PGA Championship
Aug 10 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Firestone CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his 4th PGA crown by 2 shots from Australian Bruce Crampton
Cricket History
Aug 13 Batsman Viv Richards out for 291 v England for the West Indies, at the cricket Oval, London
- Aug 22 McNichols Sports Arena in Denver opens
PGA Players Championship
Aug 24 PGA Tournament Players Championship, Colonial CC: Al Geiberger leads wire-to-wire to finish 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Dave Stockton
- Aug 24 SF Giant Ed Halick no-hits NY Giants, 6-0
- Aug 27 1st night match at US Tennis Open (Parun defeats Smith)
- Aug 27 Veronica & Colin Scargill (England) complete tandem bicycle ride, a record 18,020 miles around the world
Baseball Players
Basketball Stars
Boxers
Footballers
NFL Stars
Tennis Champions