1952 - 1956
Sport Events
(Be
sure to scroll all the way down to the 1960 NCAA Baseball Championship)
1956
Olympics
Summer Olympics
[Melbourne]
Winter Olympics
[Cortina d'Ampezzo]
Professional
Sports
Professional
Basketball
|
Year |
Winner |
Coach |
Series |
Loser |
Coach |
|
1952 |
Minneapolis Lakers |
John Kundla |
4-3 (WLWLWLW) |
NEW YORK |
Joe Lapchick |
|
1953 |
Minneapolis Lakers |
John Kundla |
4-1 (LWWWW) |
NEW YORK |
Joe Lapchick |
|
1954 |
Minneapolis Lakers |
John Kundla |
4-3 (WLWLWLW) |
SYRACUSE |
Al Cervi |
|
1955 |
SYRACUSE |
Al Cervi |
4-3 (WWLLLWW) |
Ft. Wayne Pistons |
Charley Eckman |
|
1956 |
PHILADELPHIA WARRIORS |
George Senesky |
4-1 (WLWWW) |
Ft. Wayne Pistons |
Charley |
Professional Baseball
|
Season |
Winner |
Manager |
Series |
Loser |
Manager |
|
1952 |
NY Yankees |
Casey Stengel |
4-3 (LWLWLWW) |
BKLN. DODGERS |
Charlie Dressen |
|
1953 |
NY Yankees |
Casey Stengel |
4-2 (WWLLWW) |
BKLN. DODGERS |
Charlie Dressen |
|
1954 |
NY GIANTS |
Leo Durocher |
4-0 |
Cleveland |
Al Lopez |
|
1955 |
BKLN. DODGERS |
Walter Alston |
4-3 (LLWWWLW) |
NY Yankees |
Casey Stengel |
|
1956 |
NY Yankees |
Casey Stengel |
4-3 (LLWWWLW |
BKLN. DODGERS |
Walter |
Professional
Football
NFL-NFC Championship Game
|
Season |
Winner |
Coach |
Score |
Loser |
Coach |
Site |
|
1952 |
Detroit |
Buddy Parker |
17- 7 |
Cleveland |
Paul Brown |
Cleveland |
|
1953 |
Detroit |
Buddy Parker |
17-16 |
Cleveland |
Paul Brown |
Detroit |
|
1954 |
Cleveland |
Paul Brown |
56-10 |
Detroit |
Buddy Parker |
Cleveland |
|
1955 |
Cleveland |
Paul Brown |
38-14 |
Los Angeles |
Sid Gillman |
Los Angeles |
|
1956 |
New York |
Jim Lee Howell |
47- 7 |
Chicago Bears |
Paddy Driscoll |
New York |
Professional Golf
College
Sports
NCAA
Basketball National Championship
|
Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Score |
Third Place |
Fourth Place |
Final Four |
|
1952 |
Kansas |
St. John's |
80-63 |
Illinois |
Santa Clara |
@ Seattle |
|
1953 |
Indiana |
Kansas |
69-68 |
Washington |
LSU |
@ Kansas City |
|
1954 |
La Salle |
Bradley |
92-76 |
Penn St. |
USC |
@ Kansas City |
|
1955 |
San Francisco |
La Salle |
77-63 |
Colorado |
Iowa |
@ Kansas City |
|
1956 |
San Francisco |
Iowa |
83-71 |
Temple |
SMU |
@ Evanston, IL |
NCAA Ice Hockey National Championship
|
Year |
Champion |
Head Coach |
Score |
Runner-up |
Third Place |
Score |
Fourth Place |
|
1949 |
Boston College |
Snooks Kelley |
4-3 |
Dartmouth |
Michigan |
10-4 |
Colorado Col. |
|
1950 |
Colorado College |
Cheddy Thompson |
13-4 |
Boston Univ. |
Michigan |
10-6 |
Boston College |
|
1951 |
Michigan |
Vic Heyliger |
7-1 |
Brown |
Boston Univ. |
7-4 |
Colorado College |
|
1952 |
Michigan |
Vic Heyliger |
4-1 |
Colorado Col. |
Yale |
4-1 |
St. Lawrence |
|
1953 |
Michigan |
Vic Heyliger |
7-3 |
Minnesota |
RPI |
6-3 |
Boston Univ. |
|
1954 |
RPI |
Ned Harkness |
5-4* |
Minnesota |
Michigan |
7-2 |
Boston College |
|
1955 |
Michigan |
Vic Heyliger |
5-3 |
Colorado Col. |
Harvard |
6-3 |
St. Lawrence |
|
1956 |
Michigan |
Vic Heyliger |
7-5 |
Michigan Tech |
St. Lawrence |
6-2 |
Boston College |
NCAA
Baseball
WHS class of 1956 Classmates played in the championship
games.
Ron Causton (center field, right field)
Clyde Nelson (pitcher)
|
Year |
Winner |
Coach |
Score |
Runner-up |
|
1952 |
Holy Cross |
Jack Barry |
8-4 |
Missouri |
|
1953 |
Michigan |
Ray Fisher |
7-5 |
Texas |
|
1954 |
Missouri |
Hi Simmons |
4-1 |
Rollins |
|
1955 |
Wake Forest |
Taylor Sanford |
7-6 |
W. Mich. |
|
1956 |
Minnesota |
Dick Siebert |
12-1 |
Arizona |
|
1957 |
California |
Geo. Wolfman |
1-0 |
Penn St. |
|
1958 |
USC |
Rod Dedeaux |
8-7 |
Missouri |
|
1959 |
Oklahoma St. |
Toby Greene |
5-3 |
Arizona |
|
1960 |
Minnesota |
Dick Siebert |
2-1 |
USC |