1958 Sports Champions Collected Across Major Circuits
A sweeping list of 1958 champions spans motorsports, baseball, football, boxing, golf, tennis, swimming, track and field, billiards, and more. Notable names include World Series winners the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Braves, Indy 500 victor Jimmy Bryan, NASCAR champion Lee Petty, and college and amateur circuit victors across NCAA, AAU, and international events. The compilation highlights top performers by league, country, and event with multiple named athletes and teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Turley
New York Yankees
Milwaukee
Turley
Braves
Churchill Downs
Stan Leonard
Bill Bruton
Yankees
Hank Bauer
Warren Spahn
Bob Turley Blanks
Army
Notre Dame
Round Table
Racing
Casey Stengel
First Landing
Tomy Lee
Garden State
Pitt
Big Bowl Results and coaching changes captured in daily notes
A jittery year’s sports digest lists bowl outcomes with Mississippi routing Texas 49 to 7 in the Sugar Bowl and Oklahoma overpowering Duke 48 to 21 in the Orange Bowl. It notes coaching shifts including Ray Richards quitting at Chicago Cardinals and Ray McLean replacing Lisle Blackbourn with the Green Bay Packers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Rice
Aer
Olio State
Oregon
Rose Wil
Oklahoma
Duke
Mississippi
Texas
Ray Richards
Chicago Cardinals
Ray McLean
Lisle Blackbourn
Green Bay Packer
Frank Ivy
Chinwago Cards
Philadelphia Eagles
Hugh Devore
John Kundla
George Mikan
Minnapolis
Dodg
Los Angeles
Coliwm
Jack Curtice
Ford
Ron Dewins
Boston K
C. Miles
M Wyers
Iowa State
Texas Aggies
Santa Anita
Herb Elliott
Ella
Ray Nagelth
Filiott
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mike Hawthorne
England
Jimmy Bryan
Phoenix
Nascar
Lee Petty
Randleman
N. C
USAC
Tony Bettenhausen
Tinley Park
Ill
Milwaukee Braves
Richie Ashburn
Philadelphia
Ted Illiams
Boston
Ernie Banks
Cheng
Mickey Mantle
New York
Banks
Jack Jensen
Lew Burdette
Spahn
Bob Friend
Pittsburgh
Stu Miller
San Francisco
Whitey Ford
Minneapolis Millers
Birmingham Barons
Phoenix Giants
Charleston Senators
Minneapolis
International
Montreal Royals
Montreal
Asia
Birmingham
Fort Worth Cats
Corpus Christi Giants
Lancaster Red Roses
Binghamton Triplets
Augusta Tigers
Macon Dodgers
Colorado Springs Sky Sox
NCAA
California
Atlantic
Clemson
Missouri
Minnesota
Arizona
Harvard
Missouri Valley
Cincinnati
Mountain States
Brigham Young
Pacific Coast
Auburn
Southern
Richmond
George Washington
Southwest
AAU
Peoria Caterpillars
Nashville
Kentucky
Xavier
NBA
St. Louis Hawks
Maryland
Kansas State
Indiana
Arizona State
Ivy
Dartmouth
St. Bonaventure
Wyoming
Pacific
Oregon State
Southeast
West Virginia
Arkansas
Southern Methodist
Willie Mosconi
Haddon Heights
N. J
Harold Worst
Grand Rapids, Mich
Lloyd Courter
Iowa
Bradley
Jim Perez
Washington State
Harold Murphy
ABC
Ed Shay
Chester
John Tucker
Jim Vrenick
St. Louis
al Faragalli
Paterson
Falstaff
Tom Hennessey
Don Carter
Carter
Hennessey
St. Louis Budweisers
Merle Matthews
Long Beach
Calif
Marion Ladeig
Grand Rapids
Mich
LaVerne Carter
Grand Rapids Fanatorium
WIBC
Ruth Hertel
Lexington
Jean Schultz
Tess Johns
Cleveland
Allgauer'’s Restaurants
Chicago
Floyd Patterson
Archie Moore
San Diego
Ray Robinson
Don Jordan
Joe Brown
New Orleans
Hogan
Kid) Bassey
Nigeria
Alphonse Halimi
France
San Jose State
Illinois
Ifa—Columbia
Big Eight
Big Ten
Border
Hardin- Simmons Fast
Mid-Atlantic
Rutgers
North Texas State
Rocky Mountain
Colorado Mines
Colorado College
LSU
TCU
Skyline
Tommy Bolt
Crystal River
Fla
Mickey Wright
Charlie Coe
Oklahoma City
Anne Quast
Marysville
Wash
Peter Thomson
Australia
Joe Carr
Ireland
Don Finsterwald
Tenesta
Mickey Right
Arnold Palmer
Latrobe
Beverly Hanson
India
Vancouver
B. C
Wesley Ellis
Ridgewood
Bruce Castator
Toronto
Dan Sikes Jr
Jacksonville
United States
Great Britain
Christy O’connor
Harry Bradshaw
Angel Miguel
Spain
Wake Forest
Purdue
Yale
Lehigh
Houston
Mountain State
