1954 World Series Champions and Leading Sports Figures
A sweeping compilation of 1954 sports champions across baseball football boxing and more. Noted are Giants star Willie Mays leading NL batting, Ted Kluszewski with 49 homers for the Reds, Doby and Consuegra among top pitchers, and Robin Roberts plus Bob Lemon as top winners. Also listed are college and amateur titlists across golf, tennis, boxing, track, swimming, and basketball, with teams like the Minneapolis Lakers and North Carolina State highlighted among champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Giants
Giants
Cleveland
Indians
Willie Mays
Hobby Avila
Meians
Ted Kluszewski
Cincinnati Redlegs
Larry Doby
Rains
Kluszewski
Doby
John Antonelli
Sandalio Consnegra
Chicago White Sox
Shpemaker
Vic Seixas
Rex Hartwig
Doris Hart
Louise Brough
Marciano
Charley
Barbara Romak
Mickey Wright
France
Robert Cohen
Thailand
Chamreon Songkitrat
Yankees
Casey Stengel
Adios
Harry
Charlie Dressen
Bucky Harris
Senators
Dusty Rhodes
Day-By-Day January 1 highlights college bowls and sports
Oklahoma upset Maryland 7-0 in the Orange Bowl while Michigan State beat UCLA 28-20 in the Rose Bowl. Georgia Tech routed West Virginia 429 in the Sugar Bowl and Rice defeated Alam a 28-6 in the Cotton Bowl. Jack Molinas suspended indefinitely for betting on his Fort Wayne Pistons. Richmond and Havana join the International League. Phillies buy Murry Dickson for Jack Lohrke and $80,000.s Major coaching and athletic director moves at Michigan State and Notre Dame. Various track and boxing results, famous names in golf and tennis, plus several horse races and Pro and college sports notes across months January to June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Maryland
Michigan State
UCLA
Georgia Tech
West Virginia
Rice
Aluama
Jack Molinas
Fort Wayne
Pistons
Richmond
Havana
Phillies
Murry Dickson
Pirates
Jack Lohrke
Andy Hansen
Biggie Munn
Hugh Daugherty
Luxembourg
Josy Barthel
Boston
Amercan
East
West
Empire City
Rabbit
Melbourne
Len Piuex
Fred Wilt
Philadelphia Inquirer
Truex
Wilt
Washington Star
Gene Littler
Archie Moore
Joey Maxim
Cleveland Browns
Stanford
Bobby Garrett
Murray Warmath
Mississippi State
Minnesota
Barthel
Landy clocks 3 58 mile in Turku Finland
A year of sports headlines from July to December features John Landy running a 3 58 mile in Turku Finland and many results across golf tennis and baseball with notable names including Babe Zaharias Maureen Connolly Peter Thomson and the Phillies Edwin Stanky. The calendar lists American League and National League pennants and major event outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Landy
Turku
Finland
Babe Zaharias
Maureen Connolly
Australia
Peter Thomson
American League
National
Terry Moore
Steve O'Neill
Phillies
Bernard Bartzes
St. Louis
Eddie Stanky
Chick Herbert
Walt Burkemo
Joe Adcock
Braves
Brooklyn
Newport Dream
Hambletonian
Jorey Barber
Gene Li
Roger Bannister
Sohn Landy
Mile Landy
Archie Moore
Harald Johnson
Remund
Letroit Lions Trouboe College
Bob Poskiwing
Chicago
Raho Olson
Rocky Cam Jellant
Vic Seixas
Tony Trabett
Doris Hart
Shirley Fry
Eetives
Arnold Palmer
Cleveland
Bob Sweeny
U.S
Gallite
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robin Roberts
Philadelphia Phillies
Bob Lemon
Barry Wynn
Louisville Colonels
Atlanta Crackers
San Diego
Oakland
American _Assn
Indianapolis
Louisville
International
Toronto
Syracuse
Southern Assn
Atlanta
Shreveport
Houston
Wilkes-Barre
Albany
Jacksonville
Savannah
Denver
Des Moines
Vancouver
NCAA
Missourri
Atlantic
Clemson
Missouri
Big Ten
Arizona
Navy
Ee Valley
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Georgia
Virginia Tech
Southwest
Texas
Skyline
Wyoming
AAU
Peoria Cats
Wayland
Baptist College
LaSalle
Holy Cross
Minneapolis Lakers
North Carolina State
Colorado
Kansas
Indiana
Texas Tech
Cornell
Missouri Valley
California
Southeas
Kentucky
George Washington
Bayline
Ray Kalgore
San Francisco
Willie Mascon
Haddon Heights
N. J
Lee ‘Lerner
Milwaukee
College Pocket
John Besudette
Robert Strange
Bill Robbinson
Florida
ABC
Tony
Sparando
Rego Park
Don McClaren
St Louis
Billy Welu
Tri-Par Radio
Brad Lewis
Vand
Ohio
Don Carter
Marion Ladewig
Buzz Fazio
Tony Lindemann
Detroit
Stroh’s
Bohemian Beer
Helen Martin
Peoria
Frances Stennett
Rose Gacioeh
Rockford
Ill
Anne Johnson
Berwick
Marhoefer Wiener
Oky Marefa
Ockton
Mass
Archie
Miami
Cant
Bobo
Olson
Tomnny Saxton
Lew
Yale
Arkansas
Ed Furgol
Mildred
Babe
Zoe Harras
Tampa
