sports in the 1950s

Willie Mays: one of the greatest players in the history of baseball; a Major League center fielder for the New York Giants (1951 – 1957), the San Francisco Giants (1958 – 1972), and for the New York Mets (1972 – 1973) and is a

member of the Baseball Hall of Fame (1979)

Jackie Robinson: the first African American to make it into the white professional

baseball league (1947); a Major League second baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1947 – 56), and a member of the Baseball

Hall of Fame (1962)

Nellie Fox: a Major League second baseman for the Chicago White Sox (1949 – 1965) and a member of the Baseball Hall of

Fame (1997)

Phil Rizzuto: a Major League shortstop for the New York

Yankees (1941 – 1956) and is a member of the Baseball Hall

of Fame (1994)Mickey Mantle: a Major League

outfielder for the New York Yankees (1951 – 1968) and a member of the Baseball Hall of

Fame (1974)

Hank Aaron: a Major League outfielder for the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves in the National

League (1954 – 1974) and for the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League for his last two years (1975

– 1976) and is a member of the baseball Hall of Fame (1982)

Bill Sharman: the only player to have ever been ejected form a major league game without ever

appearing in one (was part of the Brooklyn Dodgers)

Jackie Robinson

Nellie Fox

Mickey MantleHank Aaron

Willie Mays

Phil Rizzuto

Bill Sharman

Bob Cousy: played for the Boston Celtics and the Cincinnati Royals; was one of the best guards the game ever saw

Chuck Cooper: the first black player to be drafted by an NBA team (1951); played for the Boston Celtics, the Milwaukee Hawks, and the

Ft. Wayne Pistons

Earl Lloyd: the first black player to play in an NBA game (1950); played for the Washington Capitals, the

Syracuse Nationals, and the Detroit Pistons

Nat Clifton: the first p\black player to sign a contract with the NBA (1950); played for the New York Knicks, the NBA

All- Star team, the Detroit Pistons, and the Chicago Majors

Bill Russell: played for the Boston Celtics; a five- time winner of the NBA Most Valuable

Player Award and a twelve time All Star

Bill Sharman: played for the Boston Celtics, the All –NBA First Team, and the All- NBA Second Team; one of the

first guards to shoot better than a .400 from the field

Bob Pettit: played for the Milwaukee/ St. Louis Hawks; the first recipient of the NBA’s Most Valuable Player Award

Tom Heinsohn: played for the Boston Celtics; in NBA history, only his

teammates Bill Russell and Sam Jones won more championship rings during

their playing careers

Chuck CooperEarl Lloyd

Nat CliftonBill Russell

Bill Sharman

Bob PettitBob Cousy

Tom Heinsohn

Bobby Hull: played for the Chicago Blackhawks, the Winnipeg Jets,

and the Hartford Whalers nicknamed “The Golden Jet”

Gordie Howe: played for the Detroit Red Wings and the Hartford Whalers

nicknamed “Mr. Hockey”

Terry Sawchuk: played for the New York

Rangers, the Detroit Red Wings, the Los Angeles

Kings, the Toronto Maple Leaves, and the

Boston Bruinsnicknamed “Uke”

Jean Béliveau: played for the Montreal Canadians

Jacques Plante: played for the Montreal Canadians, the New York Rangers, the St. Louis Blues, the Toronto Maple Leaves, and the

Boston Bruins nicknamed “Jake the Snake”

Ted Lindsay: played for the Detroit Red Wings and the

Chicago Blackhawks nicknamed “Terrible Ted”

Jean Béliveau

Gordie Howe

Terry Sawchuk

Bobby Hull

Ted Lindsay

Jacques Plante

Emlen Tunnell: the first African American to play in the New York Giants; played for the New York

Giants and the Green Bay Packers

Jim Ringo: considered vastly undersized at only 211 pounds;

played for the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia

Eagles

Frankie Albert: credited for inventing the bootleg play; played for the San

Francisco 49ers

Alan Ameche: famous for scoring the winning

touchdown in the 1958 NFL Championship game

against the New York Giants, labeled “The

Greatest Game Ever”; played for the Baltimore

Colts

Bill Austin: coached the Green Bay Packers during their “dynasty” years (mid 1960s);

played for the New York Giants

Billy Barnes: became the first player in the ACC to rush for more

than 1,000 yards in a single season where he rushed for 1,010 yards; played for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Washington Redskins,

and the Minnesota Vikings

Emlen Tunnell

Jim Ringo

Frankie Albert

Bill Austin

Alan Ameche

Billy Barnes