1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
The Porsche 936 was even newer – developed in only nine months. Group 6 cars were allowed 40 litres more fuel and to be more than 200 kg lighter. Its 2.1-litre flat-6 engine was also turbocharged and could produce 520 bhp and, when the turbo was wound up, could reach 320 kp/h (200 mph). Jacky Ickx and Jochen Mass had been doing double-duty running both the works 936 and 935 in alternate races of the World Championships, and were entered in the lead 936 for Le Mans. A second works car was prepared, taking over an entry of Joest Racing and driven by that team's regular drivers, Reinhold Joest himself with Jürgen Barth.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Renault-Alpine would be Porsche's main opposition in the shorter-format World Championship races. Gérard Larrousse had retired from racing at the end of 1975 and taken up the role of motorsport director at Renault. The company bought out the final share of Jean Rédélé at Alpine and renamed it Renault Sport. Over the winter the A442 had been developed and a longtail version was found to be best for Le Mans. With its Garrett turbo, it could produce 500 bhp and reach 335 kp/h (210 mph). As the race clashed with the Formula 1 Swedish GP, Larrousse had fewer driver options, so only one car was entered. This would be driven by Jean-Pierre Jabouille, José Dolhem and Patrick Tambay (in his first race out of a single-seater).


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
With John Wyer’s retirement, the Gulf-Mirage operation was taken over by American Harley Cluxton. With John Horsman still as technical director, the same two cars that had finished first and third in the previous year's race were entered again. Rebadged as Mirages again, they were driven respectively by Derek Bell/Vern Schuppan and former Ligier drivers François Migault and Jean-Louis Lafosse. Without the tight fuel restrictions of the previous year, they could run the cars back at higher revs.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
The rise of the privateer car-builder continued. Alain de Cadenet, with his regular co-driver Chris Craft, returned with a slightly modified version of his Lola T380, now capable of 320 kp/h (200 mph). This year was the production debut for another man passionate to win the race in a car of his own design: Le Mans local Jean Rondeau’s team was the first to build a car to the ACO's new GTP specification. Financed by Charles James of French home-furnishings company Inaltéra, the car had the proven Cosworth DFV V8 engine and Hewland gearbox.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
A team of notables was brought in to run the cars: Vic Elford was team manager, with Henri Pescarolo/Jean-Pierre Beltoise in the lead car and Jean-Pierre Jaussaud/Christine Beckers with Rondeau himself in the second car. Peugeot designer Gérard Welter and engineer Michel Meunier had started making their own racing cars under the name WM. They designed the P76 for the new GTP formula, using the Peugeot 2.7-litre V6 PRV engine. In patriotic red-white-blue, they had French drivers Claude Ballot-Léna, Guy Chasseuil and Xavier Mathiot. The final GTP entry was a return of Lancia after 23 years.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
The Lancia Stratos, homologated in Group 4, was a successful rally-car for the works team, and was being adapted to the Group 5 regulations by designer Gian Paolo Dallara and ex-Ferrari racer and engineer Mike Parkes. A privateer entry of French rally drivers Robert Neyrat and Bernard Darniche added a KKK-turbo to the 2.4-litre Ferrari V6 and modified the bodywork and suspension. Driver were the female pairing of Lella Lombardi and Christine Dacremont.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Kremer Racing was one of the strong customer Porsche teams and the first to get the new 935. Under their own modification, what became known as the 935K-1 retained more of the look of the original 911 RSR. Team driver Hans Heyer teamed up with Mexicans Juan Carlos Bolaños, Eduardo Negrete and Billy Sprowls. Porsche also supplied the RSR 2.1-litre turbo engine to customers to retrofit into their 908 prototypes to keep them competitive. Reinhold Joest and Egon Evertz both entered their uprated cars.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
The under-2000 class was essentially a battle between Lola and Chevron. The cars were designed to fit a variety of powerplants, with most teams settling on either the British Cosworth FVC or French ROC engines. A solid entry of nine cars was accepted that also included two from the Société ROC and cars from small manufacturers Jörg Obermoser (Toj) and Charles Graemiger (Cheetah).


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Porsche's main rival in Group 5 was BMW. Porsche, through Peter Gregg’s Brumos Racing, had won the 1975 IMSA season and both manufacturers had won two Championship races this season. The BMW used the 3.0 CSL as the base design, releasing cars to their customer teams. Schnitzer Motorsport entered one for Dieter Quester, Alpina-Faltz had one for Harald Grohs and new British team Hermetite Racing had John Fitzpatrick as lead driver. There was also a first privateer entry from Australia led by Peter Brock.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
The works team also adapted a CSL, fitting it with 19” rear tyres, a 3.2-litre engine and twin KKK-turbochargers that put out a monstrous 750 bhp. Painted by American artist Frank Stella, it was the second BMW Art Car and was driven by Brian Redman and Peter Gregg (along with art-car originator Hervé Poulain as reserve).


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Group 4 was dominated by Porsche. As well as the 340 bhp 911 Carrera RSR, a number of the top customer teams ran its successor, the 934. The 3-litre was turbocharged to now put out 480 bhp. The German Kremer and Gelo teams, and French ASA-Cachia teams were early purchasers. The only opposition to the Porsche juggernaut was the returning French privateer Andre Haller, who had uprated his Datsun to the new 2.6-litre variant.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
The ACO was working closer with IMSA and Bill France Jr. of NASCAR and Daytona Speedway, to encourage inter-series racing. To that end four IMSA and two NASCAR-spec cars were entered. Although the race clashed with a NASCAR race at Riverside two of the junior teams arrived. Hershel McGriff raced with his son in their Dodge Charger, while Dick Brooks shared his Ford Torino with Dick Hutcherson (also a NASCAR-driver, and veteran from the 1966 race with Ford) and Marcel Mignot (a driving instructor at Le Mans circuit).


