise as they were the opposite of what had been expected. Grimsby had been expected to fall to the Conservatives, while Labour had expected to hold Ashfield, which they had held by a much larger majority.


1977 Great Grimsby by-election
In the event while there was a swing of 20.9% to the Conservatives in Ashfield, which was just enough to win the seat, the Labour to Conservative swing in Grimsby was only 7% and Mitchell managed to poll more votes than Crossland had at the last election. The Liberal Party lost its deposit in both Grimsby and Ashfield, the third time this had happened at a by-election following the 1977 Lib-Lab Pact.


1977 Great Grimsby by-election
At the next election, in 1979, Mitchell increased his majority to 6,241 votes.


1977 Greater London Council election
Elections to the Greater London Council were held on 5 May 1977.


1977 Greek legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 20 November 1977. After Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis called for early elections, his New Democracy party suffered a significant loss of power. However, Karamanlis managed to secure an absolute majority in the Parliament. The big surprise was the success of PASOK, whose socialistic rhetoric remained radical. Because of PASOK's success, the Centrists (Union of the Democratic Centre, ΕDIK, former Center Union - New Forces) led again by Georgios Mavros lost half of their power. As a result, Andreas Papandreou, PASOK's leader, became a prominent figure in Greek politics. The Communists (Communist Party of Greece) and the Nationalists managed to amplify their support.


1977 Greek legislative election
Future Prime Minister of Greece, Antonis Samaras first won a seat in parliament at this election.


1977 Greek legislative election, Aftermath
In 1979 Greece became European Community's 10th member, despite the opposition of PASOK and the Communists. In October 1980 Greece rejoined NATO military structure. In 1980, Constantine Karamanlis succeeded Constantine Tsatsos as President of the Republic. George Rallis became Prime Minister and new leader of ND.


1977 Green Bay Packers season
The 1977 Green Bay Packers season was their 59th season overall and their 57th season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 4–10 record under coach Bart Starr, earning them a fourth-place finish in the NFC Central division. The Packers struggled with injuries and continued to be among the worst teams in the NFL, posting a horrendous 4-10 record. During the season, quarterbacks Lynn Dickey and David Whitehurst combined to throw 21 interceptions while just connecting on six touchdown passes. They only scored 134 points, second-worstin the league to the 2-12 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (103).


1977 Green Bay Packers season, Regular season, Season summary, Week 1: at New Orleans Saints
Williard Harrell's 75-yard punt return and Lynn Dickey's 15-yard touchdown pass to Ken Payne helped Green Bay to a 24-0 that turned out to be the difference in their opener win. New Orleans' Chuck Muncie had touchdown runs of two and three yards and Archie Manning threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Henry Childs in a futile rally. Saints coach Hank Stram said "I guess you can say we slept through the first half. You just can't play 30 minutes and expect to win."


1977 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship
The 1977 Greenlandic Men's Football Championship was the 7th edition of the Greenlandic Men's Football Championship. The final round was held in Sisimiut. It was won by Nagdlunguaq-48.


1977 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
The 1977 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 13th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 18 September 1977. The race started and finished in Leuven. The race was won by Walter Planckaert.


1977 Guamanian gambling referendum
A referendum on legalising casinos and slot machines was held in Guam on 16 April 1977, alongside elections to a Constitutional Convention and the Board of Education.


1977 Guamanian gambling referendum
The proposals were rejected by around three-quarters of voters, with voter turnout at around 53%.


1977 Guamanian gambling referendum, Background
Bills legalising a government-owned casino and allowing slot machines in controlled areas of the transit lounge at Guam International Airport were approved by the Legislature in 1976. Both laws were vetoed by Governor Ricardo Bordallo, who was opposed to gambling. As a result, a referendum was held on the proposals, with voters asked whether they approved of three separate proposals; allowing unlimited legalised casinos, allowing one government-owned casino, and legalising slot machines.