New Mexico
Southern California
Georgia
Davidson
Los Angeles Turners
Montreal Canadiens
Dickie Moore
Gordie Howe
Detroit Red Wings
Frank Mahovlich
Toronto Maple Leafs
Lady Byng
Camille Henry
New York Rangers
Jacques Plante
Doug Harvey
Hershey Bears
Hershey
Denver
William Shoemaker
Arcadia
Atlantic City
Munch
Belmont
Gardenia—Quill
Tim Tam
Vertex
Silky Sullivan
San Juan Capistrano
Promised Land
United Nations
Clem
Washington International
Sailor’s Guide
Washington Park
Westerner
Strong Bay
Widener
Oligarchy
Wood Memorial
Woodward
Emily
BARC
Fanna
IRA
Cornell
Indianapolis
A. C
Santa Clara
S. C
North Carolina
Michigan
Florida
VML
SMU
Lance Larson
Murray Rose
Rose
Frank McKinney
Bloomington
Ind
McKinney
Manuel Sanguiry
Columbus
Ohio
Fred Munsch
N. Y
Gary Tobian
U. S. Army
Donald Harper
Coca Cola S. C
Jon Henricks
Tobian
Los Los Angeles
Longstone Breen
A. Water Pole
A.C
Chris von Saltza
Santa Clara S. C
Sylvia Ruuska
Berkeley
YMCA
Carin Cone
Patty Kempner
Kris Kristensen
S. S
Susie Ordogh
Washington A. C
Nancy Ramey
Barbara Gilders
Detroit
Irene MacDonald
Molly Bockin
Donna Graham
Riviera Club
Paula Jean Myers
Encino S. S
Ashley Cooper
Althea Gibson
Alejandro Olmedo
Peru
Ham Richardson
Arlington
Jeanne Arth
Seattle
Darlene Hard
Montebello
Margaret du Pont
Wilmington
Del
Neale Fraser
Richard Savitt
Orange
Grant Golden
Wilmette
Barry MacKay
Dayton
Nancy O’connell
Carol Hanks
Mildred Thornton
Donald Manchester
Auburndale
Mass
Bernard Bartzen
Dallas
MacKay
Sam Giammalva
Dorothy Knode
Dou
Knode
Karol Fageros
Miami
Cooper
Sven Davidson
Ulf Schmidt
Sweden
Maria Bueno
Brazil
Lorraine Douglan
Robert Howe
Earl Buchholz
Buchholz
Charles McKinley
St. Ann
Menahin
McKinley
Sen
Colorado
Oklaoma State
Bucknell
Swarthmore
Utah
UCLA
Tulane
Striders
New York A. C
Tennessee State
Kansas
Ilinois
Central
Western Michigan
Villanova
Metropolitan
Manhattan
St. Joseph's
Idaho State
William and Mary
Bobby Morrow
Abilene Christian
Charles Jones
John Humcke
Ernie Shelby
Babka
Bob Backus
Charles Dumas
Uthern
California Striders
Parry O’brien
Harold Connolly
A. A
Ira Davis
la Salle
Bud Held
Rafer Johnson
Howard Smith
Ed Collymore
Hayes Jones
Charles Jenkins
Zbigniew Orywal
Poland
Ron Delany
Velisa Mugosa
Yugoslavia
Humcke
A Harm Wyatt
Anta Clara Y. Polo le Binge
Shanahan C. C
Bob Gutowski
Occidental
Parry O'Brien
Greg Bell
Backus
Emerson Clark
Preston
Ont
Canada
Mary Meadows
Grimes
Victor A. Reinders
Waukesha
Wis
Nita Sommer
Joe Hiestand
Hillsboro
Ned Lilly
Stanton
Jim McCole
Oklahoma State
California Poly
Delany
Vianis
Millrose Gate
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Eddie Arcaro
Gardnar Mulloy
Jewel
Tae Robinson Teains
Carmen Basilio
PRU
Kid Bassey
Colonial
Ralph Dupus
Mexico
Stan Musial
Elliott
Seaneen
Ohio State
Glenn Davis
Pat O'Connor
Chavez Ravine
Dodger Stadium
Virgil Akins
Vince Martinez
Welterweight Tittle
Cavan Tak Belmont
Detroit Tigers
Jack Tighe
Bill Norman
Sal
Maglie
Cardinals
Bolt
Dodgers
Don Newcombe
Steve Bilko
John Klippstein
Bakersfield
Cleveland Indians
Maner
Bobby Bragan
Joe Oldon
Eldon Elson
Delaare Park
Althea Gibsom
Baltimore
Jimmy Cruise
Roosevelt Raceway
Jim Bunning
Eddie Sawyers
Mayo Smith
Joe
Kenny Lane
Williams
Kenses City
Restless Wind
Dublin
Birdie Tebbetts
Cincinnati Redlegs
Roy Harris
Barbara Romack
Hambletonian
London
Ralph Lowe
Leslie Combs
Art Aragee
Oa Mee
Cooper Anda Gibson
Columbia
Britain
Tom Aaron
St. Louis Cardinals
Fred Hutchinson
Shadow Wave
Sceptre
Hoyt Wilhelm
Milwaukees
Ted Williams
Mary Fan
Illiams
Ted
Colum
Bia
Ritchie Ashburn
Sally Hemus
Johnny Russo
Wichita
American Assa
Louisville
Tudor Era
Bump Elliott
Bennie Oosterbaan
Ohi
Norrisk
Andy Phillip
Ed Macauley
Chicago Cubs
Pete Dawkins
Bob Margarita
Boston U
Baltimore Colts
Baseball
Fort Worth
Arderin Assa
Tom Marshall
Bobby Wanzer
Cincinnati Royal
Jimmy Piersall
Vic Wertz
Associated Press
Will Harridge
National League
Warren Giles
Ruben Gomez
Valmy
Lincoln Road
Milo Valenzuela
Bill Hartack