December 6 – College Football – #1Texas beats #2Arkansas 15–14 in the thenGame of the Century. Texas would remain #1 for the rest of the season and were the AP 1969 National Champions following theirCotton Bowl win.
April 12:Carlton become the first team to score 200 points in a VFL match when they kick 30.30 (210) toHawthorn 12.10 (82).Alex Jesaulenko kicks 6.12 (48).
July 20 –San Francisco Giants pitcherGaylord Perry, some six years after his manager quipped, "They'll put a man on the Moon before he hits a home run", hits the first home run of his career just hours afterNeil Armstrong lands on the Moon.
GoalieKaren Koch is signed to a professional contract with theMarquette Iron Rangers[3] to become the first woman to play professional hockey in North America, if not the world.[4]
Soviet Union.