1977 Guamanian gambling referendum, Campaign
A pro-gambling campaign called Ayuda Guam ("Help the Island") was established by a group of businessmen. It spent around $100,000 on its campaign, sending out direct mails, running advertisements in newspapers, radio and television, and hiring a political consultant from the United States who had been credited with helping legalise gambling in Atlantic City.


1977 Guamanian gambling referendum, Campaign
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Agaña and Bishop of Guam Felixberto Camacho Flores opposed the operation of casinos, claiming it would increase crime and gambling addiction.


1977 Hall of Fame Classic
The 1977 Hall of Fame Classic was a college football postseason bowl game between the Minnesota Golden Gophers and the Maryland Terrapins.


1977 Hall of Fame Classic, Background
The Golden Gophers finished fifth in the Big Ten Conference while the Terrapins finished tied for third in the Atlantic Coast Conference. This was Maryland's second bowl game in the calendar year of 1977. This was Minnesota's first bowl game since 1962.


1977 Hall of Fame Classic, Game summary
George Scott rushed 24 times for 75 yards, with two touchdowns in the second quarter that proved to be the winning points.


1977 Hall of Fame Classic, Aftermath
Minnesota did not reach a bowl game again until 1985. Maryland reached two more bowl games before Jerry Claiborne left for Kentucky after the 1981 season.


1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
The 1977 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 20th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 28th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 4th place in the Eastern Conference with a 5–11 record and missed the playoffs. Frank M.Gibson would be in his final season as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Tiger-Cats. A trophy, bearing his name, was instituted by the CFL in 1977 recognizing the Outstanding Rookie in the Eastern Division. Coming off a season as Toronto's outstanding defensive player, he was also an Eastern Football Conference All-Star in 1977.


1977 Hang Ten 400
The 1977 Hang Ten 400 was an endurance race for Group C Touring Cars. The race was held on 11 September 1977 at the Sandown Park circuit in Victoria, Australia over a total distance of 400 km. It was Round 8 of the 1977 Australian Touring Car Championship and Round 1 of the 1977 Australian Championship of Makes.


1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
The 1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000 was a motor race for Group C Touring Cars, held on 2 October 1977 at the Mount Panorama Circuit just outside Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia. It was the 18th in a sequence of "Bathurst 1000" events commencing with the 1960 Armstrong 500.


1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
The race was won by Allan Moffat for a record-equalling fourth time, driving with multiple Formula One Grand Prix and 24 Hours of Le Mans winner, Belgian legend Jacky Ickx. They finished in side-by-side formation with the Moffat Ford Dealers team's second Ford XC Falcon GS500 Hardtop driven by Colin Bond and Alan Hamilton in the most dominant team performance seen at the race (Hamilton got the drive after Bond's original nominated co-driver Gregg Hansford was unavailable due to injury from a motorcycle racing accident). Third was the first of the new A9X Hatchback Holden Toranas, a privateer entry driven by Peter Janson and Australian Formula One driver Larry Perkins.


1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
Years after the event, Colin Bond stated that he wished he had powered past Moffat's ailing Falcon (Moffat's Falcon was out of brakes due to Ickx being too hard on them during his stint at the wheel) and won the race instead of playing to team orders (which came from team boss Moffat) to stay behind and let the #1 Ford win the race.


1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
Moffat also stated that during the race he had offered Bond a drive in his car, which would have seen Bond join Moffat and Ickx as winners, but the 1969 winner had declined preferring to continue in car #2. Moffat has also stated that as team owner he had no regrets about ordering Bond to remain behind as they were over a lap in front of the Torana driven by Janson / Perkins Torana and the pole winning Torana of Peter and Phil Brock, but had the Torana's been on the same lap and closing in, Bond would have been free to leave him behind and win the race for the Moffat Ford Dealers team.


1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
Two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Johnny Rutherford made his only start in this race alongside his teammate Janet Guthrie, a fellow USAC Marlboro Championship Trail driver and the first woman to ever qualify for the Indianapolis 500 only months before. The pair drove the second of the Ron Hodgson Motors entered Toranas alongside defending race winners Bob Morris and John Fitzpatrick. Morris and Fitzpatrick drove one of the Torana A9X 4-Door sedans while Rutherford and Guthrie drove an A9X Hatchback.


