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Synopsis: New York Giants Victorious In Baseball World Series, College Basketball Overshadowed By Scandals, College Football Has Its Own Share Of Scandal, The Richest Kentucky Derby Goes To Unknown Long Show Race Horse, Boxer Jersey Joe Walcott Defeats Ezzard Charles For Heavyweight Title, Track And Field Pole Vaulter Bob Richards Top 15 Feet In Event, This Years Thrills And Spills Of Sports... (read more)
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New York Giants Victorious In Baseball World Series
The storybook pennant finish of the N.Y. Giants was one of the big sporting highlights of 1951. Climax to a dramatic race between the Dodgers and Durocher’s 'Miracle Team' was the third play-off game, in which Bobby Thompson blasted his ninth-inning home run.

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College Basketball Overshadowed By Scandals
The big titans of the court, Brigham Young and Kentucky, were overshadowed by the story bigger than basketball itself - the scandals that broke into headlines.

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College Football Has Its Own Share Of Scandal
Football had its scandal, too, with the West Point dismissals that wiped out a once-mighty grid team. But then there was Princeton’s Dick Kazmaier, No. 42, hero of the season.

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The Richest Kentucky Derby Goes To Unknown Long Show Race Horse
The richest Kentucky Derby in history brought a hitherto unknown long shot to the force. 'Count Turf', hitting the jackpot, with slow-motion scenes recording his stunning upset victory.

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Golfer Ben Hogan Comes Back From Auto Accident To Win U.S. Open
Golfer Ben Hogan holes out to win the U.S. Open at Oakland Hills with a three under par claiming his third U.S. Open title.

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Boxer Jersey Joe Walcott Defeats Ezzard Charles For Heavyweight Title
The two-fisted drama of 1951 in boxing was the rise to power of the veteran Jersey Joe Walcott, who defeated Ezzard Charles to win the heavyweight title at Pittsburgh.

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Track And Field Pole Vaulter Bob Richards Top 15 Feet In Event
Top man in the track and field was the “sky-climbing parson” – Bob Richards of California, becoming the second man in history to top 15 feet in the pole vault.

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This Years Thrills And Spills Of Sports
From water-skiing thrills to spine-tingling crackups on the bobsled run, 1951 saw many thrills and spills. The Rodeo thrills were bigger and better, and the jumps at the Grand National never were so dramatic, but the most amazing spectacle of all was the mass crack-up of hotrod racers at Langhorne, Pa. Scores of cars collided on the dirt track.