1937 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s |
| Years: | 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 |
Contents |
[edit] Auto racing
- Grand Prix racing - Main article: 1937 Grand Prix season. European Champion: Rudolf Caracciola
- Wally Parks founds the Road Runners Club, considered to be the start of organized drag racing.
[edit] Baseball
- World Series: New York Yankees defeat New York Giants, 4-1.
- Hall of Fame election: Continuing toward the goal of 10 initial inductees from the 20th century, voters select Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker and Cy Young. A special committee selects managers Connie Mack and John McGraw, former league presidents Morgan Bulkeley and Ban Johnson, and pioneer shortstop/promoter George Wright. Selections of 19th century players are postponed.
[edit] Basketball
- Eurobasket 1937: Lithuania win the second European basketball championship.
- The fifth South American Basketball Championship in Valparaíso and Santiago is won by Chile.
[edit] Field Hockey
[edit] Establishments
- July 14 – HC Den Bosch, a Dutch field hockey club based in 's-Hertogenbosch
[edit] Figure skating
- World Figure Skating Championships:
- Men's champion: Felix Kaspar, Austria
- Ladies' champion: Megan Taylor, Great Britain
- Pair skating champion: Maxi Herber & Ernst Baier, Germany
[edit] Football (American)
- First Cotton Bowl is played in Dallas, Texas.
- Washington Redskins win the NFL title their first year in Washington after moving from Boston. They defeat the Chicago Bears 28-21 in Chicago.
- The Cleveland Rams join the National Football League.
[edit] Football (Australian)
- Victorian Football League
- Geelong wins the 41st VFL Premiership (Geelong 18.14 (122) d Collingwood 12.18 (90))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
[edit] Football (soccer)
[edit] Sweden
- Allsvenskan 1936/1937: AIK
[edit] England
- First Division - Manchester City win the 1936-37 title.
- FA Cup - Sunderland beat Preston North End 3-1.
[edit] Golf
- March - The Masters - Byron Nelson
- May 30 - PGA Championship - Denny Shute
- June 10-12 - U.S. Open - Ralph Guldahl
- July 6-9 - British Open - Henry Cotton
[edit] Horse Racing
- May 8 - War Admiral wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Horace Lindrum 32-29
[edit] Yacht racing
- The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Ranger defeats British challenger Endeavour II, of the Royal Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 0
[edit] Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Don Budge, Tennis
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Katherine Rawls, Swimming
[edit] Births
- January 24 — Hans Muller, Dutch water polo player
- February 4 — John Devitt, Australian freestyle swimmer
- February 14 — Márta Rudas, Hungarian javelin thrower
- February 23 — Tom Osborne, American college football coach
- February 25 — Gyula Zsivótzky, Hungarian athlete
- March 3 — Kevin O'Halloran, Australian freestyle swimmer (d. 1976)
- March 16 — Juan Calzado, Spanish field hockey player and president of the International Hockey Federation
- March 18 — Rudi Altig, German track and road racing cyclist
- April 5 — Arie Selinger, Israeli volleyball player and coach
- May 12 — Beryl Burton, English racing cyclist (d. 1996)
- August 3 — Andrés Gimeno, Spanish tennis player
- August 4 — Yvonne Reynders, Belgian track and road cyclist
- August 29 — Henk Hermsen, Dutch water polo player
- August 30 — Bruce McLaren, New Zealand racing driver (d. 1970)
- October 19 — Teresa Ciepły, Polish sprinter and hurdler (d. 2006)
