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1953 in sports
See also:
1952 in sports
,
other events of 1953
,
1954 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
NASCAR Championship
-
Herb Thomas[?]
AAA Racing
:
Bill Vukovich[?]
won the
Indianapolis 500
Sam Hanks[?]
won the season driving championship
Formula One Championship
-
Alberto Ascari
of
Italy
24 hours of Le Mans
:
the team of
Tony Rolt[?]
/
Duncan Hamilton[?]
won, driving a
Jaguar C-Type
Rally racing
:
the team of
Maurice Gatsonides[?]
/
Peter Worledge[?]
won the
Monte Carlo Rally
driving a
Ford Zephyr
Drag racing
- The
NHRA
held its first official race in April on a section of the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds parking lot in
Pomona, California
.
Baseball
World Series
:
New York Yankees
won 4 games to 2 over the
Brooklyn Dodgers
Basketball
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
:
Indiana wins 69-68 over Kansas
NBA Finals
:
Minneapolis Lakers
won 4 games to 1 over the
New York Knicks
Boxing
September 24
in
New York City
-
Rocky Marciano
retains his World Heavyweight title with a
TKO[?]
over
Roland LaStarza[?]
in the 11th round.
October
in
New York City
-
Bobo Olson[?]
scored a 15 round decision over
Randy Turpin
to win the World Middleweight Championship
Cycling
Giro d'Italia
won by
Fausto Coppi[?]
of
Italy
Tour de France
-
Louison Bobet[?]
of
France
World Cycling Championship
:
Fausto Coppi[?]
of
Italy
Figure Skating
World Figure Skating Championships
:
Men's champion:
Hayes Alan Jenkins[?]
,
United States
Women's champion:
Tenley Albright[?]
,
United States
Pairs champions:
Jennifer Nicks[?]
&
John Nicks[?]
,
Great Britain
Football (
Soccer
)
England - FA Cup
:
Blackpool
won 4-3 over the
Bolton Wanderers[?]
Football (American)
NFL Championship
:
Detroit Lions
won 17-16 over the
Cleveland Browns
Canadian Football League
Grey Cup
:
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
win 12-6 over the
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Golf
Men's Golf
Grand Slam of golf
results:
May
-
The Masters
-
Ben Hogan
June
-
US Open
-
Ben Hogan
July
-
British Open
-
Ben Hogan
August
-
PGA Championship
-
Walter Burkemo[?]
PGA
tour's leading money winner for the year:
Lew Worsham[?]
- $34,002
Ryder Cup
:
United States
wins 6 1/2 to 5 1/2 over the
British
team in world golf.
Women's Golf
The
US Women's Open
-
Betsy Rawls[?]
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
Australia
-
Melbourne Cup
-
Wodalla[?]
Canada
-
Queen's Plate
-
Canadiana[?]
France
-
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
-
La Sorellina[?]
Ireland
-
Irish Derby Stakes
-
Chamier[?]
English Triple Crown Races
:
Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
-
Nearula[?]
Epsom Derby
-
Pinza[?]
St. Leger Stakes
-
Premonition[?]
United States Triple Crown Races
:
Kentucky Derby
-
Dark Star[?]
Preakness Stakes
-
Native Dancer[?]
Belmont Stakes
-
Native Dancer[?]
Harness Racing
Little Brown Jug
for pacers won by
Keystoner[?]
Hambletonian
for trotters won by
Helicopter[?]
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship
:
Pacers:
Captain Sandy[?]
Ice Hockey
Art Ross Memorial Trophy
as the
NHL
's leading scorer during the regular season:
Gordie Howe
,
Detroit Red Wings
Hart Memorial Trophy
for the
NHL
's Most Valuable Player:
Gordie Howe
,
Detroit Red Wings
Stanley Cup
:
Montreal Canadiens
win 4 games to 1 over the
Boston Bruins
World Hockey Championship
Men's champion:
Sweden
defeated the heavily favoured
Soviet Union
Canada
did not participate in the World Hockey Championship, the government claiming it was not worth the expense.
Tennis
Grand Slam in tennis
men's results:
Australian Open
-
Ken Rosewall[?]
French Open
-
Ken Rosewall[?]
Wimbledon championships
-
Vic Seixas[?]
US Open
-
Tony Trabert[?]
Maureen Connolly
became the first woman to win the
Grand Slam in tennis
. Women's results:
Australian Open
-
Maureen Connolly
French Open
-
Maureen Connolly
Wimbledon championships
-
Maureen Connolly
US Open
-
Maureen Connolly
Davis Cup
:
Australia
won 3-2 over the
United States
in world tennis.
General sporting events
Fred Davis[?]
retained the World Professional Snooker Championship
Births
January 10
-
Bobby Rahal[?]
,
automobile
racer
Deaths
March 3
-
Clyde Milan[?]
,
Major League Baseball
player (1907-1922)
March 28
-
Jim Thorpe
, athlete
April 11
-
Kid Nichols[?]
,
Major League Baseball
pitcher (1890-1906)
May 27
-
Jesse Burkett[?]
,
Major League Baseball
player (1890-1905)
June 5
-
Bill Tilden[?]
, tennis player
August 11
-
Tazio Nuvolari
, race car driver
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