sports in the 70's By ofue7 Period: Jan 1, 1970 to Jan 1, 1980 sports in the 70's May 31, 1970 world cup in mexico this world cuo was held in mexico, and won by brazil. Jan 21, 1971 super bowl 5 the fifth superbowl was held in miami and won by the baltimore colts. Feb 3, 1972 the godfather was released Jan 27, 1973 UCLA basketball team wins 61 games on a row. Jun 13, 1974 1974 World Cup in Germany Germany beats netherland in final Apr 4, 1975 Microsoft is founded as a partnership between Bill Gates and Paul Allen Feb 8, 1976 The movie Taxi Driver is released Apr 2, 1977 FLeetwood Macs album "rumours" goes number 1 and stays number 1 for 31 weeks. Mar 10, 1978 the Incredible Hulk premieres on CBS Feb 11, 1979 43 million watch 'Elvis' on ABC