- Source: 1961 in sports
1961 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
American football
NFL Championship: the Green Bay Packers won 37–0 over the New York Giants at Lambeau Field
Rose Bowl (1960 season):
The Minnesota Golden Gophers lost 17–7 to the Washington Huskies; still voted national champions
The Ohio State Buckeyes boycott a trip to the Rose Bowl the following January resulting in student protests on campus.
AFL Championship – Houston Oilers won 10–3 over the San Diego Chargers
Association football
= England
=FA Cup final – Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Leicester City. Tottenham also were division 1 champions, making them the first British club to win the double.
Australian rules football
Victorian Football League
August 12: Richmond becomes the only team to fail to kick a goal in a match since 1921, scoring only 0.8 (8) to St. Kilda's 12.19 (91).
September 23: Hawthorn wins the 65th VFL pennant and its first, beating Footscray 13.16 (94) to 7.9 (51)
John James wins the 34th Brownlow Medal
Bandy
1961 Bandy World Championship is held in Norway and won by Soviet Union.
Baseball
The American League expands to 10 teams, adding the Los Angeles Angels and the new Washington Senators. The league schedule is expanded from 154 to 162 games.
January 16 – Mickey Mantle becomes the highest paid player in Major League Baseball by signing a contract that will pay him $75,000 per season.
April 11 – The former Washington Senators play their first home game in Metropolitan Stadium as the Minnesota Twins
July 13 – In his majors debut, Milwaukee Braves outfielder Mack Jones tied a post-1900 National League record by collecting three singles and a double in his first game.
Roger Maris hits 61 home runs during the regular season, establishing a record for the longer season. Babe Ruth's record of 60 still stood for the shorter season.
October – World Series – New York Yankees win 4 games to 1 over the Cincinnati Reds. The series MVP is Whitey Ford of the Yankees.
Basketball
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship –
Cincinnati wins 70–65 over Ohio St.
NBA Finals –
Boston Celtics won 4 games to 1 over the St. Louis Hawks
The twelfth European basketball championship, Eurobasket 1961, is won by Soviet Union.
Boxing
June 3 in Los Angeles – Emile Griffith knocked out Gaspar Ortega in the 12th round to retain the Welterweight Championship
Canadian football
Grey Cup – Winnipeg Blue Bombers win 21–14 over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Cycling
August 1 – death of Adrie Voorting (aged 30), Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist
Giro d'Italia won by Ercole Baldini of Italy
Tour de France – Jacques Anquetil of France
UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race – Rik Van Looy of Belgium
Figure skating
The World Figure Skating Championships in Prague are cancelled after the entire USA team of skaters, officials, leaders and chaperones are killed in a plane crash on 15 February en route to the competition.
Among the dead are:
Bradley Lord (21), USA men's figure skating champion;
Maribel Vinson-Owen, USA women's figure skating champion and coach;
Maribel Yerxa Owen (20), USA women's figure skating champion;
Laurence Owen (16), USA women's figure skating champion.
Golf
Men's professional
Masters Tournament – Gary Player becomes the first international golfer to win the Masters.
U.S. Open – Gene Littler
The Open – Arnold Palmer
PGA Championship – Jerry Barber
PGA Tour money leader – Gary Player – $64,540
Ryder Cup – United States wins 14½ to 9½ over Britain in team golf.
Men's amateur
British Amateur – Michael Bonallack
U.S. Amateur – Jack Nicklaus
Women's professional
Women's Western Open – Mary Lena Faulk
LPGA Championship – Mickey Wright
U.S. Women's Open – Mickey Wright
Titleholders Championship – Mickey Wright
LPGA Tour money leader – Mickey Wright – $22,236
Harness racing
United States Pacing Triple Crown races –
Cane Pace – Cold Front
Little Brown Jug – Henry T. Adios
Messenger Stakes – Adios Don
United States Trotting Triple Crown races –
Hambletonian – Harlan Dean
Yonkers Trot – Duke Rodney
Kentucky Futurity – Duke Rodney
Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship –
Pacers: Massacre
Horse racing
Steeplechases
Cheltenham Gold Cup – Saffron Tartan
Grand National – Nicolaus Silver
Flat races
Australia – Melbourne Cup won by Lord Fury
Canada – Queen's Plate won by Blue Light
France – Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe won by Molvedo
Ireland – Irish Derby Stakes won by Your Highness
English Triple Crown Races:
2,000 Guineas Stakes – Rockavon
The Derby – Psidium
St. Leger Stakes – Aurelius
United States Triple Crown Races:
Kentucky Derby – Carry Back
Preakness Stakes – Carry Back
Belmont Stakes – Sherluck
Ice hockey
Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bernie "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion, Montreal Canadiens
Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bernie "Boom-Boom" Geoffrion, Montreal Canadiens
Stanley Cup – Chicago Black Hawks win 4 games to 2 over the Detroit Red Wings
World Hockey Championship –
Men's champion: Trail Smoke Eaters from Canada
NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – University of Denver Pioneers defeat St. Lawrence University Saints 12–2 in Denver, Colorado
Motorsport
Radiosport
First European Amateur Radio Direction Finding Championships held in Stockholm, Sweden. This event was the first organized international competition in the sport.
Rugby league
1961 New Zealand rugby league season
1960–61 Northern Rugby Football League season / 1961–62 Northern Rugby Football League season
1961 NSWRFL season
Rugby union
67th Five Nations Championship series is won by France
Swimming
August 13 – USA's Becky Collins breaks the world record in the women's 200m butterfly (long course) during a meet in Philadelphia – 2:32.8.
August 19 – US swimmer Carl Robie takes over the world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) from his compatriot Michael Troy at a meet in Los Angeles, clocking 2:12.6.
Tennis
Australia
Australian Men's Singles Championship – Roy Emerson (Australia) defeats Rod Laver (Australia) 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Australian Women's Singles Championship – Margaret Smith Court (Australia) defeats Jan Lehane O'Neill (Australia) 6–1, 6–4
England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Rod Laver (Australia) defeats Chuck McKinley (USA) 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Angela Mortimer Barrett (Great Britain) defeats Christine Truman Janes (Great Britain) 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
France
French Men's Singles Championship – Manuel Santana (Spain) defeats Nicola Pietrangeli (Italy) 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
French Women's Singles Championship – Ann Haydon (Great Britain) defeats Yola Ramírez (Mexico) 6–2, 6–1
USA
American Men's Singles Championship – Roy Emerson (Australia) defeats Rod Laver (Australia) 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
American Women's Singles Championship – Darlene Hard (USA) defeats Ann Haydon (Great Britain) 6–3, 6–4
Davis Cup
1961 Davis Cup – Australia 5–0 Italy at Kooyong Stadium (grass) Melbourne, Australia
Multi-sport events
Pan Arab Games held in Casablanca, Morocco
Second Summer Universiade held in Sofia, Bulgaria
Awards
Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Roger Maris, Major League Baseball
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Wilma Rudolph, Track and field
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