10 greatest sports memories of 1976, the United States Bicentennial
The celebration of the USA's Bicentennial in 1976 saw many great sports moments take place during the year.
With the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026, there have been a lot of throwbacks to the bicentennial in 1976. That was the 200th anniversary of the country and there were all sorts of celebrations to mark it and memories created. The sports universe was no different as plenty happened and big names were involved.
In addition to the 1976 Winter Olympics in Austria, there was the Summer Olympics in Montreal. Time to take a look back at some of the biggest sports moments from 50 years ago. USA gold in Winter Olympics There were three U.
S. Olympians who won their events. Sheila Young captured the women's 500 meters in speed skating, Peter Mueller won the 1000 meters.
In figure skating, Dorothy Hamill won the event. Young added a silver and bronze in other events. Mike Schmidt slugs 4 home runs The great Philadelphia Phillies slugger and Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt hit four home runs in a game at Wrigley Field on April 17.