1960

Recap of the year 1960 in sports.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Basketball

[edit] NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:

• Ohio State University wins 75-55 over California

[edit] NBA Finals:

• The Boston Celtics won the series 4-3 over the St. Louis Hawks. This marked the 3rd meeting between the teams in 4 years. The Celtics won their 2nd consecutive championship and 3rd in 4 years.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:

1. Australian Open - Rod Laver
2. French Open - Nicola Pietrangeli
3. Wimbledon championships - Neale Fraser
4. US Open - Neale Fraser

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:

1. Australian Open - Margaret Smith
2. French Open - Darlene Hard
3. Wimbledon championships - Maria Bueno
4. US Open - Darlene Hard

• Davis Cup: Australia wins 4-1 over Italy in world tennis.