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Hickok Belt
The S. Rae Hickok Professional Athlete of the Year award, known as the Hickok Belt, is a trophy that was awarded from 1950 to 1976 (27 years) to the top professional athlete of the year in the United States, and then re-established in 2012. It was created by Ray and Alan Hickok in honor of their father, Stephen Rae Hickok, who had died unexpectedly in 1945 and had founded the Hickok Manufacturing Company of Rochester, New York, which made belts—hence the choice of a belt for the trophy. The trophy was an alligator-skin belt with a solid-gold buckle, an encrusted 4-carat (800 mg) diamond, and 26 gem chips. It was valued at over $10,000 in the currency of the time (US$90,000 to $140,000 in 2011 dollars) and its presentation was a major event in sporting news of the day. For the first 21 years, from 1950 to 1970, it was awarded in Rochester at the annual Rochester Press-Radio Club dinner (and continues today). After the Hickok company was taken over by the Tandy Corporation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professional Sports
In professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, participants receive payment for their performance. Professionalism in sport has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organizations or teams can command large incomes. As a result, more sportspeople can afford to make sport their primary career, devoting the training time necessary to increase skills, physical condition, and experience to modern levels of achievement. This proficiency has also helped boost the popularity of sports.Andy Miah Sport & the Extreme Spectacle: Technological Dependence and Human Limits' (PDF) Unpublished manuscript, 1998 In most sports played professionally there are many more amateur than professional players, though amateurs and professionals do not usually compete. History Baseball Baseball originated before the American Civil War (1861–1865). First played on sandlots in particular, scor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Koufax
Sanford Koufax (; born Sanford Braun; December 30, 1935) is an American former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played his entire career for the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers from 1955 to 1966. He has been hailed as one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history. After joining the major leagues at age 19, having never pitched a game in the minor leagues, the first half of his career was unremarkable, posting a record of just 36–40 with a 4.10 earned run average (ERA); he was a member of World Series champions in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles, though he did not appear in any of the team's Series wins. But after making adjustments prior to the 1961 season, and benefitting from the team's move into expansive Dodger Stadium a year later, Koufax quickly rose to become the most dominant pitcher in the major leagues before arthritis in his left elbow ended his playing days prematurely at age 30. Koufax was an All-Star in each of his last six seasons, lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 In Sports
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the " Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 In Sports
1957 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football * NFL Championship: the Detroit Lions won 59–14 over the Cleveland Browns at Briggs Stadium * 1957 college football season: **The Auburn Tigers are voted national champions by the AP Poll; do not play in a bowl game on January 1, 1958, due to sanctions Association football * European Cup – Real Madrid beat Fiorentina 2–0. England * First Division – Manchester United win the 1956–57 title. * FA Cup – Aston Villa beat Manchester United 2–1. * May 15 – Stanley Matthews makes his last England appearance. Other events * February 8 – The Confederation of African Football is founded in Khartoum. Australian rules football * June 1 – East Perth kick a score of 3.30 (48) in wet conditions against Swan Districts’ 5.11 (41). It is the most inaccurate score in senior Australian Rules football history with 27 more behinds than goals. * August 17 – By beating Essendon by 21 points, Hawtho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 In Sports
1956 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing * The men's Olympic gold medal: ** Downhill: Toni Sailer, Austria ** Slalom: Toni Sailer, Austria ** Giant Slalom: Toni Sailer, Austria * The women's Olympic gold medal: ** Downhill: Madeleine Berthod, Switzerland ** Slalom: Renée Colliard, Switzerland ** Giant Slalom: Ossi Reichert, West Germany * FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: ** Men's combined champion: Toni Sailer, Austria ** Women's combined champion: Madeleine Berthod, Switzerland American football * NFL Championship: the New York Giants won 47–7 over the Chicago Bears at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx * Orange Bowl (1955 season): **The Oklahoma Sooners won 20–6 over the Maryland Terrapins; voted national champions by AP Poll and Coaches Poll * 1956 NCAA University Division football season: ** The Oklahoma Sooners win the college football national championship (don't participate in a bowl game the following January due to "no-repeat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with possession of the oval-shaped football, attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or passing it, while the defense, the team without possession of the ball, aims to stop the offense's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves. The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs or plays; if they fail, they turn over the football to the defense, but if they succeed, they are given a new set of four downs to continue the drive. Points are scored primarily by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts for a field goal. The team with the most points at the end of a game wins. American football evolved in the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 In Sports
