1960

Auto Racing

 * Stock car racing:
 * Junior Johnson won the Daytona 500
 * NASCAR Championship - Rex White
 * Indianapolis 500 - Jim Rathmann
 * USAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championship
 * Formula One Championship - Jack Brabham of Australia
 * 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Olivier Gendebien / Paul Frère won, driving a Ferrari TR60
 * Rally racing - the team of Walter Schock / Rolf Moll won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mercedes 220SE.
 * Drag racing - Leonard Harris won "Top Eliminator" at the NHRA Nationals

Baseball

 * World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates win 4 games to 3 over the New York Yankees. The Series MVP is Bobby Richardson, New York.
 * October 13 - 1960 World Series: Baseballer Bill Mazeroski becomes the first person to end a World Series with a home run.
 * The Winnipeg Goldeyes win the Northern League championship.

Basketball

 * NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
 * Ohio State University wins 75-55 over California
 * NBA Finals:
 * Boston Celtics win 4 games to 3 over the St. Louis Hawks

Football (American)

 * Minnesota Golden Gophers win National college football championship.
 * National Football League names Pete Rozelle commissioner of the league. The league expands to Dallas for the 1960 season and Minneapolis-St.Paul for the 1961 season. The Chicago Cardinals relocates to St. Louis, Missouri.
 * December 26-NFL Championship: Philadelphia Eagles won 17-13 over the Green Bay Packers
 * The American Football League (AFL) played its first season
 * First black pro football placekicker: Gene Mingo (Denver Broncos, AFL)
 * First Hispanic pro football quarterback: Tom Flores (Oakland Raiders, AFL)
 * AFL Championship: Houston Oilers won 24-16 over the Los Angeles Chargers

Ice Hockey

 * The American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7–0–0 during the tournament.
 * Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Blackhawks
 * Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red Wings
 * Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
 * World Hockey Championship
 * Men's champion: United States is crushed by Canada

Tennis
1. Australian Open - Rod Laver 2. French Open - Nicola Pietrangeli 3. Wimbledon championships - Neale Fraser 4. US Open - Neale Fraser 1. Australian Open - Margaret Smith 2. French Open - Darlene Hard 3. Wimbledon championships - Maria Bueno 4. US Open - Darlene Hard
 * Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
 * Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
 * Davis Cup: Australia wins 4-1 over Italy in world tennis.