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
The cars had to be adapted for hard right-hand turns and be fitted with window wipers and lights. Easily the heaviest cars at the race, they attracted considerable media attention and were very popular with the French public. Current American Trans-Am champion John Greenwood had previously brought Corvettes over to race. This year his IMSA-spec modified Corvette, nicknamed the “Batmobile” arrived. The chassis was designed by Bob Riley (ex-Ford GT and Saturn rocket engineer) and aerodynamics by Zora Arkus-Duntov.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Entries
Although heavy, and with big disc-brakes, its giant 427 cubic inch V8 pushed out 700 bhp and got the car up to an impressive 355 kp/h (220 mph). Michael Keyser bought one of the new Chevrolet Monzas modified by DeKon Engineering, built to take on Porsche in the IMSA series. Tom Vaugh and Diego Febles also entered two of those IMSA-spec Porsches for the race.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Practice
On Wednesday, the first day of practice, Jean-Pierre Jabouille immediately threw down the gauntlet with a blistering 3:33.1 lap that dissuaded the Porsches from trying to compete for pole position. Ickx's best time in the 936 was a distant 3:39.8 for second and Stommelen was third in the 935 with 3:41.7. Xavier Lapeyre, in his privateer Group 6 Lola impressed getting fourth fastest with 3:44.0, ahead of Joest in the other works Porsche (3:45.4). Next were the two Mirages at almost identical times to their qualifying times from the previous year. Eighth was Brian Redman in the Group 5 BMW art-car, but they blew both engines in the process. After a clutch failure, John Greenwood's Corvette monster made it to ninth, and Chris Craft in the De Cadenet rounded out the top-10.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Practice
The Pescarolo/Beltoise Inaltéra was fastest of the GTP class in 12th (3:56.9) with the Hezemans/Schenken Gelo Porsche the quickest in Group 4 (4:.01.1) by four seconds over Wollek's Kremer Porsche. The Alpina-Faltz BMW had qualified 18th. But its ultra-thin doors flexed at speed and let in the exhaust fumes makes the drivers quite nauseous. Best qualifier in the 2-litre group 6 class was Servanin/Ferrier Chevron of Société ROC in 19th (4:05.4). Both TOJ entries had considerable problems and neither qualified. The big NASCARS struggled with the tight corners and winding track and could only manage 47th (McGriff 4:29.7) and 54th (Brooks 4:38.0) while working on engine problems caused by the fuel's low octane rating.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
The hot weather through the week continued into the race weekend – it was to be one of the hottest Le Mans in years. Honorary start this year was Bill France Jr., President of NASCAR. From the rolling start, the Alpine immediately shot out into the lead, followed by the works Porsches. Redman, knowing he was on borrowed time, wound the BMW's turbo right up and blasted past Stommelen and Joest up into third before an inevitable oil-leak forced him to pit in a cloud of smoke.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
Meanwhile, on the first lap, the NASCAR Dodge had ground to a halt with burnt-out pistons from the lower-octane fuel. Other early casualties included the French Lola with engine issues, and the IMSA Chev Monza that had battled for sixth with John Greenwood's IMSA-Corvette. A bent propshaft put the Monza in the pits and out of the race.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
After an hour, the two 936s and the Alpine had a lap over the Martini 935, then back to De Cadenet, the two Mirages, Greenwood, Kinnunen in the Evertz 908, and the two Inaltéras filling the top-10. The Alpine had pitted after 10 laps to check rising engine temperatures, and with its smaller fuel-tank the Alpine had to pit more often. A misfire necessitated changing sparkplugs and then the ignition box, dropping Tambay to 7th. Ickx took over the lead when the French car was delayed.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
In the third hour three of the BMWs had problems: Redman's engine finally gave out, as did that of the Hermetite car, stranding Walkinshaw out at Arnage, while Posey had to bring his in to change the windscreen. Many drivers were suffering in the strong late-afternoon heat. The Inaltéra team had its problems: the Pescarolo/Beltoise had oil-leak and alternator issues, while the Rondeau car needed a shock absorber replaced twice. Also before 8pm the thirsty works 935 was delayed as night fell having to have its alternator replaced, then a puncture at high-speed tore up the rear bodywork. A puncture also put out the Greenwood Corvette when it damaged the rear suspension and fuel-cell.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Start
Then, at 9pm, as it started getting darker there was a bad accident on the Mulsanne Straight. André Haller, just out on his second driving stint, lost control of his Datsun 260Z when it slipped onto the grass verge at the kink near the end of the straight. It spun several times, crashed in to the barrier and caught fire. Although marshals managed to extricate Haller from the wreck, he died en route to hospital from severe chest injuries.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Night
The Kremer 935 had been holding a solid 7th behind the De Cadenet when the clutch failed as night fell, dropping it down the order. The Alpine had fought its way back up the field (Jabouille setting the fastest lap of the race), overtaking the Bell/Schuppan Mirage to get into third until it was stopped for good by a blown piston. When the lead Mirage lost 4 laps at 1am fixing its alternator, the team car of Migault/Lafosse took over 3rd place. The remaining two works BMWs were running eighth and tenth at midnight. But the Schnitzer car was put out by a broken camshaft early in the morning, just as the British Hermetite entry had.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Night
By the halfway point, at 4am, Ickx and van Lennep had completed 180 laps, with a 2-lap cushion over their 936 teammates and six over Lafosse in the Mirage. The De Cadenet was fourth (169) from the second Mirage (168) and Martini 935 (167). The Gelo Porsche was next (162), leading Group 4, followed by the Alpina-BMW (161), the Touroul/Cudini Porsche RSR (160) and the Joest 908 in tenth.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Morning
As the morning broke the Ickx/van Lennep Porsche was still running like clockwork doing a metronomic 15 laps per hour. However, behind them most cars started having problems: The other 936 lost 20 minutes at 7am fixing its valve-gear, and then its clutch broke straight afterward. The Mirages had issues with their fuel pumps, while the De Cadenet lost a crucial 8 minutes with a jammed wheel nut The works 935 had been closing fast, but then had an ignition malfunction, and later a turbo failure at midday.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Morning
This left the Ickx/van Lennep car with a 16-lap lead, until they lost five laps spending 34 minutes repairing a split exhaust pipe (to keep the turbo working) just before midday. With four hours to go, the Migault/Lafosse Mirage was now only two laps ahead of the De Cadenet, the Stommelen/Schurti 935 three laps further back then the second Mirage in fifth a distant 6 laps behind.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Morning
The Gelo Porsche had been comfortably leading Group 4, and was running sixth overall, when it came to the pits running with only 1st and 2nd, to get a gearbox rebuild. They resumed and eventually finished 16th. The Porsche Club Romand car inherited the class lead, but then its engine expired soon after midday while running in ninth.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
Things were coming to a predictable end when drama broke out in the final hour. Hans Heyer was at speed on the back straight when an oil line came loose in the Kremer 935's engine. A spectacular fire broke out but Heyer was able to park it by the marshal post at Mulsanne corner and get out safely. With less than twenty minutes to go, the rear engine cover of Lafosse's Mirage flew off.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
Although the car lost time in the pits getting it replaced, and then trying to restart, he was able to stay a lap ahead of a hard-charging Chris Craft in the resurgent De Cadenet. In the end Ickx and van Lennep cruised to an eleven-lap victory, and with two Le Mans victories (including the record-breaking 1971 race) Gijs van Lennep immediately announced his retirement. It was the first victory for a turbo or super-charged car since Bugatti in 1939.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
The 935 of Stommelen/Schurti was fourth, 23 laps behind their teammates but clear winner in Group 5. The other Mirage, race-winner in 1975, was fifth. The Pescarolo/Beltoise Inaltéra won the new GTP class, finishing 8th, while the winner of Group 4 was the privateer Porsche of “Segolen”/Gadal/Ouvière after all the new 934s failed. Tom Waugh's 911 RSR was the sole IMSA finisher in 14th. In the 2-litre Sports class, the three Lolas finished while the three Chevrons did not. Winning the class was Daniel Brillat's Lola-Cosworth in 15th by a clear 27 laps. The only Group 2 entry, the BMW of Jean-Louis Ravenel, was the final classified finisher over 100 laps and 1500 km behind the winner.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Race, Finish and post-race
It was a strong debut by the new Porsche 936 and 935, which would re-assert the company's dominance at Le Mans, and in world sports-car racing, over the next few years. It would also mark the start of the turbo-era.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Official results, Finishers
Results taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO Class Winners are in Bold text.


1976 24 Hours of Le Mans, Official results, Statistics
Taken from Quentin Spurring's book, officially licensed by the ACO


1976 6 Hours of Mugello
The 1976 Six Hours of Mugello was the opening round of the 1976 World Championship for Makes. It took place at the Mugello Circuit, Italy on 21 March 1976. It was the first race with the participation of the new "Group 5" cars, also known as "Silhouettes".


1976 6 Hours of Mugello, Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of the winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).


1976 6 Hours of Silverstone
The 1976 Six Hours of Silverstone was the third race of the 1976 World Championship for Makes. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain on  9 April 1976. It was open to Group 5 Special Production cars, Group 4 GT cars and Group 2 Touring Cars.


1976 6 Hours of Vallelunga
The 1976 Six Hours of Vallelunga was the second round of the 1976 World Championship for Makes. It took place at the Vallelunga Circuit, Italy on  4 April 1976 and was contested by Group 5 Special Production Cars and Group 4 Grand Touring Cars.


1976 ABA All-Star Game
The 1976 ABA All Star Game was the ninth and final American Basketball Association All-Star Game, played at McNichols Arena in Denver, Colorado on January 27, 1976. This time, the league abandoned the usual East vs. West format it used from the 1967-68 season onward and instead had the league's first place team at the All Star break face off against a team of ABA All Stars. At the All Star break the Denver Nuggets were in first place, which was convenient as the Nuggets had also been selected to host the game in McNichols Arena.


1976 ABA All-Star Game
Kevin Loughery of the New York Nets coached the All-Stars while Larry Brown led the Denver Nuggets. This was the second year in a row that Loughery and Brown coached against each other in the ABA All-Star Game. (The Nuggets went on to finish the regular season in first place at 60-24 (.714), but after beating the Kentucky Colonels 4 games to 3 in the ABA Semifinals the Nuggets lost in the 1976 ABA Finals to the New York Nets, 4 games to 2.)


1976 ABA All-Star Game
Pre -game entertainment was provided by Glen Campbell and Charlie Rich.


1976 ABA All-Star Game
Halftime of the All Star Game saw the first-ever Slam Dunk Contest, which was won by Julius Erving of the New York Nets (who took off from the free throw line for one of his dunks) over David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets, Artis Gilmore of the Kentucky Colonels, George Gervin of the San Antonio Spurs and Larry Kenon of the Spurs. The NBA later adopted the Slam Dunk Contest as part of its All Star Game starting in 1984 (also hosted by the Denver Nuggets). Denver's 52 fourth quarter points was a record for an ABA All Star Game and capped a ferocious comeback win. David Thompson of the Denver Nuggets was named MVP.


1976 ABA All-Star Game
This was the final ABA All Star Game, due to the ABA-NBA merger in June 1976.


1976 ABA Playoffs
The 1976 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association's 1975–76 season. The tournament concluded with the New York Nets defeating the Denver Nuggets four games to two in the ABA Finals.


1976 ABA Playoffs
This was the final year of the ABA. The ABA-NBA merger took place on June 17, 1976. Thus the final game in ABA history was played on May 13, 1976, when the New York Nets defeated the Denver Nuggets 112-106 at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.


1976 ABA Playoffs
As there were no divisions in the regular season, the playoffs involved five teams, with a first-round best-of-three series played between the fourth-place Kentucky Colonels and fifth-place Indiana Pacers; Kentucky won the series, 2 games to 1.


1976 ABA Playoffs, Notable events
Julius Erving of the New York Nets was the Most Valuable Player of the ABA playoffs. He won that distinction previously in 1974 and became the only player in ABA history to repeat as the MVP of the league playoffs.


1976 ABA Playoffs, Notable events
On April 28, 1976, the Kentucky Colonels lost the seventh game of their series with the Denver Nuggets. The loss marked the final game for the Colonels and the final game for any ABA team that did not proceed into the NBA with the ABA-NBA merger.


1976 ABA Playoffs, Notable events
The Nuggets and the Nets met in the championship series after posting the two best regular season records in the league.


1976 ABA Playoffs, Notable events
With their 4-3 loss in their opening round matchup with the New York Nets, the San Antonio Spurs concluded their ABA tenure without ever winning a single ABA playoff series. After joining the NBA, the Spurs won 5 NBA championships, the only ABA team that has done so. As of 2021, the Nuggets are the only former ABA team that has yet to make an NBA Finals (the Pacers made one Finals in 2000, and the then-New Jersey Nets made two in 2002 and 2003, with all three series ending in a loss).


1976 ABA Playoffs, Score, Quarterfinals
(1) Denver Nuggets, (2) New York Nets, (3) San Antonio Spurs have division Quarterfinals byes.


1976 ABA Playoffs, Score, Quarterfinals
(4) Kentucky Colonels vs. (5) Indiana Pacers:Colonels win series 2-1


1976 ABA Playoffs, Score, Semifinals
(1) Denver Nuggets vs. (4) Kentucky Colonels:Nuggets win series 4-3


1976 ABA Playoffs, Score, Semifinals
(2) New York Nets vs. (3) San Antonio Spurs:Nets win series 4-3


1976 ABA Playoffs, Score, Finals
(1) Denver Nuggets vs. (2) New York Nets:Nets win series 4-2


1976 ABA dispersal draft
On August 5, 1976, as a result of the ABA–NBA merger, the NBA hosted a dispersal draft to select players from the Kentucky Colonels and Spirits of St. Louis, the two American Basketball Association (ABA) franchises that were not included in the ABA–NBA merger.


