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50's sports
Major sport events between 1950 -1959. -
Ted Williams earns highest pay.
Ted Williams eanters spring traning as baseball's highest - paid player, with a $125,000 contract -
Ben Hogan earns "golfer of the year"
Ben Hogan makes a couragous comback from a near - fatal auto accident to win the U.S opens -
Florence Chadwick swims the English Chanel
Florence Chadwick swims the English Chanel in 13h 20mins a women's record. -
Althea Gibson competes in national tennis tournament.
Althea Gibson becomes the first black women to compete in a national tennis tournament. -
basketball conspiracy
College basketball fans are shocked by a point-shaving scandal involving players from City College of New York (CCNY), Long Island University (LIU), and New York University (NYU). -
NBA first All- Star game.
NBA(National Basketball Association) holds first All-Star basketball game which is held at Boston Gardens. East won the game 111-94. -
MLB dismisses commissioner.
MLB dismesses its second commisioner A. B. Chandler. In 1947 Chandler ovverode the baseball owner's vote against signing Jackie Robinson -
Jersey Joe Wolcott becomes the oldest heavyweight championship
Jersey Joe Wolcott wins the heavyweight championship at age 37 becoming the oldest man ever to hold the title. -
Olympics
Gold metals are won by Andrea Mead for slalmo and giant slalom skiing, and Dick Button in figure skating. Button is the first figure skater to preform a triple jump in competition. -
Olympics Commitee
The international Olympics Committe(IOC) elects American Avery Brundaage, who has been the USOC president since 1929 will continue as IOC president until 1972. -
Summer Olympics
At summer olympics in Helsiniki, Finland Bob Mathias wins the decathlon and the unofficial title "world's greatest athlete" for the second straight time. -
undefeated heavyweight championship
Rocky Marciano becomes the only heavyweight champion in boxing. -
NFL Name change
Dallas Texans become the Baltimore Colts. -
New York Yankees
New york Yankees become the first team in baseball history to win five consecutive World Series. -
NCAA single game record
Frank Selvy breaks NCAA single-game record be making 100 points in a basketball game. -
All-American Girls Professional league dies
The All- American Girls Profesional Baseball League folds after the 1954 season and dies a quiet death. -
NBA shot clock
The NBA introduces the 24- second shot clock, which wil revolutionize the game. -
Bill Vukovich dies in major auto accident.
Bill Vukovich dies in a crash in 1955 race becoming one of the first to die in a major autorace. -
Don Larson pitches perfect game
New York Yankee pitcher Don Larson pitches the only perfect game in World Series history. -
Supreme court and NFL
The supreme court rules that the National Football league is not similar to major League Baseball and must comply with antitrust laws. -
Streak lost
NotreDame beats Oklahoma 7-0. It is Oklahoma's first loss since 1953, ending a streak of 47 games. -
Broadway goes to hollywood
The broadway version of baseball's Faust becomes a Hollywood film. Damn Yankees stars Tab Hunter. -
NBA adopts new policy
NBA adopts a policy to protect its black players from discrimination at hotels. -
Supreme Court and boxing
Supreme Court rules that interacial boxing matches are legaly protected.
