1948 in sports
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1948 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s |
| Years: | 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 |
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[edit] American football
- University of Michigan wins college football national championship.
- Cleveland Browns 49–7 Buffalo Bills in the All-America Football Conference championship game.
- Philadelphia Eagles 7–0 Chicago Cardinals in the National Football League championship game. The game at Shibe Park was played in a blizzard.
[edit] Association football
England
- First Division – Arsenal win the 1947–48 title.
- FA Cup – Manchester United beat Blackpool 4–2.
[edit] Athletics
33 athletics events were contested at the Olympic Games in London, including debuts for the men's 10km walk; and the women's 200 metres, long jump and shot put. Fanny Blankers-Koen of the Netherlands captured four gold medals.
[edit] Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League
- Melbourne wins the 52nd VFL Premiership (Melbourne 10.9 (69) drew Essendon 7.27 (69), replay Melbourne 13.11 (89) d Essendon 7.8 (50))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Bill Morris (Richmond)
[edit] Baseball
- January 29 – Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players.
- February 27 – Hall of Fame election – voters select the recently deceased Herb Pennock, and Pie Traynor, as the newest inductees; Traynor is the first third baseman elected by the writers in 9 elections.
- August 16 – death of Babe Ruth
- World Series – Cleveland Indians defeat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2.
[edit] Basketball
- NCAA Basketball Championship – Kentucky beat Baylor 58–42
- NBA Finals – Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia Warriors 4 games to 2
[edit] Boxing
- June 25 – At New York's Yankee Stadium – Joe Louis knocked out Jersey Joe Walcott in the 11th round to retain his heavyweight title for the 25th time. Shortly after the bout, Louis announced his retirement from boxing.
[edit] Field hockey
- Olympic Games (men's competition) in London, Great Britain
- Gold: India
[edit] Figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships
- Men's champion: Dick Button, United States
- Ladies' champion: Barbara Ann Scott, Canada
- Pair skating champions: Micheline Lannoy & Pierre Baugniet, Belgium
[edit] Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament – Claude Harmon
- PGA Championship – Ben Hogan
- U.S. Open – Ben Hogan
- British Open – Henry Cotton
Men's amateur
Women's professional
- Women's Western Open – Patty Berg
- U.S. Women's Open – Babe Zaharias
- Titleholders Championship – Patty Berg
[edit] Ice hockey
- NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – Michigan Wolverines defeat Dartmouth College Big Green 8-4 in Colorado Springs, CO to win the first official NCAA championship
- Stanley Cup – Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings in 4 straight games to win their 5th Stanley Cup title.
[edit] Horse racing
- Citation becomes the 8th horse to win the US Triple Crown
Steeplechases
Flat races
- Australia – Melbourne Cup won by
- Canada – Queen's Plate won by
- France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by
- Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by
- English Triple Crown Races:
- United States Triple Crown Races:
[edit] Motor racing
[edit] Radiosport
- First CQ World Wide DX Contest held in October and November. This annual event would go on to become the radio contest with the largest participation worldwide.
[edit] Snooker
- World Snooker Championship – Fred Davis beats Walter Donaldson 84-61.
[edit] Olympic Games
- 1948 Summer Olympics takes place in London, United Kingdom
- United States wins the most medals (84) and the most gold medals (38).
- 1948 Winter Olympics takes place in St. Moritz, Switzerland
[edit] Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Lou Boudreau, Major League Baseball
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Fanny Blankers-Koen, Track and field
[edit] References
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