1976 ABA dispersal draft
The eighteen NBA teams and the four ABA teams that joined the NBA, the Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, New York Nets and San Antonio Spurs, were allowed to participate in the draft. The teams selected in reverse order of their win–loss percentage in the previous NBA and ABA seasons. The team that made a selection paid for the signing rights to the player, which were set by the league's committee.


1976 ABA dispersal draft
The money from the draft was used to help the four ABA teams that merged with the NBA to pay off some of their obligations to the two folded ABA franchises, the Colonels and Spirits. The team that made a selection was obligated to assume the player's ABA contract. The players who were not selected would become free agents.


1976 ABA dispersal draft
Twenty players from the Colonels and the Spirits were available for the draft. Eleven were selected in the first round and the twelfth player was selected in the second round. Eight players were not selected and thus became a free agent. The Chicago Bulls used the first pick to select five-time ABA All-Star Artis Gilmore with a signing price of $1,100,000. The Portland Trail Blazers, who acquired the Atlanta Hawks' second pick, selected Maurice Lucas and Moses Malone with signing price of $300,000 and $350,000 respectively.


1976 ABA dispersal draft
Marvin Barnes, who was selected fourth by the Detroit Pistons was the second most expensive player in the draft with a signing price of $500,000. Several teams elected to pass their first-round picks and only the Kansas City Kings used the second-round pick. The draft continued until the third round, but no other players were selected.


1976 ABC Championship for Women
The 1976 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship for Women were held in Hong Kong.


1976 ABN World Tennis Tournament
The 1976 ABN World Tennis Tournament was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. It was part of the 1976 World Championship Tennis circuit. It was the fourth edition of the tournament was held from 23 February through 29 February 1976. Arthur Ashe won the singles title.


1976 ABN World Tennis Tournament, Finals, Doubles
Rod Laver /  Frew McMillan defeated  Arthur Ashe /  Tom Okker 6–1, 6–7(4–7), 7–5(7–5)


1976 ABN World Tennis Tournament – Singles
Arthur Ashe was the reigning champion of the singles event at the ABN World Tennis Tournament and, seeded first, successfully defended his title after a victory in the final against unseeded Bob Lutz 6–3, 6–3.


1976 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Landover, Maryland, at the Capital Centre from March 4–6. Virginia defeated North Carolina, 67–62, to win the championship. In doing so, Virginia became the first ACC Tournament champion to defeat three teams ranked by the AP poll on their way to the championship.


1976 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
This was the first ACC Tournament ever to be held outside the state of North Carolina, and only the third time that a team from outside that state won the tournament (Maryland in 1958, South Carolina in 1971).


1976 AFC Asian Cup
The 1976 AFC Asian Cup was the 6th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were hosted by Iran between 3 and 13 June 1976. The field of six teams was split into two groups of three. Iran won their third title in a row, beating Kuwait in the final.


1976 AFC Asian Cup, Venues
The two host cities, Tehran and Tabriz, with two venues was used for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup.


1976 AFC Asian Cup, Goalscorers
With three goals, Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, Nasser Nouraei and Fathi Kameel are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 25 goals were scored by 16 different players, with none of them credited as own goal.


1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Qualification for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup finals held in Iran.


1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Groups
Brunei Burma* China PR Hong Kong Japan North Korea Singapore Sri Lanka*


1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Groups
Indonesia Khmer Republic* Laos* Malaysia Philippines* South Korea South Vietnam Thailand


1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Group 2
Iraq and  Saudi Arabia qualified for the final tournament. Saudi Arabia eventually withdrew from the competition.


1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Group 3, Final
North Korea  and  China PR qualified for the final tournament. North Korea  eventually withdrew from the competition.


1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Group 4
Malaysia and  Thailand qualified for the final tournament. Thailand eventually withdrew from the competition.


1976 AFC Asian Cup squads
Squads for the 1976 AFC Asian Cup played in Iran.


1976 AFC Youth Championship
The AFC Youth Championship 1976 was held in Bangkok, Thailand.


1976 Adur District Council election
Elections to the Adur District Council were held on 6 May 1976, with the entire council up for election. The two councillors in Marine elected as Residents were defending their seats as Independents. Overall turnout was recorded at 51.8%.


1976 Adur District Council election
The election resulted in the council remaining under no overall control.


1976 Adur District Council election, Ward results
+/- figures represent changes from the last time these wards were contested.


1976 African Cup Winners' Cup
The 1976 African Cup Winners' Cup was the second edition of Africa's secondary interclub competition. The tournament was played by 20 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. Shooting Stars F.C. from Nigeria won the final, and claimed their - and their country's - first African club trophy.


1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs
The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1976 was the 12th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa.


1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs
The tournament was played by 25 teams and used a knock-out format with ties played home and away. MC Alger of Algeria won the final, becoming CAF club champion for the first time, and the first club from Algeria to win the trophy.


1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs, Top scorers
The top scorers from the 1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows:


1976 African Cup of Nations
The 1976 African Cup of Nations was the tenth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The format of competition changed from 1974: the field of eight teams was still split into two groups of four, but a final stage was introduced with the top two finishers of each of the first stage groups. Morocco won its first championship, by topping the final group. Guinea finished second.


1976 African Cup of Nations qualification
This page details the information on the matches and their outcomes for the 1976 African Cup of Nations.


1976 African Cup of Nations qualification, First round
Congo advanced by away goals rule after 2–2 on aggregate.


1976 African Cup of Nations qualification, Second round
Morocco won 6–5 on penalty shootout after 2–2 on aggregate.


1976 African Cup of Nations qualification, Second round
Sudan won by away goals rule after 4–4 on aggregate.


1976 African Cup of Nations squads
The 1976 African Cup of Nations squads was well attended. Qualified African nations participated in the event as follows:


1976 African Men's Handball Championship
The 1976 African Men's Handball Championship was the second edition of the African Men's Handball Championship, held in Algiers, Algeria, from 10 to 18 April 1976. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.


1976 African Men's Handball Championship
In the final, Tunisia won their second title to beat Egypt, however Egypt was disqualified and the hosts Algeria took second place.


1976 African Men's Handball Championship, Final ranking
Egypt finished 2nd however it was disqualified. So Algeria third finished 2nd and Cameroon 3rd.


1976 African Women's Handball Championship
The 1976 African Women's Handball Championship was the second edition of the African Women's Handball Championship, held in Algeria. It acted as the African qualifying tournament for the 1976 Summer Olympics qualifying tournament.


1976 Agfa Colour Cup
The 1976 Agfa Colour Cup was a men's Grand Prix tennis circuit tournament held in Düsseldorf, West Germany and played on outdoor clay courts. It was the seventh edition of the tournament and was held from 24 May until 30 May 1976. First-seeded Björn Borg won the singles title.


1976 Agfa Colour Cup, Finals, Doubles
Wojciech Fibak /  Karl Meiler defeated  Bob Carmichael /  Ray Moore 6–4, 4–6, 6–4


1976 Ahearne Cup
The 1976 Ahearne Cup was the 24th edition of the Ahearne Cup ice hockey tournament. Six teams participated in the tournament, which was won by HC Dynamo Moscow of the Soviet Union. It was held from December 26–30, 1975, in Stockholm, Sweden.


1976 Air Canada Silver Broom
The 1976 Air Canada Silver Broom was held at the Memorial Auditorium in Duluth, Minnesota, United States from March 22–28, 1976.


1976 Air Canada Silver Broom, Teams
Skip : Giuseppe Dal MolinThird: Andrea PavaniSecond: Enea PavaniLead: Leone Rezzadore


1976 Air Force Falcons football team
The 1976 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season as an Independent. They were led by nineteenth–year head coach Ben Martin, in his penultimate season. The Falcons played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were outscored by their opponents 180–273 and finished with a record of 4 wins and 7 losses (4–7).


1976 Air India/BP Tennis Classic
The 1976 Air India/BP Tennis Classic, also known as the South Pacific Championships was an Association of Tennis Professionals men's tournament held on outdoor grass courts at the Milton Courts in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia that was part of the One Star category of the 1976 Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the third edition of the tournament and was held from 11 October until 17 October 1976. The tournament moved to Brisbane from the Royal South Yarra Tennis Club in Melbourne where the previous editions had been held. Mark Edmondson won the singles title.


1976 Air India/BP Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles
Syd Ball /  Kim Warwick defeated  Brian Fairlie /  Ismail El Shafei 6–4, 6–4


1976 Akron Zips football team
The 1976 Akron Zips football team was an American football team that represented the University of Akron during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jim Dennison, the Zips compiled a 10–3 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 282 to 144. In post-season play, they defeated UNLV, 27–6, in a Division II quarterfinal, and defeated Northern Michigan, 29–26, in the Knute Rockne Bowl. In the championship game in Wichita Falls, Texas, Akron lost to Montana State in the Pioneer Bowl. The 1976 season was the first and only ten-win season in Akron's program history.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 82nd overall and 43rd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his 19th year, and played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished season with nine wins and three losses (9–3 overall, 5–2 in the SEC) and with a victory over UCLA in the Liberty Bowl.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The Crimson Tide opened the season with an upset loss against Ole Miss. The loss ended a 20-game conference winning streak that dated back to their 1972 season. They rebounded from the loss with wins over both SMU and Vanderbilt, but then were shutout by Georgia in their fourth game. The shutout was the first for the Crimson Tide since their 1970 season, and with the loss Alabama also dropped out of the polls for the first time since 1970.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The Crimson Tide again bounced back from the loss and won their next five games. These wins included victories over Southern Miss, Tennessee, Louisville, Mississippi State and LSU. Alabama next lost their third game of the season in a much anticipated match-up at Notre Dame. They then closed the season with a victory over rival Auburn and UCLA in the Liberty Bowl.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Stadium renaming
In September 1975, a bill sponsored by Alabama State Senator Bert Bank was passed by a margin of 88–0 to rename Denny Stadium to Bryant–Denny Stadium in honor of then head coach Bear Bryant. The stadium was then officially renamed as part of the halftime ceremonies during the 1976 A-Day game. At the time of its re-dedication, Bryant was quoted as saying "this is a tremendous honor and I am proud and humble."


