1952 - 1956 Sport Events
(along with 1960 U of M 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
|
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 |
|
Dick
Siebert |
2-1 |
USC |