American Decades
Awards
1950
Major League Baseball World Series—New York Yankees (American League), 4 vs. Philadelphia Phillies (National League), 0
National Football League Championship—Cleveland Browns, 30 vs. Los Angeles Rams, 28
Heisman Trophy, Collegiate Football—Vic Janowicz (Ohio State)
National Basketball Association Championship—Minneapolis Lakers, 4 vs. Syracuse Nationals, 3
National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball—City College of New York, 71 vs. Bradley, 68
National Hockey League Stanley Cup—Detroit Red Wings, 4 vs. New York Rangers, 3
Kentucky Derby, Horse Racing—Middleground (Bill Boland, jockey)
Masters Golf Tournament—Jimmy Demaret
U.S. National Tennis Tournament—Art Larsen; Margaret du Pont
Athletes of the Year—Jim Kostanty (Baseball)—Mildred ("Babe") Didrikson Zaharias...
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1950's Sports
- Overview
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Topics in the News
- Antitrust, Unions and Dynasties
- Baseball
- Basketball: From NCAA Fast Times to NBA Fast Breaks
- The Birth of Sports Illustrated
- Bowling
- Boxing
- Broadcasting Sports
- Cold War Olympics
- Football: The Fields of Friendly Strife
- Golf
- Horse Racing Near Misses
- Ice Hockey
- Integration at What Cost?
- Little League Big Men
- The Olympics for All
- Tennis
- Headline Makers
- People in the News
- Awards
- Deaths
- Publications
- Important Events in Sports, 1950–1959