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
As they entered the 1976 season, the Crimson Tide were in the No. 6 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against Ole Miss at Jackson. Against the Rebels, the Crimson Tide were upset by a final score of 10–7 that ended an overall eleven game winning streak and a 20-game conference winning streak that dated back to their 1972 season. Ole Miss scored their first points early in the game when George Stuart intercepted a Jeff Rutledge pass that was tipped by Gary Turner and returned it 24-yards for a 7–0 lead. The Rebels held their lead through the third quarter when Alabama tied the game 7–7 on a three-yard Calvin Culliver touchdown run.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Ole Miss
Ole Miss then responded early in the fourth with what was a 34-yard, game-winning field goal from Carl Langley that made the final score 10–7. For leading his team to the upset, Ole Miss head coach Ken Cooper was recognized by United Press International as the UPI National Coach of the Week. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Ole Miss to 24–6–2.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, SMU
After their loss against Ole Miss, the Crimson Tide dropped into the No. 14 team prior to their game against Southern Methodist University (SMU). At Legion Field, Alabama ran for 419 yards and eight touchdowns in this 56–3 victory over the Mustangs in what was the first all-time meeting between the schools. The Crimson Tide had a slow start to the game offensively, and trailed 3–0 at the end of the first quarter behind a 40-yard John Dunlop field goal for SMU.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, SMU
However, they responded with four touchdowns in the second quarter en route to a 28–3 halftime lead after backup quarterback Jack O'Rear took over for Jeff Rutledge after the Crimson Tide offense had three turnovers on their first three possessions. O'Rear scored first on runs of seven and 19-yards, followed by Tony Nathan on a six-yard run and finally by Rutledge on a 45-yard pass to Ozzie Newsome.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, SMU
Their scoring continued into the second half with a pair of touchdowns scored in each the third and fourth quarters. In the third, Johnny Davis scored on a 17-yard run and Nathan followed with his second touchdown of the game on a seven-yard run. In the fourth Lou Ikner scored first on an 11-yard run and Donald Faust made the final score 56–3 with his three-yard run late in the game. For the game, 65 players saw action on the field and Nathan led all runners with his 101 yards rushing.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
After their victory over SMU, Alabama moved into the No. 13 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against Vanderbilt. In their first Bryant–Denny game of the season, the Crimson Tide scored 21 first quarter points en route to a 42–14 victory over the Commodores at Tuscaloosa. Jack O'Rear scored first for Alabama with this 52-yard run. Johnny Davis followed with a pair of eight-yard touchdown runs that gave Alabama a 21–0 lead at the end of the first quarter. After Jeff Rutledge extended the Crimson Tide lead to 28–0 with his 27-yard touchdown pass to Ozzie Newsome, Vanderbilt made the halftime score 28–7 on a five-yard Jerry Hampton touchdown run.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Vanderbilt
In the third, the Crimson Tide scored first on a two-yard Calvin Culliver touchdown run. However, the Commodores responded with their longest offensive play of the game when Hampton connected with James Cox on a 43-yard touchdown pass and made the score 35–14. Alabama then made the final score 42–14 with a nine-yard Peter Cavan touchdown reception from Rutledge in the fourth quarter. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Vanderbilt to 33–17–4.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Georgia
After their victory over Vanderbilt, Alabama moved into the No. 10 position and Georgia into the No. 6 position in the AP Poll prior to their game at Athens. Playing against the Bulldogs for the first time since their 1973 season, Georgia shut out the Crimson Tide, 21–0, and with the victory prevented Alabama from capturing its sixth consecutive SEC title. After a scoreless first quarter, Matt Robinson gave Georgia a 7–0 halftime lead with his three-yard touchdown run. The Bulldogs then closed the game with a two-yard Rayfield Williams touchdown run in the third and a six-yard Robinson touchdown pass to Ulysses Norris in the fourth for the 21–0 victory.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Georgia
The shutout was the first suffered by the Crimson Tide since a 24–0 loss against Tennessee in 1970, and was also the first for Alabama since the installation of the wishbone offense starting with their 1971 season. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Georgia to 30–20–4.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss
After their loss to Georgia, Alabama dropped out of the AP Poll prior to their game against Southern Miss for the first time since their 1970 season. Before one of the smaller crowds to attend a Crimson Tide game at Legion Field in many decades, Alabama defeated the Golden Eagles 24–8. The Crimson Tide took a 14–0 first quarter lead behind touchdown runs of 26 and six-yards by Peter Cavan and John David Crow, Jr. They extended it further to 21–0 at halftime after Jeff Rutledge threw a four-yard touchdown pass to Ozzie Newsome in the second quarter.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss
After a scoreless third, Bucky Berrey connected on a 27-yard field goal early in the fourth. Southern Miss then responded with their only points on a four-yard Charles Clancy touchdown pass to John Pitts that made the final score 24–8. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Southern Miss to 16–2–1.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
After their victory over Southern Miss, Alabama reentered the AP Poll at the No. 20 position prior to their game against Tennessee. Before a nationally televised audience, the Crimson Tide defeated the heated rival Volunteers 20–13 at Neyland Stadium. Alabama took a 6–0 first quarter lead behind an 11-yard Tony Nathan touchdown run. Tennessee responded and tied the game 6–6 at halftime behind Jim Gaylor field goals of 24 and 40-yards in the second quarter.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Tennessee
In the third, both teams traded touchdowns on runs of 14 yards by Jack O'Rear for Alabama and 2 yards by Bobby Emmons for Tennessee that made the score as they entered the fourth tied 13–13. In the fourth, Calvin Culliver scored the game-winning points with this seven-yard touchdown run that made the final score 20–13. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Tennessee to 29–23–7.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Louisville
After their win over Tennessee, Alabama moved into the No. 18 position of the AP Poll prior to their game against Louisivlle. On homecoming in Tuscaloosa, Alabama defeated the Cardinals 24–3 in what was the first all-time meeting between the schools. After a scoreless first, Alabama took a 14–0 lead behind touchdown runs of ten-yards by Tony Nathan and 12-yards by Johnny Davis. Louisville responded late in the quarter with their only points of the game on a 46-yard Pedro Posadas field goal that made the halftime score 14–3. The Crimson Tide then concluded their scoring in the third on a 14-yard Jack O'Rear touchdown run and a 27-yard Bucky Berrey field goal.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
As they entered their game against Mississippi State, Alabama moved into the No. 17 position and the Bulldogs into the No. 18 position in the AP Poll. At Tuscaloosa, the Crimson Tide overcame a 14–0 deficit, came-from-behind and defeated Mississippi State 34–17. Behind quarterback Bruce Threadgill, the Bulldogs took a 14–0 first quarter lead over the Crimson Tide. Threadgill first threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Duncan McKenzie and later scored himself on a 12-yard touchdown run.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
Alabama scored their first points early in the second quarter on a 62-yard Jeff Rutledge touchdown pass to Ozzie Newsome. Both teams then traded field goals to close the half with Kinney Jordan connecting from 22-yards for the Bulldogs and Bucky Berrey connecting from 43 and 25-yards for the Crimson Tide to make the halftime score 17–12 in favor of Mississippi State.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Mississippi State
Alabama took their first lead early in the third quarter on a 27-yard Johnny Davis touchdown run and extended it further to 27–17 later in the quarter on a 25-yard Pete Cavan touchdown run. Tony Nathan then concluded the scoring for the Crimson Tide with his four-yard touchdown run in the fourth that made the final score 34–17. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Mississippi State to 48–10–3.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, LSU
After their victory over Mississippi State, Alabama moved into the No. 15 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against LSU. Against the rival Tigers, Alabama won 28–17 behind a 130-yard, two touchdown performance by fullback Johnny Davis. After a scoreless first quarter, LSU took a 3–0 lead in the second on a 48-yard Mike Conway field goal. Alabama responded with a pair of touchdowns on runs of seven-yards by Pete Cavan and nine-yards by Jeff Rutledge en route to a 14–3 halftime lead.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, LSU
The Crimson Tide then maintained their lead through the second half as the teams traded touchdowns. In the third, Johnny Davis scored for the Crimson Tide with his 13-yard run and Pat Lyons scored for the Tigers with this one-yard run. In the fourth Davis scored again for Alabama on a 58-yard run and Terry Robiskie scored on a six-yard run that made the final score 28–17 in favor of the Crimson Tide. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against LSU to 26–10–4.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
After their victory over LSU, Alabama moved into the No. 10 position and Notre Dame into the No. 18 position in the AP Poll prior to their game at South Bend. In what was their first regular-season game against the Fighting Irish, Alabama was upset 21–18 after Notre Dame scored three second quarter touchdowns. The first quarter was scoreless, although Notre Dame missed on two golden scoring opportunities—one on a missed field goal, the other when freshman running back Vagas Ferguson's fumble in the end zone was recovered by Alabama for a touchback.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
The Irish took a 14–0 lead in the second quarter behind a 56-yard Rick Slager touchdown pass to Dan Kelleher and a two-yard Al Hunter touchdown run. Alabama responded with a one-yard Jack O'Rear touchdown run, but that was followed with a 17-yard Ferguson touchdown run that made the halftime score 21–7 in favor of Notre Dame. The Irish gained a stunning 366 yards in the first half, to 166 for Alabama.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Notre Dame
Although the Crimson Tide defense shutout the Irish in the second half, the offense was only able to score 11 points and lost 21–18. Alabama points were scored in the third on a 38-yard Bucky Berrey field goal and in the fourth on a 30-yard Jeff Rutledge touchdown pass to Ozzie Newsome. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Notre Dame to 0–3.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Auburn
As they entered the annual Iron Bowl, Alabama dropped into the No. 18 position in the AP Poll prior to their match-up at Legion Field against Auburn. In what was the first game coached by Doug Barfield as the head coach of the Tigers, the Crimson Tide were victorious with this 38–7 win at Birmingham. After a scoreless first, Alabama took a 14–0 lead into halftime after second quarter touchdowns were scored on runs of one-yard by Rick Watson and 14-yard by Tony Nathan.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, Auburn
The Crimson Tide extended their lead to 35–0 with a trio of touchdowns in the third quarter. They were scored on a 42-yard Jeff Rutledge pass to Ozzie Newsome, a 14-yard Nathan run and on an 11-yard Rutledge run. A 47-yard Bucky Berrey field goal in the fourth extended the Alabama lead to 38–0. Auburn did manage to score late an prevent the shutout on a one-yard Foster Christy touchdown run late in the game. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Auburn to 23–17–1.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, UCLA
Playing before the then-largest crowd to ever attend the Liberty Bowl, Alabama stunned the once-beaten UCLA Bruins 36–6 at Memphis in the first all-time meeting between the schools. Alabama took a 17–0 first quarter lead on a 37-yard Bucky Berrey field goal, a 44-yard Barry Krauss interception return and a two-yard Johnny Davis touchdown run. They then extended their lead to 24–0 at halftime on a second quarter halfback option play of 20-yards from Tony Nathan to Jack O'Rear.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, UCLA
After a pair of Berrey field goals extended the Crimson Tide lead to 30–0, UCLA scored their only points in a 61-yard Jim Brown run in the fourth. Rick Watson then scored the final points of the game for Alabama with his one-yard touchdown run that made the final score 36–6.


