1945 in sports

Years in sports:	1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
Years:	1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948

sporting events did not take place because of World War II.

Contents 1 Baseball 2 Basketball 3 Football (Australian) 4 Football (American) 5 Football (soccer) 5.1 England 6 Golf 7 Horse Racing 8 Awards 9 Births 9.1 January-May 9.2 June-October 10 Deaths

Baseball

• .

Basketball

• The twelfth South American Basketball Championship in Guayaquil is won by Brazil.

Football (Australian)

• Victorian Football League - Carlton wins the 49th VFL Premiership (Carlton 15.13 (103) d South Melbourne 10.15 (76))

Football (American)

• Cleveland Rams 15-14 Washington Redskins at Cleveland, Ohio to win the NFL championship. The Rams relocated after the season to Los Angeles.

Football (soccer)

England

• With the end of World War II, the FA Cup is reinstated for the 1945-46 season; played on a two-legged basis. However, clubs are not yet prepared for a full league programme, so the Football League does not resume; regional leagues remain for another year.

Golf

Men's professional

• Masters Tournament - not played due to World War II
• U.S. Open - not played due to World War II
• British Open - not played due to World War II
• July 15 - PGA Championship - Byron Nelson
• PGA Tour money leader - Byron Nelson - $63,336

Men's amateur

• British Amateur - not played due to World War II
• U.S. Amateur - not played due to World War II

Women's professional

• Women's Western Open - Babe Zaharias
• Titleholders Championship - not played due to World War II

Horse Racing

• June 9 - Kentucky Derby - Hoop Jr.
• Preakness - Polynesian
• Belmont Stakes - Pavot

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Byron Nelson, PGA golf
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Babe Didrikson Zaharias, LPGA golf

Births

January-May

• January 1 — Jacky Ickx, Belgian racing car driver
• January 10 — Jerome Drayton, German-born Canadian long-distance runner
• February 3 — Philip Waruinge, Kenyan boxer
• February 3 — Bob Griese, American football player
• February 5 — Nancy McCredie, Canadian track and field athlete
• February 25 — Roy Saari, American freestyle and medley swimmer
• February 26 — Peter Brock, Australian racing car driver (d. 2006)
• March 16 — Vojtech Christov, Slovak football referee
• March 17 — Hassan Bchara, Lebanese wrestler
• March 17 — Dave Bailey, Canadian track and field athlete
• March 27 — Robert Haigh, Australian field hockey player
• March 28 — Johnny Famechon, France-born Australian boxer
• April 2 — Don Sutton, American baseball player
• April 3 — Bernie Parent, Hockey hall of famer
• April 10 — Kevin Berry, Australian butterfly swimmer (d. 2006)
• April 20 — Naftali Temu, Kenyan athlete (d. 2003)
• April 26 — Dick Johnson, Australian racing car driver
• May 11 — Rollerball Rocco, British wrestler
• May 12 — Alan Ball, English football (soccer) player
• May 12 — Carl Robie, American butterfly swimmer
• May 14 — Yochanan Vollach, Israeli football (soccer) player, President of Maccabi Haifa accosiation
• May 23 — Roel Luynenburg, Dutch rower

June-October

• June 1 — Brian Oldfield, American track and field athlete
• June 1 — Russell Webb, American water polo player
• June 3 — Hale Irwin, American golfer
• June 4 — John Sherwood, British track and field athlete
• June 5 — John Carlos, American track and field champion
• June 8 — Klenie Bimolt, Dutch swimmer
• June 12 — Pat Jennings, Northern Irish soccer goalkeeper
• June 16 — Pedro Chappe Garcia, Cuban basketball player (d. 2003)
• June 24 — Betty Stöve, Dutch female tennis player
• July 1 — Jane Cederqvist, Swedish freestyle swimmer
• July 21 — John Lowe, English darts player
• August 12 — Mary Stewart, Canadian freestyle swimmer
• August 15 — Gene Upshaw, American football player
• October 12 — Stanley Cole, American water polo player

Deaths

• November 11 — Al Bummy Davis, American lightweight and welterweight boxer (b. 1918)

---

No comments have been added.

Your name:
City:
Country:	USA UK India Pakistan UAE Saudi Arabia Germany Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Antigua Barbuda Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burund Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Rep Chad Chile China Columbia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic DR Congo Denmark Djiboutil Dominica Dominican Rep Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Eq Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Grenadines Guatemala Guinea Bissau Guinea Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Macau Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Neth Antilles Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Rawanda Romania Russia Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Korea South Africa Spain Sri Lanka St Kitts_Nevis St Lucia Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvala UAE Uganda Ukraine Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Western Samoa Yemen Yugoslavia Zaire Zambia Zimbabwe
Your comments:
Security check * (Please enter the number into adjoining box)