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1961 in sports
See also:
1960 in sports
,
other events of 1961
,
1962 in sports
and the
list of 'years in sports'
.
Table of contents
1 Auto Racing
2 Baseball
3 Basketball
4 Boxing
5 Cycling
6 Figure Skating
7 Football (Soccer)
8 Football (American)
9 Canadian Football League
10 Golf
11 Thoroughbred Horse Racing
12 Harness Racing
13 Ice Hockey
14 Tennis
15 General sporting events
16 Births
17 Deaths
Auto Racing
Stock car racing
:
Marvin Panch[?]
won the
Daytona 500
NASCAR Championship
-
Ned Jarrett[?]
Indianapolis 500
-
A.J. Foyt
USAC Racing
-
A.J. Foyt
won the driving championship
Formula One Championship
-
Phil Hill[?]
of the
United States
24 hours of Le Mans
: the team of
Olivier Gendebien[?]
/
Phil Hill[?]
win, driving a
Ferrari TR61
Rally racing
- the team of
Maurice Martin[?]
/
Roger Bateau[?]
won the
Monte Carlo Rally
driving a
Panhard PL17[?]
Drag racing
-
Pete Robinson[?]
won Top Eliminator at the
NHRA
Nationals
Baseball
January 16
-
Mickey Mantle
becomes the highest paid player in
Major League Baseball
by signing a contract that will pay him $75,000 per season.
Roger Maris[?]
hits 61 home runs during the regular season, breaking
Babe Ruth
's mark of 60 that had stood since
1927
World Series
:
New York Yankees
win 4 games to 1 over the
Cincinnati Reds
. The series MVP is
Whitey Ford[?]
of the Yankees.
Basketball
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
:
Cincinnati wins 70-65 over Ohio St.
NBA Finals
:
Boston Celtics
won 4 games to 1 over the
St. Louis Hawks
Boxing
June 3
in
Los Angeles, California
-
Emile Griffith
knocked out
Gaspar Ortega[?]
in the 12th round to retain the Welterweight Championship
Cycling
Giro d'Italia
won by
Ercole Baldini[?]
of
Italy
Tour de France
-
Jacques Anquetil[?]
of
France
World Cycling Championship
:
Rik Van Looy[?]
of
Belgium
Figure Skating
The
World Figure Skating Championships
in
Prague
,
Czechoslovakia
were canceled after the entire
United States
team of skaters, officials, leaders and chaperones all died on
February 15
in a plane crash just outside of
Belgium
while traveling to the competition.
Football (
Soccer
)
England - FA Cup
:
Tottenham Hotspur
won 2-0 over
Leicester City[?]
Football (American)
NFL Championship
:
Green Bay Packers
won 37-0 over the
New York Giants
Canadian Football League
Grey Cup
:
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
win 21-14 over the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Golf
Men's Golf
Grand Slam of golf
results:
May
-
The Masters
-
Gary Player[?]
June
-
US Open
-
Gene Littler[?]
July
-
British Open
-
Arnold Palmer
August
-
PGA Championship
-
Jerry Barber[?]
PGA
tour's leading money winner for the year:
Gary Player[?]
- $64,540
Ryder Cup
:
United States
wins 14 1/2 to 9 1/2 over
Britain
in world team golf.
Women's Golf
US Women's Open
-
Mickey Wright[?]
LPGA Championship
-
Mickey Wright[?]
Mickey Wright[?]
: leading money winner on the
LPGA
tour, earning $22,236
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
Australia
-
Melbourne Cup
-
Lord Fury[?]
Canada
-
Queen's Plate
-
Blue Light[?]
France
-
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
-
Molvedo[?]
Ireland
-
Irish Derby Stakes
-
Your Highness[?]
English Triple Crown Races
:
Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
-
Rockavon[?]
Epsom Derby
-
Psidium[?]
St. Leger Stakes
-
Aurelius[?]
United States Triple Crown Races
:
Kentucky Derby
-
Carry Back[?]
Preakness Stakes
-
Carry Back[?]
Belmont Stakes
-
Sherluck[?]
Harness Racing
United States Pacing Triple Crown races
:
Cane Pace
-
Cold Front[?]
Little Brown Jug
-
Henry T. Adios[?]
Messenger Stakes
-
Adios Don[?]
United States Trotting Triple Crown races
:
Hambletonian
-
Harlan Dean[?]
Yonkers Trot
-
Duke Rodney[?]
Kentucky Futurity
-
Duke Rodney[?]
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship
:
Pacers:
Massacre[?]
Ice Hockey
Art Ross Memorial Trophy
as the
NHL
's leading scorer during the regular season:
Bernie "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion[?]
,
Montreal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy
for the
NHL
's Most Valuable Player:
Bernie "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion[?]
,
Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup
:
Chicago Blackhawks
win 4 games to 2 over the
Detroit Red Wings
World Hockey Championship
:
Men's champion:
Trail Smokeaters[?]
from
Canada
Tennis
Grand Slam in tennis
men's results:
Australian Open
-
Roy Emerson[?]
French Open
-
Manuel Santana[?]
Wimbledon championships
-
Rod Laver
US Open
-
Roy Emerson[?]
Grand Slam in tennis
women's results:
Australian Open
-
Margaret Smith
French Open
-
Ann Haydon[?]
Wimbledon championships
-
Angela Mortimer[?]
US Open
-
Darlene Hard[?]
Davis Cup
:
Australia
won 5-0 over
Italy
in world tennis.
General sporting events
Maureen Baynton[?]
won the Women's World Amateur Billiards Championships
Births
January 26
-
Wayne Gretzky
,
Ice hockey
player
February 11
-
Mary Docter[?]
, American speed skater
February 21
-
Davey Allison[?]
, automobile racer (+
1993
)
March 4
-
Ray Mancini
,
boxer
March 14
-
Kirby Puckett
,
baseball
player
September 2
-
Carlos Valderrama
,
footballer
Deaths
February 15
-
Bradley Lord[?]
, (1961 U.S. men's figure skating champion)
February 15
-
Laurence Owen[?]
, (1961 U.S. women's figure skating champion)
July 17
-
Ty Cobb
,
Major League Baseball
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