1976 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, NFL Draft
Several players that were varsity lettermen from the 1976 squad were drafted into the National Football League (NFL) in the 1977, 1978 and 1979 drafts. These players included:


1976 Alan King Tennis Classic
The 1976 Alan King Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States that was sanctioned by the ATP but not part of the Grand Prix or World Championship Tennis circuits. It was the fifth edition of the tournament held from May 10 through 16, 1976. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title for the first time and earned $30,000 first-prize money as well as a new car.


1976 Alan King Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles
Arthur Ashe /  Charlie Pasarell defeated  Bob Lutz /  Stan Smith 6–4, 6–2


1976 Alan King Tennis Classic – Doubles
Fourth-seeded pair Arthur Ashe and Charlie Pasarell won the title, defeating top-seeds Bob Lutz and Stan Smith in the final.


1976 Alan King Tennis Classic – Singles
Jimmy Connors claimed the title for the first time, defeating Ken Rosewall in the final.


1976 Algerian National Charter referendum
Member State of the African Union Member State of the Arab League


1976 Algerian National Charter referendum
A referendum on a National Charter was held in Algeria on 27 June 1976. The charter committed the country to socialism adapted to third-world conditions, and was approved by 98.4% of voters with a turnout of 91.8%.


1976 Algerian constitutional referendum
Member State of the African Union Member State of the Arab League


1976 Algerian constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Algeria on 19 November 1976. The amendments restored the People's National Assembly (which had been suspended since the 1965 coup) and allowed for the direct election of the President, as well as creating a socialist state and confirming the National Liberation Front as the sole legal party., Approved by 99% of voters with a 92.9% turnout, the revised constitution was promulgated on 22 November.


1976 Algerian presidential election
Member State of the African Union Member State of the Arab League


1976 Algerian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 10 December 1976. Incumbent Houari Boumediene, leader of the National Liberation Front (the country's sole legal party), was the only candidate, and was elected unopposed with 99.5% of the vote.


1976 Alice Springs by-election
A by-election for the seat of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 7 February 1976. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Liberal Party (CLP) member Bernie Kilgariff, the Deputy Majority Leader, to run for one of two newly created seats in the Australian Senate for the Northern Territory in the 1975 federal election.


1976 All England Open Badminton Championships
The 1976 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England, from 24–27 March 1976.


1976 All England Open Badminton Championships, Women's singles
Margaret Beck married and competed under the new name of Margaret Lockwood.


1976 All-Big Eight Conference football team
The 1976 All-Big Eight Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Eight Conference teams for the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The selectors for the 1976 season included the Associated Press (AP).


1976 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The 1976 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1976 Big Ten Conference football season.


1976 All-Big Ten Conference football team
Seven players were unanimously selected as first-team players by the Associated Press (AP): flanker Jim Smith (Michigan); running backs Scott Dierking (Purdue) and Rob Lytle (Michigan); defensive linemen Bob Brudzinski (Ohio State) and Greg Morton (Michigan); and linebackers Calvin O'Neal (Michigan) and Scott Studwell (Illinois).


1976 All-Big Ten Conference football team
The Michigan Wolverines dominated the offensive unit, taking six of eleven places on the first team selected by the Associated Press (AP), including Lytle, Smith, and quarterback Rick Leach. The Ohio State Buckeyes, on the other hand, dominated the defensive unit, taking five of the eleven places on the AP first team, including Brudzinski and linebacker Tom Cousineau.


1976 All-Big Ten Conference football team, Key
UPI = United Press International, selected by the Big Ten coaches


1976 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The 1976 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 45th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under 18.


1976 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Kerry entered the championship as defending champions; however, they were defeated by Cork in the Munster final.


1976 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
On 26 September 1976, Galway won the championship following a 1-10 to 0-6 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first in six championship seasons.


1976 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1976 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 46th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.


1976 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
On 5 September 1976 Tipperary won the championship following a 2-20 to 1-7 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 13th All-Ireland title and their first title in 17 years.


1976 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship of 1976 was the third staging of Ireland's secondary hurling knock-out competition. Kerry won the championship, beating London 0–15 to 1–10 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.


1976 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a lone game between the two first teams drawn. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final.


1976 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter final join the three other teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winners advance to the 'home' final.


1976 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
Home final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the 'proper' All-Ireland final.


1976 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship, The championship, Format
Final: (1 match) The winners of the All-Ireland 'home' final join London to contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners are allowed to participate in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship
The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1976 camogie season in Ireland. The championship was won by Killkenny who defeated Dublin by a one-point margin in the lowest scoring final for 34 years. The match drew an attendance of 6,000. It was the first time that two counties from the same province met in the final of the All-Ireland championship.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Open Draw
Champions Wexford made their exit to Dublin at the first hurdle, trailing four goals to two at half time and losing to a Dublin team that did not score a single point but had two goal each from Fleming and McManus and one each from Byrne and Sutton. Galway’s Therese Duane pointed a late free and goalkeeper Margaret Killeen saved a great shot in the last minute to secure victory over Tipperary. Clare had the better of exchanges and an early goal from Eleece Fitzgibbon against Kilkenny in their quarter-final before succumbing to Kilkenny by seven points, Ann Carroll and Angela Downey scoring Kilkenny’s goals.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
The ability to get greater distance into their deliveries out of attack or from the middle of the field was the main difference between the teams in a low scoring final. Dublin got the inspiration of good starts to both haves but Kilkenny played as though they knew they had the measure of their opponents.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
The scoring started with two Dublin points (Mary Mernagh), before a pointed free from Helena O'Neill,  Dublin started the second half with a goal from Maura Sutton from a Mary Mernagh cross 40 seconds into the second half but it was their last score of the match. Kilkenny equalised 17 minutes into the second half with a long range free from Helena O'Neill and Helena then shot the winning point nine minutes from time. They shot nine wides in the second half. Pádraig Puirséil wrote in the Irish Press:


1976 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
Not for the first time, the All-Ireland and trophy have gone to Kilkenny because of the accuracy from frees of Helena O'Neill. The final provided a sharp contrast in styles, Dublin relying almost entirely on team-work, ground-play and speed to offset the far greater individual skills of the Kilkenny girls. We rarely saw the brilliant passages of play which have characterised other finals in which Kilkenny were engaged, but the close scoring and end-to-end exchanges ensured that excitement and interest were sustained form start to stop with never more than two points between the teams.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
A well worked goal, finished from a seemingly impossible angle by Maura Sutton sent Dublin two points clear 40 seconds into the second half, and only a wonderful save by Teresa O'Neill prevented them from going further ahead. But Kilkenny, the breeze freshening behind them, got timely impetus when Helena O'Neill pointed a free form 60 yards out.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
It was never less than a rousing struggle which gave Kilkenny their second title. Damp conditions did not inspire a high scoring rate but there were some excellent chances missed especially by Kilkenny forwards – they had nine second half wides against one for Dublin – and the losers missed out on at least two gilt edged chances for the equalizer in the closing five minutes. Kilkenny's power lay in a powerful midfield trio of Helen O’Neill, Peggy Carey and captain Mary Fennelly which pushed the winners into almost sustained attack.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
Their tally, however, was not enhanced by a series of wides often brought about when the ball was not distributed to better placed players. Then there were the saves effected by Sheila Murray in the Dublin goal, leaving Dublin with a chance right up to the final whistle. Perhaps Sheila Murray's best save was from Carmel Doyle just after Kilkenny had drawn level 12 minutes into the second half.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, Final
Kilkenny also won the 1976 Leinster title against the same opponents in much the same way.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final was the 45th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1976 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, an inter-county camogie tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
In a low-scoring final, Kilkenny became the first team to win an All-Ireland without scoring a goal, having trailed 0-3 to 0-2 at the break. Maura Sutton scored Dublin's goal.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship final was a hurling match played at Croke Park on 14 March 1976 to determine the winners of the 1975–76 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the sixth season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by James Stephens of Kilkenny and Blackrock of Cork, with James Stephens winning by 2-10 to 2-4.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Blackrock entered the game as strong favourites as they were chasing a third All-Ireland title in five years having won the finals of 1972 and 1974. Wind and rain spoiled the occasion, however, the Rockies got off to a great start as Éamonn O'Donoghue scored a goal inside the first minute. A goal from a Pat Moylan penalty in the 16th minute gave Blackrock a lead of 2-1 with James Stephens yet to score. The Village then made a vital switch as Joe Hennessy was moved from right wing-forward to right wing-back. By half time James Stephens had cut the lead to five points as they trailed by 2-2 to 0-3.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
James Stephens were transformed in the second half with their full-back and half-back lines repelling the Blackrock attack. A draw looked likely as the game entered the final stage, however, a last minute Mick Leahy put the game beyond doubt as James Stephens claimed a 2-10 to 2-4 victory.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
James Stephens' victory secured their first All-Ireland title. Similarly, they became the first team from Kilkenny to claim the ultimate prize, while simultaneously breaking the Munster dominance at All-Ireland level.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Final
Blackrock's All-Ireland defeat was their first and only loss in a final. They also became the first side from Cork and Munster to face defeat in the All-Ireland final.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 90th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 9 May 1976 and ended on 26 September 1976.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
On 26 September 1976, Dublin won the championship following a 3-8 to 0-10 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their 19th All-Ireland title, their first in two championship seasons.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 89th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Dublin won the second of the famous Kerry–Dublin 1970s duels with a seven-point win, goals coming from John McCarthy, Jimmy Keaveney, and Brian Mullins. It was Dublin's first championship win over Kerry since 1934.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Dublin manager Kevin Heffernan declared: "I've waited 21 years for this".


