Jackson won five consecutive American League West divisional pennants, three consecutive American League pennants and two consecutive World Series titles as a member of the Oakland Athletics ( he did not play in the 1972 World Series due to injury ) from 1971 to 1975 ; four American League East divisional pennants, three American League pennants and two consecutive World Series titles with the Yankees from 1977 to 1981 ; and two American League West divisional pennants with the California Angels in 1982 and 1986.

* Juha Väätäinen, Finnish Won 5000 m and 10, 000 m double at the 1971 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki.

After the 1971 season, McLain was traded to the Oakland Athletics for journeyman pitcher Jim Panther and prospect Don Stanhouse ( who would go on to have a few good years as the Baltimore Orioles ' closer in the late 1970s ).

After an injury-plagued 1971 season in which the team finished fifth, the Reds came back and won another pennant under Anderson in 1972, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLCS, but losing to the Oakland Athletics in the World Series.

* August – Athletics at the 1971 Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia

* August – 1971 European Championships in Athletics held at Helsinki

By the end of May 1971 his manager with the Athletics, Dick Williams, had made up his mind that Fingers would be the late inning closer.

In April 1971, he was traded by the Athletics to the Yankees for Rob Gardner and Ron Klimkowski.

The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women ( AIAW ) was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women's athletics in the United States and to administer national championships.

The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women ’ s athletics and to administer national championships.

One of the mainstays of the Athletics ' championship teams of 1971 to 1975, he holds the A's franchise records for career games played ( 1795 ), hits ( 1882 ) and at bats ( 7180 ).

In 1970 and 1971, the women's volleyball team won the first two intercollegiate women's volleyball national championships ever held, conducted by the forerunner of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women.

The stadium was razed and rebuilt prior to the 1955 baseball season and hosted the American League Kansas City Athletics from 1955 to 1967, the American League Kansas City Royals from 1969 to 1972, and the American Football League and National Football League Kansas City Chiefs from 1963 to 1971, as well as other short-lived professional teams.

Mateo Rojas " Matty " Alou ( December 22, 1938 – November 3, 2011 ) was a Dominican outfielder who spent fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) with the San Francisco Giants ( 1960 – 1965 ), Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1966 – 1970 ), St. Louis Cardinals ( 1971 – 1972, 1973 ), Oakland Athletics ( 1972 ), New York Yankees ( 1973 ) and San Diego Padres ( 1974 ).

During a 17-year career, he pitched for the Oakland Athletics ( 1969 – 77 ), San Francisco Giants ( 1978 – 81 ; 1985 – 86 ), and Kansas City Royals ( 1982 – 83 ) He won the American League Cy Young award and Most Valuable Player Award in 1971.

After Blue's breakthrough season in 1971, he and Athletics owner Charles Finley clashed over his salary.

Blue returned to form to win 20 games in 1973, 17 games in 1974, and 22 games in 1975, as an integral member of the Oakland Athletics five straight American League Western Division pennants from 1971 to 1975, and three consecutive World Championships in 1972, 1973, and 1974.

He pitched for the Washington Senators ( 1966 – 1971 ), Texas Rangers ( 1972 – 1973 ), Cleveland Indians ( 1973 – 1975 ) and Oakland Athletics ( 1975 – 1976 ).

It hosted both the 1971 European Athletics Championships and the European Athletics Championships in 1994.

Curtis Le Roy Blefary ( July 5, 1943 – January 28, 2001 ) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played with the Baltimore Orioles ( 1965 – 68 ), Houston Astros ( 1969 ), New York Yankees ( 1970 – 71 ), Oakland Athletics ( 1971 – 1972 ) and San Diego Padres ( 1972 ).

He played with the Cincinnati Reds ( 1962 – 1967 ), Cleveland Indians ( 1968 ), Seattle Pilots ( 1969 ), Milwaukee Brewers ( 1970 – 1971 ), Boston Red Sox ( 1972 – 1974 ), California Angels ( 1975 ), Oakland Athletics ( 1975 ), and the Baltimore Orioles ( 1976 ).

Ronald Charles Cey ( born February 15, 1948 ) is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1971 – 1982 ), Chicago Cubs ( 1983 – 1986 ) and Oakland Athletics ( 1987 ).

The building was built in 1971 and was formerly known as the CSU Athletics Building until 1995, when it was dedicated to renowned Chicago businessman Jacoby D. Dickens.

He won the 1971 Alekhine Memorial in Moscow ( equal with Leonid Stein ), ahead of a star-studded field, for his first significant adult victory.

Currently, the team has played in the 2007 Holiday Bowl, 1997 Rose Bowl and also won the Rose Bowl in 1987 as well as the Fiesta Bowl in 1982, 1975, 1973, 1972, and 1971.

The club is one of the five teams that has earned the right to keep the European Cup and to wear a multiple-winner badge ; they won consecutively in 1971 – 1973.

In 1971, the Orioles won another division title thanks to four 20-game winners on their pitching staff ( Cuellar, Jim Palmer, Pat Dobson, and Dave McNally ).

In 1971, the team's four starting pitchers, McNally, Cuellar, Palmer, and Pat Dobson, all won 20 games, a feat that has not been replicated.

In 1970 and 1971 three 504cc Cheney Triumphs were used by the British team in the ISDT, in which Cheney won a manufacturer's prize.

Hackman won the Academy Award for Best Actor as the character Jimmy " Popeye " Doyle in The French Connection ( film ) | The French Connection, 1971

Ostpolitik was opposed by the conservative elements in Germany, but won Brandt an international reputation and the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971.

* The Evansville Purple Aces have won five national championships in the NCAA College Division ( now known as Division II ): 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965 ( 29-0 record ), and 1971.

Yet in 1971 the teams were engaged in a heated race that went down to the final week of the season, where Miami won its first division title with a 10 – 3 – 1 title compared to the 10 – 4 Baltimore record after the Colts won the Week 13 matchup between them at home, but proceeded to lose the last game of the season to Boston.

In 1972 Torrence won the Grammy Award for Best Album Cover for the psychedelic rock band Pollution's first eponymous 1971 album, and was nominated three other times in the same category for albums of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Only two players have won both the Norris and Hart Memorial Trophy for the league Most Valuable Player in the same season: Bobby Orr, who won both trophies in the 1969 – 70, 1970 – 71 and 1971 – 72 seasons, and Chris Pronger, who won the Hart and Norris in the 1999 – 2000 NHL season.

In 1971 Marangella won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions which led to his recital debut at Carnegie Hall.

In addition to the Nebula award in 1970 and the Hugo and Locus awards in 1971 for Ringworld, Niven won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story for " Neutron Star " in 1967.

The group won the Grand Prix du Disque of the Charles Cros Academy ( previously won by such groups as Pink Floyd and Jimi Hendrix ) in 1971.

In 1971, Alan Page won the NFL Most Valuable Player Award given by the Associated Press.

Founded in 1963 by New Zealander Bruce McLaren, the team won its first Grand Prix at the 1968 Belgian Grand Prix but their greatest initial success was in Can-Am, where they dominated from 1967 to 1971.

They also won the 1971 World Series behind Roberto Clemente and the 1979 World Series under the slogan " We Are Family ", led by " Pops " Willie Stargell.

Gordon won another Golden Globe for Rosemary's Baby, and was nominated again, in 1971, for her role as Maude in the cult classic Harold and Maude ( with Bud Cort as her love interest ).

Ringworld won the Hugo Award in 1970, as well as both the Nebula Award and Locus Award in 1971.

Fans kept their distance from the Senators while the Baltimore Orioles, to the northeast, won four American League pennants and two World Series from the 1966 season through the 1971 season.