1948 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
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Years:	1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951

Contents 1 American football 2 Association football 3 Athletics 4 Australian rules football 5 Baseball 6 Basketball 7 Boxing 8 Field hockey 9 Figure skating 10 Golf 11 Ice hockey 12 Horse racing 13 Motor racing 14 Radiosport 15 Snooker 16 Olympic Games 17 Rugby union 18 Awards 19 References

[edit] American football

• University of Michigan wins college football national championship.
• Cleveland Browns 49–7 Buffalo Bills in the All-America Football Conference championship game.
• Philadelphia Eagles 7–0 Chicago Cardinals in the National Football League championship game. The game at Shibe Park was played in a blizzard.

[edit] Association football

England

• First Division – Arsenal win the 1947–48 title.
• FA Cup – Manchester United beat Blackpool 4–2.

[edit] Athletics

33 athletics events were contested at the Olympic Games in London, including debuts for the men's 10km walk; and the women's 200 metres, long jump and shot put. Fanny Blankers-Koen of the Netherlands captured four gold medals.

[edit] Australian rules football

• Victorian Football League
  • Melbourne wins the 52nd VFL Premiership (Melbourne 10.9 (69) drew Essendon 7.27 (69), replay Melbourne 13.11 (89) d Essendon 7.8 (50))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Bill Morris (Richmond)

[edit] Baseball

• January 29 – Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players.
• February 27 – Hall of Fame election – voters select the recently deceased Herb Pennock, and Pie Traynor, as the newest inductees; Traynor is the first third baseman elected by the writers in 9 elections.
• August 16 – death of Babe Ruth
• World Series – Cleveland Indians defeat Boston Braves, 4 games to 2.

[edit] Basketball

• NCAA Basketball Championship – Kentucky beat Baylor 58–42
• NBA Finals – Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia Warriors 4 games to 2

[edit] Boxing

• June 25 – At New York's Yankee Stadium – Joe Louis knocked out Jersey Joe Walcott in the 11th round to retain his heavyweight title for the 25th time. Shortly after the bout, Louis announced his retirement from boxing.

[edit] Field hockey

• Olympic Games (men's competition) in London, Great Britain
  • Gold: India

[edit] Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships
  • Men's champion: Dick Button, United States
  • Ladies' champion: Barbara Ann Scott, Canada
  • Pair skating champions: Micheline Lannoy & Pierre Baugniet, Belgium

[edit] Golf

Men's professional

• Masters Tournament – Claude Harmon
• PGA Championship – Ben Hogan
• U.S. Open – Ben Hogan
• British Open – Henry Cotton

Men's amateur

• British Amateur – Frank Stranahan
• U.S. Amateur – Willie Turnesa

Women's professional

• Women's Western Open – Patty Berg
• U.S. Women's Open – Babe Zaharias
• Titleholders Championship – Patty Berg

[edit] Ice hockey

• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – Michigan Wolverines defeat Dartmouth College Big Green 8-4 in Colorado Springs, CO to win the first official NCAA championship
• Stanley Cup – Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings in 4 straight games to win their 5th Stanley Cup title.

[edit] Horse racing

• Citation becomes the 8th horse to win the US Triple Crown

Steeplechases

• Cheltenham Gold Cup –
• Grand National –

Flat races

• Australia – Melbourne Cup won by
• Canada – Queen's Plate won by
• France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by
• Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by
• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes –
  2. Epsom Derby –
  3. St. Leger Stakes –
• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. Kentucky Derby – Citation
  2. Preakness – Citation
  3. Belmont Stakes – Citation

[edit] Motor racing

• Indianapolis 500 – Mauri Rose

[edit] Radiosport

• First CQ World Wide DX Contest held in October and November. This annual event would go on to become the radio contest with the largest participation worldwide.

[edit] Snooker

• World Snooker Championship – Fred Davis beats Walter Donaldson 84-61.

[edit] Olympic Games

• 1948 Summer Olympics takes place in London, United Kingdom
  • United States wins the most medals (84) and the most gold medals (38).
• 1948 Winter Olympics takes place in St. Moritz, Switzerland
  • Norway and Sweden both win the most medals (10 each), and the most gold medals (4 each).

[edit] Rugby union

• 54th Five Nations Championship series is won by Ireland who complete the Grand Slam, their last for 61 years.

[edit] Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Lou Boudreau, Major League Baseball
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Fanny Blankers-Koen, Track and field

[edit] References

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