1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Kerry blamed a cancelled training session. The players asked for this because of "fatigue" though they also wished to take up a Beamish and Crawford invitation to the Tralee Races.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 90th staging staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 2 May 1976 and ended on 5 September 1976.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Wexfoprd in the Leinster final.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
On 5 September 1976, Cork won the championship following a 2-21 to 4-11 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. This was their 22nd All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1970.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford's Mick Butler was the championship's top scorer with 3-20. Wexford's Tony Doran was the choice for Hurler of the Year.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Broadcasting
The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Player facts, Retirements
The following players made their retirement in the 1976 championship:


1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 89th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 5 September 1976, between Cork and Wexford. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 2-21 to 4-11.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
The 1976 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final was the third All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1976 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship, an inter-county ladies' Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.


1976 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship Final
Offaly dominated the early stages but Noreen Thompson at right corner back defended well and Kerry ran out ten-point winners, Mary Geaney scoring 3–2.


1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
The 1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.


1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
On 12 September 1976, Kerry won the championship following a 0-14 to 1-3 defeat of Kildare in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their second in successive championship seasons.


1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
The 1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.


1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
On 19 September 1976, Cork won the championship following a 2-17 to 1-8 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 7th All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their first in three championship seasons.


1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The 1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final was a hurling match that was played at Walsh Park, Waterford on 19 September 1976 to determine the winners of the 1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the 13th season of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the four provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Cork of Munster and Kilkenny of Leinster, with Cork winning by 2-17 to 1-8.


1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
The All-Ireland final between Cork and Kilkenny was their third championship meeting. Cork, appearing in their 8th final, were hoping to win their 7th title in 11 years. Kilkenny, the reigning champions of the previous two years, were hoping to win their third All-Ireland title over all.


1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final
Cork's All-Ireland victory was their second in four years. The victory secured their position as number one on the all-time roll of honour.


1976 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team
The 1976 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific-8 Conference teams for the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.


1976 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team, Key
AP = Associated Press, not limited to the Pac-8, but covering the west coast


1976 All-Pro Team
The following is a list of players that were named to the Associated Press All-Pro Team, the Newspaper Enterprise Association All-Pro team and the Pro Football Writers Association, and Pro Football Weekly All-Pro teams in 1976. Both first- and second- teams are listed for the AP, NEA, and PFWA  teams. These are the four All-Pro teams that are included in the Total Football II: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League and compose the Consensus All-pro team for 1976.


1976 All-Pro Team, Key
AP = Associated Press All-Pro team; AP-2 Associated Press Second-team All-Pro; PFWA = Pro Football Writers Association All-Pro team; NEA = Newspaper Enterprise Association All-Pro team. ; NEA-2 Newspaper Enterprise Association Second-team All-Pro; PFW = Pro Football Weekly All-Pro team; t = players tied in votes.


1976 All-SEC football team
The 1976 All-SEC football team consists of American football players selected to the All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) chosen by various selectors for the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.


1976 All-SEC football team, Key
Bold = Consensus first-team selection by both AP and UPI


1976 Allan Cup
The 1976 Allan Cup was the Canadian national senior ice hockey championship for the 1975-76 Senior "A" season. The event was hosted by the Spokane Flyers in Spokane, Washington. The 1976 playoff marked the 68th time that the Allan Cup has been awarded.


1976 Allsvenskan, Overview
The league was contested by 14 teams, with Halmstads BK winning the championship.


1976 Amateur World Series
The 1976 Amateur World Series was the 24th Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (which titled it the Baseball World Cup as of the 1988 tournament). The tournament took place, for the fourth time, in Colombia, and was won by Cuba – its 14th AWS victory.


1976 Amateur World Series
There were 11 participating countries, including first-time participant South Korea.


1976 Amco Cup
The 1976 Amco Cup was the 3rd edition of the NSWRFL Midweek Cup, a NSWRFL-organised national Rugby League tournament between the leading clubs and representative teams from the NSWRFL, the BRL, the CRL, the QRL, the NZRL and the Northern Territory.


1976 Amco Cup
A total of 35 teams from across Australia and New Zealand played 34 matches in a straight knock-out format, with the matches being held midweek during the premiership season.


1976 Amco Cup, Final
The final attracted a ground record of 21,670 to Leichhardt Oval. Balmain's second-rower Dennis Tutty was named man-of-the-match.


1976 American 500
The 1976 American 500 was the 28th official race (out of 30) in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series season.


1976 American 500
Only manual transmission vehicles were allowed to participate in this race; a policy that NASCAR has retained to the present day.


1976 American 500, Race report
This racing event took place on October 24, 1976, at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, North Carolina. In order to resolve itself, the race took four hours, fifteen minutes, and one second. Six cautions slowed the race for a duration of 35 laps.


1976 American 500, Race report
As a result, Richard Petty would end up lapping the field as he scores the season sweep at Rockingham. Thirty-two thousand and five hundred live spectators attended this event. David Pearson gained the pole position qualifying at a speed of 139.117 miles per hour (223.887 km/h) but eventually finished in sixth place. Henley Gray was officially recorded as the last-place finisher due to an engine issue on the first lap.


1976 American 500, Race report
Notable crew chiefs to actively participate in the race were Junie Donlavey, Jake Elder, Harry Hyde, Dale Inman, Bud Moore, Tim Brewer among others.


1976 American 500, Race report
Richard Petty's teenage son Kyle would attend his father's victory celebrations; getting ready for his NASCAR career. The average speed of the race was 117.718 miles per hour (189.449 km/h). Jack Donohue was the only Canadian competitor out of the 36-car grid.


1976 American Airlines Tennis Games
The 1976 American Airlines Tennis Games was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Indian Wells Masters and was an ATP sanctioned tournament but was not part of the WCT or Grand Prix seasons. It was played at the Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California in the United States and ran from March 22 through March 28, 1976. First-seeded Jimmy Connors won the singles title.


1976 American Airlines Tennis Games, Finals, Doubles
Colin Dibley /  Sandy Mayer defeated  Raymond Moore /  Erik van Dillen 6–4, 6–7, 7–6


1976 American Airlines Tennis Games – Doubles
Colin Dibley and Sandy Mayer won in the final 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 against Raymond Moore and Erik van Dillen.


1976 American Airlines Tennis Games – Singles
John Alexander was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals to Jimmy Connors. Connors won in the final 6–4, 6–4 against Roscoe Tanner.


1976 American League Championship Series
The 1976 American League Championship Series was won by the New York Yankees, who defeated the Kansas City Royals, 3–2.


1976 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 1
The opener was played on a bright Saturday afternoon at Royals Stadium and pitted Yankee ace Jim "Catfish" Hunter against left-hander and ex-Yankee Larry Gura. The Yankees got off to a quick start, scoring two in the first aided by a pair of George Brett throwing errors. Hunter was in top form and went the distance, not going to a three-ball count the entire game. While the Royals were able to halve that margin going into the ninth, Roy White's two-run double in the top of the frame gave the Yanks two insurance runs that were the final scoring in a tidy 4–1 win.


1976 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 2
Five Yankee errors helped key the Royals series-tying win. Lefty Paul Splittorff was solid with 5+2⁄3 innings of work in relief of Brooklyn native Dennis Leonard, while Yankee reliever Dick Tidrow was ineffective and permitted three more Kansas City runs to score in the eighth after relieving starter Ed Figueroa with one out in the sixth. The series, now tied at one, moved to New York and newly remodelled Yankee Stadium for the remaining three games.


1976 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 3
The first Yankee post-season home game since 1964 started ominously for the Bombers, as the Royals tagged righty Dock Ellis for three runs in the first. He settled down immediately after though and went eight solid innings, aided by several double plays and two base runners caught stealing. The Yankees narrowed the margin to one in the fourth on a Chris Chambliss two-run homer off Andy Hassler and then tacked on three more in the sixth, as Kansas City manager Whitey Herzog carted in four relievers in that inning alone. Sparky Lyle got the save by pitching a scoreless ninth inning, as the Bronx Bombers took a two games to one lead.


1976 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 4
Hoping to wrap up the series in four games, Yankee manager Billy Martin brought back Catfish Hunter on three days' rest while the Royals did the same, bringing back Larry Gura. Neither fared well, as Gura gave up six hits and two runs in two innings, while Hunter lasted three and surrendered five runs on five hits. Though the Yankees' bullpen was able to hold Kansas City to only two runs over six innings, winning pitcher Doug Bird only gave up one in 4+2⁄3, while lefty Steve Mingori pitched 2+1⁄3 and allowed only one tally, picking up the save. The Yankee offense was highlighted by Graig Nettles' two homers and three RBI. The series was then knotted at two, with a deciding Game 5 to be played the next night.