1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
"Lone Star JR" qualified the Torana in 26th position, but during practice complained that his car wasn't as good as the Morris / Fitzpatrick car. To prove that it wasn't the car and it was just Rutherford's unfamiliarity with both the track and a right hand drive saloon, Morris ran a number of laps in practice in the car which were over 5 seconds faster than the Indy 500 winner had achieved.


1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
Although this actually qualified Morris in the car as he had been cross-entered, under the regulations Rutherford's fastest time of 2:34.8 was its official qualifying time as no driver could qualify another car for grid position other than their own nominated entry. The car carried the #17. As of the 2020 race this was the last time that number would be used by anyone other than Dick Johnson or his team Dick Johnson Racing (Johnson's Falcon carried the #13 in the race).


1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
With the exception of 1988, 1977 was the last time that the full grid at Bathurst was decided in the traditional qualifying sessions. 1978 would see the introduction of the "Hardies Heroes" top 10 runoff for pole where the fastest eight qualifiers, plus two at the stewards invitation, would have a chance at pole position with a runoff held the day before the race. The runoff was devised by race broadcaster Channel 7 and the race promoters, the Australian Racing Drivers' Club (ARDC) for extra television time.


1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
1977 was also the last year in which four time race winner Harry Firth would be at Bathurst as either a driver or team manager. After having led the Holden Dealer Team since its formation in 1969, Firth, the 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1967 race winner, had announced his retirement.


1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000
Firth, who won the last race held at Phillip Island in 1962 and the first held at Bathurst in 1963, as well as driving the first V8 powered car to victory in 1967, would go on to be CAMS Chief Scrutineer from 1978 to 1981 before retiring from the sport completely. During his time as HDT Team Manager, the Dealer Team had won Bathurst in 1969 with Colin Bond and Tony Roberts driving a Holden HT Monaro GTS350, and again in 1972 when Peter Brock took his first win driving a Holden LJ Torana GTR XU-1.


1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000, Class structure, 3001cc – 6000cc
The class was contested by Holden Torana and Ford Falcon entries.


1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000, Class structure, 2001cc – 3000cc
The class was contested by Mazda RX3, Ford Capri and BMW 3.0Si entries.


1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000, Class structure, Up to 2000cc
The class was contested by Alfa Romeo Alfetta and 2000 GTV, BMW 2002, Ford Escort RS2000, Holden Gemini, Toyota Celica, Triumph Dolomite and Volkswagen Golf entries.


1977 Hardie-Ferodo 1000, Top 10 Qualifiers
1977 would be the final year (with the exception of 1988) that official qualifying would count for the entire grid. From 1978, race broadcaster Channel 7 and the Australian Racing Drivers Club (ARDC) would introduce the Hardies Heroes top 10 runoff for the fastest 8 qualifiers and two invitees to have the chance to go for pole position on the Saturday. Hardies Heroes would also provide extra coverage time for Channel 7.


1977 Hardy Cup
The 1977 Hardy Cup was the 1977 edition of the Canadian intermediate senior ice hockey championship.


1977 Harvard Crimson football team
The 1977 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Harvard tied for third place in the Ivy League.


1977 Harvard Crimson football team
In their seventh year under head coach Joe Restic, the Crimson compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored 173 to 153. Steven J. Kaseta was the team captain.


1977 Harvard Crimson football team
Harvard's 4–3 conference record earned a three-way tie for third in the Ivy League standings. The Crimson outscored Ivy opponents 132 to 118.


1977 Harvard Crimson football team
Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.


1977 Haryana Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in the Indian state of Haryana in 1977.


1977 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team
The 1977 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team represented the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Dick Tomey, the Rainbow Warriors compiled a 5–6 record.


1977 Hawthorn Football Club season
The 1977 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 53rd season in the Victorian Football League and 76th overall. Hawthorn entered the season as the defending VFL Premiers. Hawthorn qualified for finals for the fourth consecutive season. Hawthorn were eliminated by North Melbourne in the Preliminary final 45–112.


