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A Postwar Year: 1946 Sports Milestones
The Los Angeles Times recounts 1946 as a storied sports year with wartime heroes returning to fame. Key moments include Joe Louis stopping Billy Conn, Army-Navy Notre Dame clashes, Ted Williams’ comeback season, Kramer’s Davis Cup and Wimbledon wins, Snead and Hogan’s golf triumphs, Assault’s Triple Crown, the Rams moving to Los Angeles, and DiMaggio’s solid season alongside boxing and racing highlights. Major athletes and teams like Lujack, Harmon, Waterfield, DiMaggio, Williams, Kramer, Snead, Hogan, and Feller anchor a year rich in records and first postwar excellence.
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DiMaggio
Blanchard
Davis
Ted Williams
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Jack Kramer
Hogan
Snead
Harmon
Michigan
NFL
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Conn
Yankee Stadium
Louis
Bob Lochner
NBA
Notre Dame
West Point
Glenn Davis
Doc Blanchard
Johnny Lujack
Army
Arnold Tucker
Fenway Park
Kid
Williams
Stan Musial
Harry the
Cat
Brecheen
Cardinal
Melbourne
Ted Schroeder
Kramer
Forest Hills
Wimbledon