1979 in sports
1979 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. == Alpine skiing == Alpine Skiing World Cup Men's overall season champion: Peter Lüscher, Switzerland Women's overall season champion: Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austria == American football == Super Bowl XIII – the Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) won 35−31 over the Dallas Cowboys (NFC) Location: Miami Orange Bowl Attendance: 79,484 MVP: Terry Bradshaw, QB (Pittsburgh) Sugar Bowl (1978 season): The Alabama Crimson Tide won 14–7 over the Penn State Nittany Lions to claim AP Poll national championship August 4 – Opening game of the American Football Bundesliga played between Frankfurter Löwen and Düsseldorf Panther, first-ever league game of American football in Germany.