Skeptic1959
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Another fun topic for you sports fans...
What were the major headlines from the year you were born?
I was born May 19, 1959. Here are the major events from that year:
What were the major headlines from the year you were born?
I was born May 19, 1959. Here are the major events from that year:
- New England Patriots founded in Massachusetts on November 16, as predecessor name was Boston Patriots.
- NFL Championship – Baltimore Colts won 31-16 over the New York Giants
- August 14 – The American Football League is founded. Play would begin the following year.
- Sugar Bowl(1958 season): The Louisiana State Tigers won 7-0 over the Clemson Tigers to win the AP and Coaches Poll national championships
- March 3 – The San Francisco Giants officially name their new stadium Candlestick Park.
- May 26 – In what many experts call the greatest pitching performance in history, Harvey Haddix—suffering with a flu and sore throat—hurls a 12 inning perfect game for the Pittsburgh Pirates but loses in the 13th inning 0-1 on a Don Hoak fielding error to the Milwaukee Braves as lightning storms threaten the end of the game.
- World Series – Los Angeles Dodgers win 4 games to 2 over the Chicago White Sox. The Series MVP is Larry Sherry, Los Angeles
- NCAA Men's Basketball Championship–California wins 71-70 over West Virginia
- NBA Finals–Boston Celtics win 4 games to 0 over the Minneapolis Lakers
- June 26 – in New York City, Ingemar Johansson scored a 3rd-round TKO over Floyd Patterson to win the World Heavyweight Championship
- Grey Cup – Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 21-7 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Masters Tournament – Art Wall, Jr.
- U.S. Open – Billy Casper
- British Open – Gary Player
- PGA Championship – Bob Rosburg
- Stanley Cup – Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 1 over the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Ingemar Johansson, Boxing
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Maria Bueno, Tennis
- Dolph Schayes, NBA player born 1928, died 2015
- Curley Neal, Harlem Globetrotters born 1942 dies 2020
- Rick Cerone former New York Yankee among other teams born 1954
- Ed Whitson another Yankee pitcher born 1955
- Bill Laimbeer NBA born 1957