1976 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
The deciding game was a fitting ending to a thrilling series, as both teams fought tooth and nail to bring home the AL flag. It culminated in a moment of sheer, unbridled joy for the winners and stunned disbelief for the losers. The Yankees started Ed Figueroa on three days rest, as the Royals did likewise, starting Dennis Leonard. The Royals jumped out on top in the first, as Brett doubled and scored on John Mayberry's two-run homer. The Yankees quickly countered in their half, with Mickey Rivers tripling and scoring on Roy White's infield single.


1976 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
White went to third after Thurman Munson singled. Herzog removed Leonard and brought in Game 2 winner Paul Splittorff, who limited the damage by allowing only Chambliss' sacrifice fly. The Royals countered with one in the second, but the Yanks jumped ahead in the third, as they tacked on two; one on a Munson single and the other on a Chambliss' ground out. The Yanks added on in the sixth, scoring twice; once on a Munson single and a second time on a Brett throwing error. Figueroa held that lead going into the eighth.


1976 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
After Al Cowens led off with a single, Billy Martin brought in lefty Grant Jackson. He allowed a single to pinch hitter Jim Wohlford. Brett then stunned the sell-out crowd of 56,821 by planting Jackson's second pitch just over the short right-field wall, tying the game at six. All this was a prelude to the bottom of the ninth inning, when, at 11:43 pm, Chris Chambliss turned on Kansas City reliever Mark Littell's first pitch and sent it over the right center field wall.


1976 American League Championship Series, Game summaries, Game 5
Thousands of fans vaulted over the dugouts and walls and celebrated the Yankees' first pennant in 12 years. Chambliss reached second, then dodged hordes of spectators in trying to reach third. He then proceeded to make a beeline towards the safety of the clubhouse, as the area around home plate and much of the field was covered with celebrating fans. Some time later, Chambliss was escorted back out onto the field to touch home, but the plate had been stolen. He touched the area where the plate had been. He was later informed by the umpires that given the circumstances of the situation, they would have counted the run regardless.


1976 American League Championship Series, Composite box
1976 ALCS (3–2): New York Yankees over Kansas City Royals


1976 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
Chambliss was later cornered in the Yankee locker room by Graig Nettles, who asked him if he had touched home. Chambliss responded that he had not, because there were too many people in the way. Nettles then told him that home plate umpire Art Frantz was waiting for him out on the field for him to touch home so that the home run could be ruled official. Chambliss was then escorted out to the field and touched the area where home had been.


1976 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
Kansas City manager Whitey Herzog did not attempt to contest the home run, although major league rules state that a player must touch all the bases on any hit or when running the bases. In this case, the mayhem on the field made that task impossible, and the magnitude of the game was such that Herzog would have never tried to have it restarted or protested it due to a technicality. As mentioned above, the umpires had already decided that his home run counted.


1976 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
As a result, MLB amended rule 4.09 calling it "The Chris Chambliss Rule" The exception states: Rule 4.09(b) Comment: An exception will be if fans rush onto the field and physically prevent the runner from touching home plate or the batter from touching first base. In such cases, the umpires shall award the runner the base because of the obstruction by the fans. This had the effect of codifying the decision the umpires made in Game 5.


1976 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
Brett's home run was the first of nine that he hit in ALCS competition. Six of those came against the Yankees: one in 1976, three in 1978, and two in 1980. His other three ALCS home runs, which came in the 1985 ALCS, were all against one pitcher, Doyle Alexander of the Blue Jays. Alexander was a Yankee in 1976. He warmed up in the bullpen during Game 5, and started the first game of the World Series for them against the Cincinnati Reds.


1976 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
The series also contained some interesting side stories. Kansas City pitcher Larry Gura publicly criticized Yankee manager Billy Martin prior to the series, saying that Martin treated him shabbily in the short time Martin was his manager in New York. Gura was on the Yankees' roster from spring training till the time he was traded to Kansas City on May 16. He did not appear in any games for the Yankees in that time. Martin responded by saying that if he had him there with the Yankees at that moment, he'd get rid of him again.


1976 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
George Brett also had harsh words for Martin, as he claimed that Martin had lied to his brother, pitcher Ken Brett, when Ken spent the first two months of 1976 with the Yanks. George's brother appeared in two games for the Yankees over two months, and was then traded to the Chicago White Sox.


1976 American League Championship Series, Aftermath
This was the first of three consecutive ALCS between the two teams. They also went head to head in 1977 and 1978, with the Yankees coming out on top again. The Royals, however, exacted a big measure of revenge when they met again in the 1980 ALCS and swept the Bombers in three straight.


1976 American Samoan constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in American Samoa on 2 November 1976. The amendment proposed introducing a new section 25 to Chapter II, article 25 of the constitution, which would have read:


1976 American Samoan constitutional referendum
Section 25. Compensation of the legislature. The compensation of the members of the Legislature is provided by law.


1976 American Samoan constitutional referendum
The proposal was approved by voters in the referendum, and subsequently by the American Department of the Interior on 8 April 1977.


1976 American Samoan electoral referendum
A referendum on direct election of governors and vice governors was held in American Samoa on 31 August 1976. Voters were asked to approve a proposal which permitted direct popular election of governors and lieutenant governors. Turnout was low, but higher than previously at 24%. At this referendum, the fourth time the same proposal had been put before voters, it was solidly passed and direct election of governors and their lieutenants began with the election the following year.


1976 American Soccer League, League standings
Scoring system is as follows: Teams are awarded five points for a win and two points for a draw. Teams earn a bonus point for each goal scored up to three.


1976 Amstel Gold Race
The 1976 Amstel Gold Race was the eleventh edition of the annual road bicycle race "Amstel Gold Race", held on Sunday March 27, 1976, in the Dutch provinces of Limburg. The race stretched 230 kilometres, with the start in Heerlen and the finish in Meerssen. There were a total of 118 competitors, and 42 cyclists finished the race.


1976 Anapa mid-air collision
The 1976 Anapa mid-air collision was the collision of Aeroflot Flight 7957 (an Antonov An-24RV) and Aeroflot Flight C-31 (a Yakolev Yak-40) on 9 September 1976, off the coast of Anapa in the Soviet Union. All 70 people on the two aircraft were killed in the crash. The primary cause of the accident was determined to be error by the air traffic controller; investigators never recovered the fuselage of the Yak-40.


1976 Anapa mid-air collision, Aircraft involved, Antonov An-24RV
Aeroflot Flight 7957 was an Antonov An-24 registered as CCCP-46518 with 47 passengers and 5 crew members aboard. The aircraft was constructed in Kiev and first flew in 1973. At the time of the accident, the aircraft had sustained a total of 6,107 flight hours and 4,626 pressurization cycles.


1976 Anapa mid-air collision, Aircraft involved, Antonov An-24RV, Crew
Of the five crew members aboard, the cockpit crew consisted of:


1976 Anapa mid-air collision, Aircraft involved, Yakolev Yak-40
Aeroflot Flight C-31 was a Yakolev Yak-40 registered as CCCP-87772 with 14 passengers and 4 crew members aboard. The aircraft was constructed in 1970 at the Saratov Aviation Plant and transferred to Aeroflot shortly thereafter. At the time of the accident the aircraft had sustained 6,842 flight hours and 7,174 pressurization cycles.


1976 Anapa mid-air collision, Crash details
The Yakolev Yak-40 departed from Rostov-on-Don Airport at 12:47 Moscow time and proceeded on the route to Kerch. The air traffic controller in charge of the Western section of Krasnodar had been working for more than six hours by 13:30:44, the time the Yak-40 entered his sector of airspace while at an altitude of 5,700 meters. After receiving confirmation from the controller the Yak-40 continued the flight path and reported passing the Novodmitrievskaya non-directional beacon at 13:34 and remained at an altitude of 5,700 meters.


1976 Anapa mid-air collision, Crash details
After passing that point the flight was supposed to decrease altitude in accordance with the flight plan, but the controller was busy managing other flights so he let the flight continue on to the Gelenjik-Kerch part of the route at the 5,700-meter altitude. At 13:43 the Yak-40 reported passing Gelendzhik and stated its altitude to be 5,700 meters, to which the controller responded by granting it permission to proceed with the Anapa transverse but yet again forgot to instruct the aircraft to change altitude.


1976 Anapa mid-air collision, Crash details
The Antonov An-24 departed from Donetsk Airport at 12:56 for the flight to Sochi. At 13:32 the crew reported entering the Western section of Krasnodar on the Primorsko-Akhtarsk traverse at an altitude of 5,700 meters – the same altitude as the Yak-40 in the same section of airspace. The controller responded by permitting the An-24 to proceed to Anapa and keep the current altitude, then gave permission for the aircraft to continue on to Dzhubga without changing altitude.


1976 Anapa mid-air collision, Crash details
At 13:51:05 Moscow time, the An-24 and Yak-40 collided in the air at an altitude of 5,700 meters, severing the tail sections of both aircraft. Both aircraft broke apart in mid-air and the wreckage fell into the Black Sea. All 70 people in the two aircraft were killed in the accident. The wreckage of the An-24 and the tail section of the Yak-40 were found in the Black Sea at a depth of 500–600 meters (1,600–2,000 ft). Most of the dead from the An-24 were recovered from the water but no bodies from the Yak-40 were found nor was the fuselage of the Yak-40 recovered.


1976 Anapa mid-air collision, Causes
The cause of the accident was determined mostly from radio and ground communications. The primary cause of the accident was described as a violation of the rules for maintaining separation between aircraft by the air traffic controller. Secondary causes of the accident were failure of both crews to remain sufficiently alert and a lack of appropriate situational analysis leading up to the accident.


