Major League Baseball was by far the most popular professional sport in the 1960's. By the 1980's, it was replaced by NFL Football.
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A lot of the sports around now were around back then. These sports include Football, Hockey, Tennis and Soccer. Baseball was said to be a t its peak back in the 1960's.
Childrens' games of the 1960s are, for the most part, the same as those played today with the exception of electronic gaming, which did not become commercially viable until roughly the 1970s. Additionally, few new major athletic sports have developed since the 1960s.
1960: Ralph Gugliemi 1961-1963: Norm Snead 1964-1969: Sonny Jurgensen Sports Media 101 sportsmedia101.com
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Tennis, Baseball, and Football.
football,baseball soccer was not importin to the Americans
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There were sports events shown on TV during the 1940s. This did not become popular until the 1960s and beyond.
Cricket, Tennis and Australian Rules Football
In the 1960s entertainment was huge. Sports, movies, Broadway, television, and music were all ways people entertained themselves. The entertainment personalities in the 1960s worked hard so they could be the subjects of peoples conversations even many years after they have died.
A lot of the sports around now were around back then. These sports include Football, Hockey, Tennis and Soccer. Baseball was said to be a t its peak back in the 1960's.
Cricket, rugby, tennis, soccer. Probably many more. Australian Rules football.
Childrens' games of the 1960s are, for the most part, the same as those played today with the exception of electronic gaming, which did not become commercially viable until roughly the 1970s. Additionally, few new major athletic sports have developed since the 1960s.
I don't know what your looking for, but here is the wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_in_sports The Olympics did occur