1941 in sports
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1941 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
Note – many sporting events did not take place because of World War II
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s |
| Years: | 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 |
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[edit] American football
- Minnesota Golden Gophers National college football champions.
- Chicago Bears win 37–9 over New York Giants for the NFL championship.
- Columbus Bullies win the American Football League championship with a record of 5–1–2.
[edit] Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League
- Melbourne wins the 45th VFL Premiership (Melbourne 19.13 (127) d Essendon 13.20 (98))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Norman Ware (Footscray)
[edit] Baseball
- New York Yankees win the World Series, beating Brooklyn Dodgers by 4 games to 1
- Ted Williams records a season batting average of .406; it is the last time any major leaguer will hit over .400
- Joe DiMaggio's 56–game hitting streak (May 15 – July 16)
[edit] Basketball
- Ninth South American Basketball Championship in Mendoza is won by Argentina.
[edit] Golf
Men's professional
- Masters Tournament – Craig Wood
- U.S. Open – Craig Wood
- British Open – not played due to World War II
- PGA Championship – Vic Ghezzi
Men's amateur
- British Amateur – not played due to World War II
- U.S. Amateur – Bud Ward
Women's professional
[edit] Horse racing
Steeplechases
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:
- United States Triple Crown Races:
[edit] Motor racing
[edit] Awards
- Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year – Joe DiMaggio, Major League Baseball
- Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year – Betty Hicks Newell, golf
[edit] References
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