1977 Herbert Pell Cup
The 1977 Herbert Pell Cup was held in Newport, Rhode Island, United States in 1977. The winner, Australia, was awarded the Herbert Pell Cup and went on to challenge for the 1977 America's Cup.


1977 Herbert Pell Cup
In a defenders selection series that was held simultaneously, three boats competed for the right to defend the America's Cup.


1977 Herbert Pell Cup, Teams, Australia (AUS)
Representing the Sun City Yacht Club, Australia was owned by Alan Bond in his second challenge for the America's Cup. The boat was skippered by Noel Robins and the crew included John Bertrand, David Forbes, Michael Fletcher, Jack Baxter, John Longley, Scott McAllister and Kenneth Judge.


1977 Herbert Pell Cup, Teams, Gretel II (AUS)
Representing the Royal Perth Yacht Club, Gretel II had originally challenged for the 1970 America's Cup. The boat was skippered by Gordon Ingate.


1977 Herbert Pell Cup, Teams, France (FRA)
France was owned by Marcel Bich in his third consecutive challenge for the Cup. Bich had originally built a new boat, France II, however it proved slow in trials and Bich reverted to his original entry. The boat represented the Yacht Club of Hyéres and the afterguard included Bruno Trouble.


1977 Herbert Pell Cup, Teams, Sverige (SWE)
Sverige represented the Royal Gothenburg Yacht Club and was sponsored by Volvo. The team was skippered by Olympic silver medalist Pelle Petterson.


1977 Herbert Pell Cup, Teams, Sverige (SWE)
The team replaced traditional grinder stations with bicycle grinding stations below deck.


1977 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Himachal Pradesh in 1977.


1977 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
The 1977 Holy Cross Crusaders football team was an American football team that represented the College of the Holy Cross as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Head coach Neil Wheelwright returned for his second year. The team compiled a record of 5–6.


1977 Holy Cross Crusaders football team
All home games were played at Fitton Field on the Holy Cross campus in Worcester, Massachusetts.


1977 Honduran Segunda División
The 1977 Honduran Segunda División was the eleventh season of the Honduran Segunda División. Under the management of Roy Almendárez, C.D. Tiburones won the tournament after defeating Alianza in the final series and obtained promotion to the 1978–79 Honduran Liga Nacional.


1977 Hong Kong municipal election
The 1977 Urban Council election was held on 3 March 1977 for the 6 of the 12 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. 7,308 voters cast ballots, 19.7% of the 37,174 registered electorates.


1977 Hong Kong municipal election
The Reform Club and the Civic Association put up five and four candidates and there was also one independent candidate.


1977 Houston Anita Bryant protests
In 1977, the Texas State Bar Association invited country singer Anita Bryant to perform at a meeting in Houston, Texas. In response to Bryant's outspoken anti-gay views and her Save Our Children campaign, thousands of members of the Houston LGBT community and their supporters marched through the city to the venue in protest on June 16, 1977. The protests have been called "Houston's Stonewall" and set into motion the major push for LGBT rights in Houston.


1977 Houston Anita Bryant protests, Background
Houston's LGBT community has existed since probably the beginning of the city, but did not take off in full swing until the 1960s. Montrose became the city's gayborhood, evolving into a center of gay culture. By 1968, 26 gay bars were located in Montrose.


1977 Houston Anita Bryant protests, Background
Like for much of the United States, the 1969 Stonewall riots did not forward LGBT rights in Houston as much as they did in New York City. In part because Houston at the time was mostly considered a Bible Belt city. In 1970, a chapter of the Gay Liberation Front formed at the University of Houston but disbanded in 1973; another group called Integrity formed the same year. Political groups were also formed; the Gay Political Coalition formed in 1973 and advocated for anti-gay legislation to be repealed and protections to be installed. This was followed in 1975 by the Gay Political Caucus (GPC), which had much of the same goals.


