1949 SPORT PIX Magazine Jackie Robinson MLB NFL NBA NHL Boxing Olympics

Description: This 1949 SPORT PIX Magazine Jackie Robinson MLB NFL NBA NHL Boxing Olympics is the exact item you will receive and has been certified Authentic by REM Fine Collectibles. American footballNFL Championship: the Philadelphia Eagles won 14–0 over the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumCleveland Browns 21–7 San Francisco 49ers for the All-America Football Conference championship. After the 1949 season, the Browns, 49ers and original Baltimore Colts all joined the NFL for the 1950 season. The decades–long "color barrier" in athletics for the Big Seven Conference is broken by Harold Robinson, playing football for Kansas State. Robinson would go on to be named All–Conference in 1950. January 28 – The New York Giants sign their first black players: Negro leaguers outfielder Monte Irvin and pitcher Ford Smith. Both men are assigned to Jersey City. Irvin will star for the Giants, but Smith will not reach the major leagues.May 5 – Hall of Fame election. After a runoff election was necessary, Charlie Gehringer is selected for induction; on May 9, the Old-Timers Committee elects Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown and Kid Nichols as its first selections in 3 years.June 5 – MLB Commissioner Happy Chandler lifts the ban on all players who jumped to the Mexican League, starting in 1946.June 15 – Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Eddie Waitkus is shot in Chicago by deranged fan Ruth Ann Steinhagen.June 25 – College World Series - Texas Longhorns defeated Wake Forest 10 to 3The New York Yankees won the World Series over the Brooklyn Dodgers four games to one. NBL Championship Minneapolis Lakers over Washington Capitols (4–2)NBL ChampionshipAnderson Packers over Oshkosh All-Stars (3–0)EventsOn August 3 the NBL merges with the BAA. The BAA also renames itself as the National Basketball Association. World Figure Skating Championships –Men's champion: Dick Button, United StatesLadies' champion: Aja Zanova, CzechoslovakiaPair skating champion: Andrea Kékesy & Ede Király, Hungary Men's professional GolfMasters Tournament – Sam SneadPGA Championship – Sam SneadU.S. Open – Cary MiddlecoffBritish Open – Bobby Locke Stanley CupToronto Maple Leafs sweep the Detroit Red Wings four games to none.Sweden Canada defeats Denmark 47–0 at the 1949 World Hockey Championships in Stockholm, Sweden.United States NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship – Boston College Eagles defeat Dartmouth Big Green 4–3 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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