1955 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football * NFL Championship: the Cleveland Browns won 38–14 over the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum * Rose Bowl (1954 season): ** The Ohio State Buckeyes win 20–7 over the Southern California Trojans to win the AP Poll national championship Association football England * First Division – Chelsea win the 1954–55 title * FA Cup – Newcastle United beat Manchester City 3-1 Peru * Sporting Cristal was founded. Athletics * March 12 to 16 – Athletics at the 1955 Pan American Games in Mexico City Australian rules football * Victorian Football League ** Melbourne wins the 59th VFL Premiership, defeating Collingwood 8.16 (64) to 5.6 (36) in the Grand Final. ** Brownlow Medal awarded to Fred Goldsmith (South Melbourne) * South Australian National Football League ** April 30: West Torrens 9.12 (66) draws Norwood 8.18 (66) at Thebarton Oval. It is the first senior SANFL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 In Sports
1954 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football * NFL Championship: the Cleveland Browns won 56–10 over the Detroit Lions at Cleveland Stadium * Orange Bowl (1953 season): ** The Maryland Terrapins lose 7–0 to the Oklahoma Sooners; still voted national champions by the AP and Coaches Poll Artistic gymnastics * 1954 World Championships ** Men's all-around champion – Viktor Chukarin, USSR ** Women's all-around champion – Galina Rud'ko, USSR ** Team competition champions – men's – USSR; women's – USSR Association football FIFA World Cup * 1954 World Cup held in Switzerland. West Germany beat Hungary 3–2. England * First Division – Wolverhampton Wanderers win the 1953–54 title. * FA Cup – West Bromwich Albion beat Preston North End 3–2. Spain * La Liga won by Real Madrid Italy * Serie A won by F.C. Internazionale Milano West Germany * German football championship won by Hannover 96 France * French Division 1 won by L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golf
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 18 or 9 ''holes'', regions of terrain that each contain a ''cup'', the hole that receives the ball. Each hole on a course contains a teeing ground to start from, and a putting green containing the cup. There are several standard forms of terrain between the tee and the green, such as the fairway, rough (tall grass), and various ''hazards'' such as water, rocks, or sand-filled ''bunkers''. Each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout. Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play, or the lowest score on the most individual holes in a complete round by an individual or team, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 In Sports
1953 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football * NFL Championship: the Detroit Lions won 17–16 over the Cleveland Browns at Briggs Stadium Association football England * First Division – Arsenal win the 1952–53 title. * FA Cup – Blackpool beat Bolton Wanderers 4–3 in what is known as " The Matthews Final", although it is Stan Mortensen who scores a winning hat-trick for Blackpool. * England lose 6–3 to Hungary at Wembley Stadium their first ever loss to a team from Continental Europe at home. Scotland * Coronation Cup (football) – Celtic beat Hibernian 2–0 at Hampden Park. Spain * La Liga won by Barcelona F.C. Italy * Serie A won by F.C. Internazionale Milano West Germany * German football championship won by 1. FC Kaiserslautern France * French Division 1 won by Stade de Reims Portugal * Primeira Liga won by Sporting C.P. Australian rules football * Victorian Football League ** 23 May: Fitzroy, against a brilli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to "western boxing", in which only the fists are involved, boxing has developed in various ways in different geographical areas and cultures. In global terms, boxing is a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions such as kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of the forms of the modern sport are western boxing, bare knuckle boxing, kickboxing, muay-thai, lethwei, savate, and sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial arts, military systems, and other combat sports. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 In Sports
1952 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football * NFL Championship: the Detroit Lions won 17–7 over the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Stadium * Sugar Bowl (1951 season): ** The Tennessee Volunteers lose 28–13 to the Maryland Terrapins; still awarded the national championship by the AP and Coaches Poll * 1952 college football season: ** The Michigan State Spartans win the college football national championship (don't play in a bowl game the following January) Association football England * First Division – Manchester United win the 1951–52 title. * FA Cup – Newcastle United beat Arsenal 1–0. Spain * La Liga won by Barcelona. Italy * Serie A won by Juventus. Germany * German football championship won by VfB Stuttgart. France * French Division 1 won by OGC Nice. Portugal * Primeira Liga won by Sporting C.P. Australian rules football Victorian Football League * June 14: In an effort to promote the code outside its tradition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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