1977 Houston Anita Bryant protests, Background
One other event spurred movement within the LGBT Houston community. Harris County Comptroller of the Treasury Gary van Ooteghem attended a county commissioner's court meeting to support gay and lesbian rights in response to Leonard Matlovich's struggle in the United States Army. In the meeting, van Ooteghem publicly came out as gay, although his employer Harris County Treasurer Harsell Gray told van Ooteghem beforehand that he was not allowed to participate in politics. Van Ooteghem was dismissed from his position, an event that was widely publicized and led to van Ooteghem being elected the GPC's first president.


1977 Houston Anita Bryant protests, Background
Additionally, police raids on gay bars were common at this time. In 1976, police shot and killed Gary Wayne Stock, a bartender at the gay bar Inside/Outside, stating Stock had run a red light and was shot in self-defense. In the planning for the Anita Bryant demonstration every leader in the community participated. Designers created logos and fliers, Fred Paez and Ray Hill negotiated with the Houston Police Department for a non-confrontational and orderly event. Hill was assigned to co-ordinate the marshals and liaison with the police during the march and demonstration.


1977 Houston Anita Bryant protests, Protests
The Hyatt Hotel in downtown Houston was chosen for the Texas State Bar Association's meeting on June 16, 1977. The TSBA invited country singer Anita Bryant to perform and speak at the meeting. Bryant was also an outspoken opponent of gay rights and had led a campaign called Save Our Children in Dade County, Florida to repeal an anti-discrimination ordinance that protected gay people. The TSBA distributed 28,500 pamphlets advertising Bryant's appearance. Many members of the LGBT community denounced the invitation, and it was quickly rescinded. However, shortly after a second invitation was sent to Bryant, inviting her only to sing; the TSBA cited a mistake that resulted in the second invitation being delivered. With the LGBT community not politically sound enough to prevent her from attending, Bryant was scheduled to appear at the meeting.


1977 Houston Anita Bryant protests, Protests
On the day of the meeting on June 16, 1977, Reverend Joe West held an anti-gay meeting at Houston City Hall. at 8:00 pm, about 3,000 protesters, consisting of members of the LGBT community and their allies, gathered in the Depository Bar parking lot in Montrose at the corners of Bagby and McGowen Streets. Members of the crowd wore black armbands with pink triangles. They then peacefully marched past the Hyatt Hotel to the Houston Public Library (HPL).


1977 Houston Anita Bryant protests, Protests
There, then-publisher of The Advocate David B. Goodstein, actress Liz Torres, and founder of the Metropolitan Community Church Reverend Troy Perry addressed the crowd. By the time the crowd reached the HPL, numbers had grown to between 8,000 and 10,000 protesters. 10 attorneys in attendance walked out of the TSBA meeting and joined the crowd, themselves wearing armbands. The protest then turned into a candlelight vigil. Police in riot gear were stationed at the protest site. Inside the Hyatt Hotel, Bryant's performance received a standing ovation.


1977 Houston Anita Bryant protests, Aftermath and legacy
Former GPC president Larry Bagneris called the demonstration "the first major political act that we, as gay people, took on in Houston." A minister at Houston's Gay Pride Parade in 1978 said, "It took Anita Bryant to bring this many of our brothers and sisters out of their closets." Gay activist Ray Hill stated, "Houston's gay and lesbian community actually became a community. Before Anita, gay community meant where the bars were; after Anita, gay community meant people."


1977 Houston Anita Bryant protests, Aftermath and legacy
More LGBT members subsequently became active in politics, and elected officials began searching for their input. In 1978, an event called Town Meeting I was held, during which Houston gays and lesbians met to discuss political and social issues they faced. By 1980, the community had gained an unprecedented amount of recognition, and gay ally Kathy Whitmire won the race for City Controller on a GPC endorsement.


1977 Houston Anita Bryant protests, Aftermath and legacy
The march itself eventually became the Houston Gay Pride Parade. It was also covered in Bruce Remington's 1983 thesis, "Twelve Fighting Years: Homosexuals in Houston, 1969-1981," which is one of the few existing pieces of literature about the early Houston LGBT community.


