Best Sports Teams of the 1970s
20 items ranked
These are the strongest, most successful teams spanning all major sports during the decade of the 1970s.
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1.
Philadelphia Flyers (NHL)
117 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
2.
Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)
Pittsburgh was the NFL's team of the decade with four Super Bowl titles.
112 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
3.
Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB)
21 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
4.
UCLA basketball (NCAA)
Wooden's Bruins made seven Final Fours and won five national titles.
15 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
5.
Dallas Cowboys (NFL)
America's Team made the playoffs 9 of 10 years, appeared in five Super Bowls and won two Lombardi trophies.
15 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
6.
Miami Dolphins (NFL)
7 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
7.
Notre Dame football (NCAA)
7 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
8.
Cincinnati Reds (MLB)
3 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
9.
New York Knicks (NBA)
3 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
10.
New York Yankees (MLB)
2 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
11.
Boston Celtics (NBA)
2 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
12.
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
2 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
13.
Oakland Raiders (NFL)
2 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
14.
Montreal Canadiens (NHL)
Montreal dominated professional hockey in the 1970s with six Stanley Cup titles, winning four of them by sweep.
1 point - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
15.
Oakland A's (MLB)
0 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
16.
Nebraska football (NCAA)
0 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
17.
USC baseball (NCAA)
The Trojans won six College World Series championships.
-1 point - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
18.
Oklahoma football (NCAA)
-1 point - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
19.
Alabama football (NCAA)
-1 point - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
20.
USC football (NCAA)
-4 points - added 12 years ago by PenseeCorner -
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