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Newsreels 1961 Year In Review Sports
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keywords: 1961 kentucky derby, golfer jerry barber, baseball great roger maris, baseball icon babe ruth
Synopsis: Track And Field Meet, 1961 Kentucky Derby Race Horse Carry Back Wins, Golfer Jerry Barber Putts His Way To A PGA Championship, All-Australian Tennis Finals In U.S. Men's Singles, Platform Diving Gives U.S. A Terrific Launch Pad, Pro Baseball Roger Maris Beats Legendary Babe Ruth Homerun Record, Major Thrills In College Football And Pro Football...(read more)
- Date: 1961
- Duration: 00:06:09
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
Newsreels: 1961 - Year In Review Sports
Track And Field Meet
Valeriy Nikolayevich Brumel, Russian athlete and Soviet high jumper, duels John Curtis Thomas, American track and field athlete and high jumper. Valerity Brumel went on to make a 7 foot, 4 inch jump. Scenes of Wilma Glodean Rudolph, American track and field sprinter. Scenes of Ralph Harold Boston, American track athlete that is best remembered as the first person to break the 27 feet (8.s meter) long jump barrier. Scenes of Frank Budd of Villanova at AUU Track Meet.
1961 Kentucky Derby Race Horse Carry Back Wins
“Carry Back” won the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with a from-behind finish. Shows “Kelso” Horse of the Year in 1961.
Pro Golfer Jerry Barber Putts His Way To A PGA Championship
Pro Golfer Jerry Barber putted his way to the PGA championship on the North Course of Olympia Fields Country Club near Chicago.
All-Australian Tennis Finals In U.S. Men's Singles
It was an All-Australian finals in the U.S. Men’s Singles at Forest Hills. Shows Roy Emerson in the near court and Rod Laver in the far court.
Platform Diving Gives U.S. A Terrific Launch Pad
The U. S. launched some beautiful form in the platform diving competition.
Pro Baseball Roger Maris Beats Legendary Babe Ruth Homerun Record
Roger Marls bettered Babe Ruth's Home Run record, but in a longer season. The Yankees won the World Series. Shows Roger Marls left and Mickey Mantle right in Yankee uniforms. Shows Maris and Mantle hitting home runs in baseball games. CU image of Babe Ruth. Shows Whitey Ford pitching in the 1961 World Series.
Major Thrills In College Football And Pro Football
The major thrills of the Pro and College season included some hair-raising runs. In Pro football season opener, Tim Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles took the opening kick-off and ran105-yards for a touchdown.
In College football, Chuck Bryant of Ohio State takes a pass and runs 62-yards for a touchdown. Shows Ernie Davis of Syracuse University and Heisman Trophy winner making in a football game. Shows Dave Raimey of University of Michigan taking a kick-off and running for a touch-down.