1977 Houston Astros season
The 1977 Houston Astros season was a season in American baseball. The team finished third in the National League West with a record of 81–81, 17 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.


1977 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Batting, Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1977 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Batting, Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in


1977 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Pitching, Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1977 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Pitching, Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1977 Houston Astros season, Player stats, Pitching, Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts


1977 Houston Cougars football team
The 1977 Houston Cougars football team represented the University of Houston during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Cougars were led by 16th-year head coach Bill Yeoman and played their home games at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, in their second year as full members of the league, finishing in fourth.


1977 Houston Oilers season
The 1977 Houston Oilers season was the 18th season overall and eighth with the National Football League (NFL). The Oilers won three of their first four games, which was capped by a 27-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Astrodome. However, injuries would hamper the Oilers chances as they lost five of their next six games. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 5–9, winning eight games, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.


1977 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
The 1977 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team represented Humboldt State University during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Humboldt State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).


1977 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team
The 1977 Lumberjacks were led by head coach Bud Van Deren in his 12th season. They played home games at the Redwood Bowl in Arcata, California. Humboldt State finished with a record of five wins, four losses and one tie (5–4–1, 1–3–1 FWC). The Lumberjacks outscored their opponents 200–185 for the season.


1977 Humboldt State Lumberjacks football team, Team players in the NFL
No Humboldt State players were selected in the 1978 NFL Draft.


1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Düsseldorf, West Germany, at the Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg on March 20, 1977. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.


1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
Complete results for men, junior men,  women, medallists,  and the results of British athletes were published.


1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 345 athletes from 22 countries,  one senior woman athlete less than the official number published.


1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
The Junior men's race at the 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Düsseldorf, West Germany, at the Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg on March 20, 1977. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.


1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race
Complete results, medallists,  and the results of British athletes were published.


1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior men's race, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 81 athletes from 15 countries in the Junior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.


1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
The Senior men's race at the 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Düsseldorf, West Germany, at the Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg on March 20, 1977. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.


1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race
Complete results, medallists,  and the results of British athletes were published.


1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior men's race, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 168 athletes from 21 countries in the Senior men's race. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.


1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
The Senior women's race at the 1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships was held in Düsseldorf, West Germany, at the Galopprennbahn Düsseldorf-Grafenberg on March 20, 1977. A report on the event was given in the Glasgow Herald.


1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race
Complete results, medallists,  and the results of British athletes were published.


1977 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Senior women's race, Participation
An unofficial count yields the participation of 96 athletes from 17 countries in the Senior women's race, one athlete less than the official number published.


1977 IAAF World Cup
The 1st IAAF World Cup in Athletics was an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held from 2 to 4 September 1977, at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, West Germany.


1977 IAAF World Cup, Medal summary, Women
1 Ilona Schoknecht of East Germany originally won the shot put with 20.93m, but she was disqualified after it was found that she had failed a doping test at the European Cup.


1977 IAAF World Cup – Results
These are the results of the 1977 IAAF World Cup, an international track and field sporting event sponsored by the International Association of Athletics Federations, held on 2–4 September 1977 at the Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, West Germany.


1977 IAAF World Cup – Results
The World Cup was contested by 309 athletes from 54 countries, and the winning teams were East Germany (men) and Europe (women).


1977 IAAF World Cup – Results
In each event athletes won points for their team, with 9 points won by gold medal winners, 7 points for silver medalists, six for bronze, and so on all the way to a single point for eighth-place finishers.


1977 IAAF World Race Walking Cup
The 1977 IAAF World Race Walking Cup was held in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, on 24–25 September 1977. For the first time, a new competition name IAAF Race Walking World Cup was introduced replacing the former Lugano Trophy. As in 1975, there was a women's 5 km race held as invitation event. Mexico was dominant in the men's events, taking the team title and the top two spots in the 20 km and 50 km events through Daniel Bautista, Domingo Colín, Raúl González and Pedro Aroche. Sweden's Siv Gustavsson  won the invitational women's event.