1976 Anguillian general election
General elections were held in Anguilla on 15 March 1976. The result was a victory for the People's Progressive Party, which won six of the seven seats in the House of Assembly.


1976 Anguillian general election, Background
The elections were the first held under a new constitution, which provided for a Legislative Assembly with seven elected members, two appointed members and three ex-officio members (the Attorney General, Chief Secretary and Financial Secretary) and a Speaker.


1976 Anguillian general election, Results
Everet Romney and Clive Smith were appointed as the nominated members.


1976 Antiguan general election
General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 18 February 1976. Whilst the Progressive Labour Movement received the most votes, the opposition Antigua Labour Party won more than double the number of seats. ALP leader Vere Bird was elected Premier of Antigua. Bird had previously served as head of government of Antigua and Barbuda between 1960 and 1971. He defeated the incumbent Premier George Walter of the Progressive Labour Movement.


1976 Antiguan general election
The elections marked the second change of government in the history of Antigua and Barbuda. Voter turnout was 95%.


1976 Arab League summit (Cairo)
The 1976 Arab League summit was held on October 25 in Cairo, Egypt less than two weeks after the Riyadh summit. The summit had a wider Arab participation and was dedicated to following up on the deteriorating situation in Lebanon. The outcome of the summit was the formation and deployment of an Arab peacekeeping force in Lebanon.


1976 Arab League summit (Riyadh)
The 1976 Arab League summit was held on October 16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as an extraordinary Arab League Summit. The summit came in the aftermath of the escalating civil war in Lebanon. It was attended only by representatives from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Kuwait, Lebanon and the Palestinian Liberation Organization. The summit called for an end to the civil war and for the PLO to respect Lebanese sovereignty.


1976 Argentina rugby union tour of Wales and England
The 1976 Argentina rugby union tour of Wales and England was a series of six matches played by the Argentina national rugby union team in September and October 1976.


1976 Argentina rugby union tour of Wales and England
Five of the six matches were played in Wales, including an international match against the Wales national rugby union team. Argentina won the first three matches of the tour but lost the last three. Although Wales did not award caps for the international game they did select a full-strength team and Argentina came close to winning; they led 19–17 as the match went into injury time but were beaten by a late penalty from Phil Bennett. Wales had won the Grand Slam in 1976 and Argentina's performance was considered a shock.


1976 Argentina rugby union tour of Wales and England, Matches
East Wales: M.Richards; C.F.W.Rees, N.D.Butcher, N.J.Shanklin, N.B.Juliff; G.Lawrence, N.A.Lewis; T.Cobner (capt. ), C.Burgess, B.Lease; J.Watkins, J.Floyd; G.Price, R.W.Windsor, A.G.FaulknerArgentina: M.Sansot; D.Beccar Varela, A.Travaglini, A.Rodríguez jurado (capt.) (G.Beccar Varela), J.Gauweloose; H.Porta, A.Etchegaray; J.Carracedo, R.Mastai, C.Neyra; E.Branca, J.J.Fernández; R.Irañeta, J.Costante, M.Carluccio.


1976 Argentina rugby union tour of Wales and England, Matches
Cardiff R.F.C. : J.Davies; T.G.Davies (capt. ), M.Murphy, A.J.Finlayson (Holand), D.Thomas; G.Davies, G.Edwards; S.Lane, B.Dubin-Jones, T.Morgan.I.Robinson, P.Rawlins; M.Knill, M.Watkins, B.Nelmes.Argentina: M.Sansot; D.Beccar Varela, G.Beccar Varela, A.Travaglini, J.Gauweloose, H.Porta, A.Etchegaray (capt. ); C.Neyra, R.Mastai, J.Carracedo; E.Branca, J.J.Fernández; F.Insúa, J.Braceras, M.Carluccio (R.Irañeta).


1976 Argentina rugby union tour of Wales and England, Matches
Aberavon: ' P.Bessant; R.James, A.Rees, I.Halle I.Keene; J.Bevan, C.Shell (capt. ); O.Alexander, P.Clarke, R.Davies; P.Bell, W.Mainwaring; C.Williams, W.James, B.Lewis.Argentina: M.Alonso; M.Sansot, A.Travaglini, G.Beccar Varela, G.Álvarez; H.Porta (F.González Victorica), A.Etchegaray (capt. ); J.Carracedo; R.Sanz, H.Massini; J.J.Fernández, E.Branca; R.Irañeta, J.Costante, F.Insúa.


1976 Argentina rugby union tour of Wales and England, Matches
North and Midlands Dusty Hare; John Carleton, Paul Dodge, Tony Bond, Mike Slemen; John Horton, Steve Smith; D. Forfar, Tony Neary, Garry Adey; D. Trickey, Bill Beaumont; Fran Cotton (capt. ), Peter Wheeler, C. White.Argentina: M.Alonso; M.Sansot, A.Travaglini (capt. ), G.Beccar Varela, J.Gauweloose; F.González Victorica, R.Castagna; H.Massini, R.Mastai, C.Neyra; E.Branca, J.J.Fernández; F.Insúa, J.Costante, R.Irañeta.


1976 Argentina rugby union tour of Wales and England, Matches
West Wales:C.Griffiths; Elgan Rees (L.Thomas), P.Phillips, Roy Bergiers, A.Hill; D.Richards, S.Williams; G.Jones, H.Jenkins, T.Evans; Phil May, Geoff Wheel; P.Llewellyn, R.Thomas, G.Shaw. Argentina: M.Sansot; D.Beccar Varela, A.Travaglini, G.Beccar Varela, J.Gauweloose; H.Porta, A.Etchegaray (capt. ); J.Carracedo, J.Sanz, C.Neyra; J.J.Fernández, E.Branca; M.Carluccio, J.Braceras, A.Risler.


1976 Argentine Primera División
The 1976 Primera División season was the 85th season of top-flight football in Argentina. Boca Juniors won both tournaments, Metropolitano and Nacional, totaling 20 league titles until then.


1976 Argentine Primera División
After three consecutive seasons with no relegations, San Telmo was relegated to Primera B after playing a small tournament with the worst placed teams in the general table.


1976 Argentine coup d'état
The 1976 Argentine coup d'état was a right-wing coup that overthrew Isabel Perón as President of Argentina on 24 March 1976. A military junta was installed to replace her; this was headed by Lieutenant General Jorge Rafael Videla, Admiral Emilio Eduardo Massera and Brigadier-General Orlando Ramón Agosti. The political process initiated on 24 March 1976 took the official name of "National Reorganization Process", and the junta, although not with its original members, remained in power until the return to the democratic process on 10 December 1983. Given the systematic persecution of a social minority, the period has been classified as a genocidal process. This has been established in the sentences of trials for crimes against humanity.


1976 Argentine coup d'état
The right-wing coup had been planned since October 1975, and the United States Department of State learned of the preparations two months before its execution. Henry Kissinger met several times with Argentine Armed Forces leaders after the coup, urging them to destroy their opponents quickly before outcry over human rights abuses grew in the United States.


1976 Argentine coup d'état, Prelude to the coup
When president Juan Perón died of natural causes on July 1, 1974, he was succeeded by his wife (then vice-president) María Estela Martínez de Perón, also known as "Isabelita." Despite her claim as the country's rightful ruler, she rapidly lost political gravitas and power. A group of military officials, tasked by Perón to aide the vice-president, took control in an effort to revitalize Argentina's deteriorating political and social climate. This shift in governance paved the way for the ensuing coup.


1976 Argentine coup d'état, Prelude to the coup
On February 5, 1975 Operativo Independencia was launched. This Vietnam-style intervention aimed to eliminate the guerrillas in the Tucumán jungle, who had maintained strongholds in the area as early as May 1974. In October the country was divided into five military zones, with each commander given full autonomy to unleash a carefully planned wave of repression.


1976 Argentine coup d'état, Prelude to the coup
On December 18, a number of warplanes took off from Morón Air Base and strafed the Casa Rosada in an attempt to overthrow Isabel Perón. The rebellion was brought to a halt four days later through arbitration by a chaplain.


1976 Argentine coup d'état, Prelude to the coup
However, the military did succeed in removing the only officer remaining loyal to the government, Air Force commander Héctor Fautario. Fautario drew harsh criticism from the Army and Navy owing to his vehement opposition to their repressive plans, and for his refusal to mobilize the Air Force against the guerrillas' strongholds in the north. Fautario was Videla's final obstacle in his pursuit of power.


1976 Argentine coup d'état, Prelude to the coup
By January 1976 the guerrilla presence in Tucumán had been reduced to a few platoons. Meanwhile, the military, fully backed by the local élite and the United States, bided its time before ultimately seizing power.


1976 Argentine coup d'état, The coup
Shortly before 01:00 am, President Martínez de Perón was detained and taken by helicopter to the El Messidor residence. At 03:10 all television and radio stations were interrupted. Regular transmissions were cut and replaced by a military march, after which the first communiqué was broadcast:


1976 Argentine coup d'état, The coup
[ ...] People are advised that as of today, the country is under the operational control of the Joint Chiefs General of the Armed Forces. We recommend to all inhabitants strict compliance with the provisions and directives emanating from the military, security or police authorities, and to be extremely careful to avoid individual or group actions and attitudes that may require drastic intervention from the operating personnel. Signed: General Jorge Rafael Videla, Admiral Emilio Eduardo Massera and Brigadier Orlando Ramón Agosti.


1976 Argentine coup d'état, The coup
A state of siege and martial law were implemented, as military patrolling spread to every major city. The morning was seemingly uneventful, but as the day progressed, the detentions multiplied. Hundreds of workers, unionists, students, and political activists were abducted from their homes, their workplaces, or in the streets.


1976 Argentine coup d'état, Subsequent events
The Junta assumed the executive power until March 29 when Videla was designated president. Congress was disbanded and an entity known as Legislative Advising Commission (in Spanish: Comision de Asesoramiento Legislativo - CAL) assumed a Legislative role.