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1959 in sports
See also:
1958 in sports
,
other events of 1959
,
1960 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
:
Lee Petty won the inaugural
Daytona 500
NASCAR Championship
- Lee Petty
Indianapolis 500
- Rodger Ward
USAC Racing
- Rodger Ward
Formula One Champion
-
Jack Brabham
of
Australia
24 hours of Le Mans
: Carroll Shelby / Roy Salvadori won driving an
Aston Martin DBR1
Rally racing
- Paul Coltelloni / P Alexandre won the
Monte Carlo Rally
driving a
Citroen ID
Drag racing
:
Chris the "Greek" Karamesines won the AHRA "Top Fuel"
Rodney Singer won Top Eliminator at the
NHRA
Nationals
Baseball
March 3
- The
San Francisco Giants
officially name their new stadium
Candlestick Park
.
World Series
:
Los Angeles Dodgers
win 4 games to 2 over the
Chicago White Sox
. The Series MVP is Larry Sherry, Los Angeles
Basketball
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship
:
California wins 71-70 over West Virginia
NBA Finals
:
Boston Celtics
win 4 games to 0 over the
Minneapolis Lakers
Boxing
June 26
- in
New York City
, Ingemar Johansson scored a 3rd round TKO over
Floyd Patterson
to win the World Heavyweight Championship
Cycling
Tour de France
- Federico Bahamontes of
Spain
Figure Skating
World Figure Skating Championships
:
Men's champion: David Jenkins,
United States
Women's champion: Carol Heiss,
United States
Pairs champions: Barbara Wagner & Robert Paul,
Canada
Football (Soccer)
England - FA Cup
:
Nottingham Forest
won 2-1 over
Luton Town
Football (American)
NFL Championship
:
Baltimore Colts
won 31-16 over the
New York Giants
Canadian Football League
Grey Cup
:
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
win 21-7 over the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Golf
Men's Golf
Grand Slam of golf
results:
May
-
The Masters golf tournament
- Art Wall, Jr
June
-
US Open
- Billy Casper
July
-
British Open
-
Gary Player
August
-
PGA Championship
- Bob Rosburg
PGA
tour's leading money winner for the year: Art Wall - $53,168
Ryder Cup
:
United States
8 1/2 to 3 1/2 over
Britain
in world team golf
Women's Golf
US Women's Open
- Mickey Wright
LPGA Championship
- Betsy Rawls
Betsy Rawls: leading money winner on the
LPGA
tour, earning $26,774.
Thoroughbred Horse Racing
Australia
-
Melbourne Cup
- Macdougal
Canada
-
Queen's Plate
-
New Providence
France
-
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- Saint Crespin
Ireland
-
Irish Derby Stakes
- Fidalgo
English Triple Crown Races:
Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
- Taboun
Epsom Derby
-
Parthia
St. Leger Stakes
- Cantelo
United States Triple Crown Races:
Kentucky Derby
- Tomy Lee
Preakness Stakes
- Royal Orbit
Belmont Stakes
- Sword Dancer
Harness Racing
Adios Butler
is the first to win the
United States Pacing Triple Crown races
:
Cane Pace
-
Adios Butler
Little Brown Jug
-
Adios Butler
Messenger Stakes
-
Adios Butler
United States Trotting Triple Crown races
:
Hambletonian
- Diller Hanover
Yonkers Trot
- John A Hanover
Kentucky Futurity
- Diller Hanover
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship
:
Pacers: Young Pedro
Ice Hockey
Art Ross Memorial Trophy
as the
NHL
's leading scorer during the regular season: Dickie Moore,
Montreal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy
for the
NHL
's Most Valuable Player: Andy Bathgate,
New York Rangers
Stanley Cup
:
Montreal Canadiens
win 4 games to 1 over the
Toronto Maple Leafs
World Hockey Championship
Men's champion: Belleville McFarlands from
Canada
Tennis
Grand Slam in tennis
mens results:
Australian Open
- Alex Olmedo
French Open
- Nicola Pietrangeli
Wimbledon championships
- Alex Olmedo
US Open
- Neale Fraser
Grand Slam in tennis
womens results:
Australian Open
- Mary Carter-Reitano
French Open
- Christine Truman
Wimbledon championships
-
Maria Bueno
US Open
-
Maria Bueno
Davis Cup
:
Australia
wins 3-2 over the
United States
in world tennis.
General sporting events
Births
February 4
- Lawrence Taylor,
American football
star
February 11
- Corinne Shigemoto, US judo coach
February 16
-
John McEnroe
,
tennis
player
March 17
-
Danny Ainge
,
basketball
player, coach,
baseball
player
Deaths
War Admiral
- thoroughbred race horse
January 22
- Michael Hawthorn,
F1
race driver
September 28
- Rudolf Caracciola,
F1
race driver