1977 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Results, Team (men)
The team rankings, named Lugano Trophy, combined the 20km and 50km events team results.


1977 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Participation
The participation of 119 athletes (96 men/23 women) from  countries is reported.


1977 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, Qualifying Rounds
From 1961 to 1985 there were qualifying rounds for the men's competition with the first two winners proceeding to the final. This year, the Soviet Union, the German Democratic Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States, and México proceeded directly to the final.


1977 IBF World Championships
The 1977 IBF World Championships were held in Malmö, Sweden in 1977.


1977 IBF World Championships – Men's Doubles
The 1977 IBF World Championships took place 1977 in Malmö, Sweden. Following the results of the men's doubles.


1977 IBF World Championships – Men's Singles
The 1977 BWF World Championships took place from May 3–8, 1977 in Malmö, Sweden. This was the inaugural edition of the World Championships with the joint top seeds being Liem Swie King and Flemming Delfs.


1977 IBF World Championships – Mixed Doubles
The First IBF World Championships took place 1977 in Malmö, Sweden. Following the results of the women's doubles.


1977 IBF World Championships – Women's Doubles
The 1. IBF World Championships took place 1977 in Malmö, Sweden. Following the results of the women's doubles.


1977 IBF World Championships – Women's Singles
The 1. IBF World Championships took place 1977 in Malmö, Sweden. Following the results of the women's singles.


1977 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1977 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Spittal, Austria under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record setting third time. It was the 15th edition. Spittal hosted the championships previously in 1963 and 1965. A record ten countries won medals at these championships, including the first for Australia.


1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1977 Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria.


1977 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The men's competition consisted of six Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine kayak events. Three events were held for the women, all in kayak. The men's K-1 4 x 500 m relay was discontinued at these championships and replaced by the men's K-4 500 m event.


1977 IIHF European U18 Championship
The 1977 IIHF European U18 Championship was the tenth playing of the IIHF European Junior Championships. With the creation of the World Junior Hockey Championships, which used players under the age of 20, the European championships adjusted the age limitation to being under 18.


1977 IIHF European U18 Championship, Group A
Played in Bremerhaven, West Germany from April 1–10, 1977. Romania was to participate but withdrew (and forfeited) in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit the area in March of that year.


1977 IIHF European U18 Championship, Group A
Romania, after withdrawing, was relegated to Group B for 1978.


1977 IIHF European U18 Championship, Group B
Played in Bilbao and San Sebastián, Spain from March 30 to April 4, 1977.


1977 IIHF European U18 Championship, Group B, Placing round
Norway was promoted to group A, and Spain was relegated to the new Group C, for 1978.


1977 IMSA GT Championship
The 1977 Camel GT Challenge season was the 7th season of the IMSA GT Championship auto racing series. The series was for GTO and GTU class Grand tourer racing cars. It began February 5, 1977, and ended October 26, 1977, after sixteen rounds.


1977 IMSA GT Championship, Schedule
Both classes did not participate together in some events. Races marked with Both had both classes on track at the same time.


1977 IPSC Handgun World Shoot
The 1977 IPSC Handgun World Shoot III was held in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) at the end of August, and was the third IPSC Handgun World Shoot, and was won by Dave Westerhout in front of his Rhodesian teammate and second-place winner Peter Maunder by 116.403 points and third-place winner Raul Walters of United States with further 41.741 points.


1977 IPSC Handgun World Shoot
After the World Shoot, Westerhout was also honoured as the Rhodesian Sportsman of the Year for 1977 and was awarded the John Hopley Memorial Trophy.


1977 IPSC Handgun World Shoot
Up till 1977 the World Shoots had been held once a year, but subsequent championships were to be held once every two years.


1977 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Equipment
Dave Westerhout shot minor power factor using a double stack Browning Hi-Power in 9x19mm equipped with an aluminum Bomar sight rib and a stock 13 round capacity. Silver winner Peter Maunder of Rhodesia also shot 9x19 mm minor using a Hi-power, while bronze winner Raul Walters of USA shot a 7-round capacity 1911 in major caliber .45 ACP. Fourth place Vidar Nakling from Norway used an 8-round capacity SIG P210 in 9x19mm minor. Fifth place Tommy Campbell of USA and sixth place Ray Chapman of USA both used major 7 round capacity 1911's in major .45 ACP like the bronze winner Raul Walters.


