Who were Famous sports people of the 1960s?
Alpine skiingThe men's Olympic Gold Medal: Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, FranceSlalom: Ernst Hinterseer, AustriaGiant Slalom: Roger Staub, SwitzerlandThe women's Olympic Gold Medal:Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West GermanySlalom: Ann Heggtveit, CanadaGiant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, SwitzerlandFIS Alpine World Ski Championships: Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, FranceWomen's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada, who becomes the first non-European to win a world championship title in Alpine skiing.American footballMinnesota Golden Gophers win National college football championship.National Football League names Pete Rozelle commissioner of the league. The league expands to Dallas for the 1960 season and Minneapolis-St.Paul for the 1961 season. The Chicago Cardinals relocates to St. Louis, Missouri.December 26-NFL Championship - Philadelphia Eagles won 17-13 over the Green Bay PackersThe American Football League (AFL) played its first seasonFirst black pro football placekicker: Gene Mingo (Denver Broncos, AFL)First Hispanic pro football quarterback: Tom Flores (Oakland Raiders, AFL)AFL Championship: Houston Oilers won 24-16 over the Los Angeles ChargersAssociation footballEngland - FA Cup - Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3-0 over Blackburn RoversThe Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2-1 to win the first [[1960 European Football Championship|European Football ChampionshipAustralian rules footballVictorian Football League Melbourne wins the 64th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 8.14 (62) d Collingwood 2.2 (14))Brownlow Medal awarded to John Schultz (Footscray)BaseballWorld Series - Pittsburgh Pirates win 4 games to 3 over the New York Yankees. The Series MVP is Bobby Richardson, New York.October 13 - 1960 World Series - Baseballer Bill Mazeroski becomes the first person to end a World Series with a home run.The Winnipeg Goldeyes win the Northern League championship.BasketballNCAA Men's Basketball Championship - Ohio St. wins 75-55 over CaliforniaNBA Finals|NBA Finals - Boston Celtics win 4 games to 3 over the St. Louis HawksBoxingMarch 16 - Flash Elorde won the world junior lightweight title with a seventh-round knockout of Harold Gomes in Quezon City, Philippines.June - Floyd Patterson recovered the world heavyweight title from Ingemar Johansson, becoming the first-ever boxer to do so.September 5 - Cassius Clay wins the gold medal in boxing at the Rome Olympic Games.Canadian footballGrey Cup - Ottawa Rough Riders defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 16-6.CyclingTour de France - Gastone Nencini of ItalyGiro d'Italia - Jacques Anquetil of FranceField HockeyOlympic Games (Men's Competition) in Rome, Italy Gold Medal: PakistanSilver Medal: IndiaBronze Medal: SpainFigure skatingWorld Figure Skating Championships - Men's champion: Alain Giletti, FranceLadies' champion: Carol Heiss, United StatesPair skating champions: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul, CanadaIce dancing champions: Doreen Denny & Courtney Jones, Great BritainGolfMen's professionalMasters Tournament - Arnold PalmerU.S. Open - Arnold PalmerBritish Open - Kel NaglePGA Championship - Jay HebertPGA Tour money leader - Arnold Palmer - $75,263Men's amateurBritish Amateur - Joe CarrU.S. Amateur - Deane BemanWomen's professionalWomen's Western Open - Joyce ZiskeLPGA Championship - Mickey WrightU.S. Women's Open - Betsy RawlsTitleholders Championship - Fay CrockerLPGA Tour money leader - Louise Suggs - $16,892Harness racingUnited States Pacing Triple Crown races - Cane Pace - Countess AdiosLittle Brown Jug - Bullet HanoverYonkers TrotKentucky FuturityAustralian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship - Pacers: CaduceusHorse racingSteeplechases Cheltenham Gold Cup - Pas SeulGrand National - Merryman IIFlat racesAustralia - Melbourne Cup won byCanada - Queen's Plate won byFrance - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Puissant ChefIreland - Irish Derby Stakes won by ChamourEnglish Triple Crown Races: 2,000 Guineas Stakes - MartialEpsom Derby - St. PaddySt. Leger Stakes - St. PaddyUnited States Triple Crown Races: Kentucky Derby - Venetian WayPreakness Stakes - Bally AcheBelmont Stakes - Celtic AshIce hockeyThe American Olympic men's ice-hockey team won the United States' first Olympic hockey gold medal with a record of 7-0-0 during the tournament.Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black HawksHart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Gordie Howe, Detroit Red WingsStanley Cup - Montreal Canadiens win 4 games to 0 over the Toronto Maple LeafsWorld Hockey Championship Men's champion: United States is crushed by CanadaNCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship - University of Denver Pioneers defeat Michigan Technological University Huskies 5-3 in Boston, MassachusettsMotor racingStock car racing - Junior Johnson won the Daytona 500NASCAR Championship - Rex WhiteIndianapolis 500 - Jim RathmannUSAC Racing - A.J. Foyt won the season championshipFormula One Championship - Jack Brabham of Australia24 hours of Le Mans - the team of Olivier Gendebien / Paul Frère won, driving a Ferrari TR60Rally racing - the team of Walter Schock / Rolf Moll won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Mercedes 220SE.Drag racing - Leonard Harris won "Top Eliminator" at the NHRA NationalsOlympic Games1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy USSR wins the most medals (103), and the most gold medals (43)1960 Winter Olympics held in Squaw Valley, United States USSR wins the most medals (21), and the most gold medals (7)First Paralympic Games held in Rome, Italy Italy wins the most medals (80) and the most gold medals (29)First Winter Universiade held in Chamonix, FranceRugby union66th Five Nations Championship series is shared by England and FranceSwimmingJune 12 - Marianne Heemskerk from the Netherlands breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly during a meet in Leipzig, East Germany - 2:34.4.July 10 - US swimmer Michael Troy breaks his own world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at a meet in Evansville, Indiana, clocking 2:15.0.July 23 - Thirteen days after breaking his own world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) Troy once again betters the world's best time in that event, this time at a meet in Toledo, Ohio clocking 2:13.4.August 4 - Less than a month before the Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy, Troy again breaks the world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course), when he clocks 2:13.2 at a meet in Detroit, Michigan.September 2 - Michael Troy wins the men's 200m butterfly (long course) at the Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy by breaking his own world record - 2:12.8.TennisGrand Slam in tennis men's results: Australian Open - Rod LaverFrench Open - Nicola PietrangeliWimbledon championships - Neale FraserUS Open - Neale FraserGrand Slam in tennis women's results: Australian Open - Margaret CourtFrench Open - Darlene HardWimbledon championships - Maria BuenoUS Open - Darlene HardDavis Cup - Australia wins 4-1 over Italy in world tennis.Volleyball1960 FIVB Men's World Championship in Rio de Janeiro won by the USSRAwardsAssociated Press Male Athlete of the Year - Rafer Johnson, Track and fieldAssociated Press Female Athlete of the Year - Wilma Rudolph, Track and field