Barbart Romack
Sacramento
Doug Bachn
Melvin Harbert
Sam Snead
White Suthur Springs
W. Va
Jerry Barber
Saanada
Calif
Bob Tosti
Livingston
Art Wall Jr
Pocono Mungr
Lloyd Mangeum
Niles
Pat Fletcher
Saskatoon
Sask
Harvie Ward
Wisconsin
ICAA
George Terry
Manhattan
Allen Brame
Oklahoma A&m
Gordon McKenzie
N.Y
Pioneer Club
New ‘York
A.C
Jim Beatty
North Carroling
Kan~sas
Bip Ten—im Lambert
Tridiana
Miel
John Rosenbaum
John Barton
Aeburn
Ben Angle
VMI
Inocensio Canto
Columbia
NYU
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Texas A & My
Duke
Los Hte
Margaret Smith
Mexicco
Kullman Robbins
Memphis State
SMU
Allande
Wake Forest
Bob Henning
Purdue
State
Alexander
Ben Dickson
Oklahoma A & M
Okahoma
Pyeble Coast
Bob Donnelly
Washington
Warren Dalley
Southeast
Edule Merrins
LSU
Southern
William Wood
Neat
Davidsons
Joe Golden
Doug Lund
Utah
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Britain
B.C
Penn Tate
Los Angeles Turners
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Gornie Howe
Detruit
Hurt
Rolling
Chicago Black Hawks
Camille Henry
New York Rangers
Len
Red) Kelly
Harry Lumley
Toronto Maple Leaf
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Buffalo Bisona
George
Julin Hershey Bears
Vancouver Canucks
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College Sjcaa
Rensselaer Polytech
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Margard
Willie Shoemaker
Preaka
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New Castle
Pet Bully
Apale
Wood Memorial
Widener
San. Juan Capistrano
Pauli
Dwyer
Imler
Washingtons
New Haven S.C
Wome
Stanfird
V.M.I. S
Dick Cleveland
Ford Konno
Kouno
Yoshio Oyikawa
Oyakawa
Dive Hawkins
Harvard
Richard Fadgen
Woonsacket
R. I
YMCA
Bert Wardrop
New York
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Dick Browning
Pensacola
Nedys
Hawaiian S.C
Konno
William Woolsey
Albert Wiggins
Wiggins
Fadgen
Burwell Jones
Joaquin Capilla
Capila
New Haven SC
Jody Alderson
Chicago Community Builders
Ee Tait
Santa Cisely
Carol Tait
Shelley Mann
Walter Reed S
Barbara Stark
San Frantiseo
Ay Brensietiitee Mea
Jane Sears
Walter Reed
S.C
Mele Ann
Walter Meyer
Patricia, McCormick
Los Angeles
A.C .Meyer
Pat. McCormick
Elley
Judy Alderson
Carolyn Green
Fi Lauderdale
Crystal Plunge
Mary Jane Sears
Marie Gillett
Pat McCormic
Pat McCorm
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Philadelphia
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Fla
Seixes
Tony Trabert
Cincinnati
Miss Hart
Akron
Seixas
Sven Davidson
Sweden
Trabert
Bill Talbert
Dorothy Watman Levine
Levine
M Barbara Ward
City
Lois Felis
Meriden
Conn
Winslow Blanchard
Bernard Barizen
San Angelo
Tex
Miss Connolly
Miss Connnolly
Jurassay Drabng
Egypt
Mervyn Rose
Australis
Louise Beough
Beverly Hills
Margaret Osborne duPont
Wilmington
Del
United States
Jerry
Modesto
Moss
But! Baumgardner
Farlong
Alan Silverman
Earl Buchholz
Ned Neely
Atlanta, Ga
Barbara
Breit
North Hollywood
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Monteverly
Hamilton Richardson
Tulane
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M. Perry
Princeton
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Ken Taylor
Jim Meter
Taylor
A Kuhn
Northwestern
Johin Hironimus
J. Robert Martin
Hardin-Simmons
John Been
Ken Wagstaff
Been
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Bill Quillian
Quillian
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Hamilton Richarson
Richardson
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George Snead
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James Herd
Herd
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CYO
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Tempe
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Josh Culbreath
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Richards
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Merwin Carter
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Nolin Haines
Fennsylvania
Hurdies
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Los Angeles A.C
Reginald Pearman
Whitield
Horace Ashenfelter
Li Figh
Santa Clara
Jerry Welbourn
Heville Price
O'Brien
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Egan
Doughman
Pittsburgh
Ted Kluszewsk
Mildred Zaharias
Parry O'Brien
Terry Brennan
Notre Dame
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Don Liddle
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Millrage Mile
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