1977 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions
Both Ray Chapman and Dave Westerhout was highly seeded before the match. Dave had already represented both Great Britain and Rhodesia in international competitions, and later also represented Zimbabwe at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Rapid Fire Pistol.


1977 IPSC Handgun World Shoot, Champions
After six days of shooting the Rhodesian team claimed its second World Championship win in a row with the small margin of 41.010 points to the U.S. team. During the match there was never many points separating the two teams and the lead was traded throughout the match. Finally the results had to checked with a computer, and it wasn't until some time after the shooting was over that the Rhodesian team was declared as winners. South Africa came in third followed by Great Britain, West Germany and Belgium.


1977 Ice Hockey World Championships
The 1977 Ice Hockey World Championships took place in Vienna, Austria from 21 April to 8 May. Eight teams took part, first playing each other once, then the four best teams advancing to a new round. The tournament was also the 55th ice hockey European Championship. Czechoslovakia won for the fifth time, and second in a row, claiming their 14th and final European title as well.


1977 Ice Hockey World Championships
Canada returned after an eight-year absence with a team comprised completely of NHL players from teams that had missed the Stanley Cup playoffs. While being competitive in most games, many people were reportedly upset by the Canadians' conduct on the ice and after the games. The team refused to listen to the opposing teams' national anthems when they lost, and the coach, Johnny Wilson, explained their multiple misconduct penalties by saying, "We could not compete, and it is natural to attempt to take revenge. ".


1977 Ice Hockey World Championships
The tournament itself was very close for the medals, with a spectacular last day. Canada, with a chance still to get a bronze, set a record by defeating the eventual champions eight to two. Never before had a first place team lost a game that badly. But the Swedes, by beating the Soviets for a second time, saved the Czechoslovaks, and at the same time pushed themselves into second and Canada into fourth.


1977 Ice Hockey World Championships, World Championship Group B (Japan)
Played in Tokyo 10–21 March. Played with nine countries because Group A had relegated two nations the previous year to make room for Canada.


1977 Ice Hockey World Championships, World Championship Group B (Japan)
East Germany was promoted to Group A, both the Netherlands and Austria were relegated to Group C.


1977 Ice Hockey World Championships, World Championship Group C (Denmark)
Played in Copenhagen and Hørsholm, 12–20 March. The hosts did not lose a game, outscored their opponents by forty-six, but it was not enough to win. Only one team was promoted this year so that Group B could return to having eight clubs, and their tie on the last day against Italy left them in second place. Spain made its debut in the World Championships, not having competed since the European Championships of 1926.


1977 Ice Hockey World Championships, Ranking and statistics, European championships final standings
The final standings of the European championships according to IIHF:


1977 Icelandic Cup
The 1977 Icelandic Cup was the 18th edition of the National Football Cup.


1977 Icelandic Cup
It took place between 31 May 1975 and 11 September 1975, with the final played at Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavik. The cup was important, as winners qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (if a club won both the league and the cup, the defeated finalists would take their place in the Cup Winners' Cup).


1977 Icelandic Cup
The 10 clubs from the 1. Deild entered in the last 16, with clubs from lower tiers entering in the three preliminary rounds. Teams played one-legged matches. In case of a draw, the match was replayed at the opposition's ground.


1977 Icelandic Cup
Valur Reykjavik won their fourth Icelandic Cup, beating Fram Reykjavik in the final. The club therefore qualified for Europe.


1977 Idaho Vandals football team
The 1977 Idaho Vandals football team represented the University of Idaho in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Vandals were led by fourth-year head coach Ed Troxel and were members of the Big Sky Conference, then in Division II. They played their home games at the Kibbie Dome, an indoor facility on campus in Moscow, Idaho.