The Cincinnati Reds swept the New York Yankees in four games.
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Sparky Anderson won the World Series three times as a manager. The first two were with the Cincinnati Reds in 1975 and 1976, the last one was with the Detroit Tigers in 1984.
Johnny Bench of the Cincinnati Reds won the World Series MVP award in 1976.
Indiana beat Michigan, 86-68, in the 1976 NCAA Men's Championship game.
Game 3 of the 1976 World Series, which took place between the New York Yankees and the defending champions, the Cincinnati Reds, on October 19, 1976, saw the Reds achieve their third win of a 4 - 0 World Series sweep - becoming the first National League team to repeat as World Champions since the New York Giants in 1921-22. Johnny Bench was the series MVP.
Julius Erving played for the Virginia Squires (1971-1973) and the New York Nets (1974-1976).