- Jan 1 26th Orange Bowl: #5 Georgia beats #18 Missouri, 14-0
- Jan 1 26th Sugar Bowl: #2 Mississippi beats #3 LSU, 21-0
- Jan 1 46th Rose Bowl: #8 Washington beats #6 Wisconsin, 44-8
West Indies 399 Stand
Jan 12 Garfield Sobers and Frank Worrell complete 399 stand for 4th wkt WI v England
Schayes 1st to 15,000 Points
Jan 12 Syracuse National Dolph Schayes is the 1st NBA player to score 15,000 points
Howe Leading Scorer
Jan 16 Detroit right wing Gordie Howe scores a goal and assist in his 888th career game, a 3-1 win at home over Chicago; becomes NHL's all-time leading scorer, with 947 points passing Montreal's Maurice Richard
10th NFL Pro Bowl
Jan 17 10th NFL Pro Bowl, LA Memorial Coliseum: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 38-21; MVPs: Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts, QB; Eugene Lipscomb, Baltimore Colts, DL
10th NBA All-Star Game
Jan 22 10th NBA All-Star Game, Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pa: East beats West, 125-115; MVP: Wilt Chamberlain, Philadelphia Warriors, C
- Jan 22 Paul Pender beats Sugar Ray Robinson for middleweight boxing title
- Jan 25 Wilt Chamberlain scores 58 points, the most ever by an NBA rookie, as Philadelphia Warriors beat Detroit Pistons, 127-117 at Bethlehem, PA
- Jan 26 High-school basketball sensation Danny Heater scores 135 points
- Jan 26 Oakland Raiders enter the American Football League
Rozelle Elected Commissioner
Jan 26 Pete Rozelle elected NFL commissioner on 23rd ballot
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