1959 in sports

1959 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

American football

NFL Championship – Baltimore Colts won 31-16 over the New York Giants

August 14 - The American Football League is founded. Play would begin the following year.

Sugar Bowl (1958 season):

The LSU Tigers won 7-0 over the Clemson Tigers to win the AP and Coaches Poll national championships

The LSU Tigers won 7-0 over the Clemson Tigers to win the AP and Coaches Poll national championships

Rose Bowl:

The Iowa Hawkeyes won 38-12 over the California Golden Bears and voted national champions by the FWAA Poll

The Iowa Hawkeyes won 38-12 over the California Golden Bears and voted national champions by the FWAA Poll

Athletics

Pan American Games athletics held in Chicago with US sprinter Ray Norton winning three gold medals in the sprint events

Baseball

March 3 – The San Francisco Giants officially name their new stadium Candlestick Park.

May 26 – In what many experts call the greatest pitching performance in history, Harvey Haddix--suffering with a flu and sore throat--hurls a 12 inning perfect game for the Pittsburgh Pirates but loses in the 13th inning 0-1 on a Don Hoak fielding error to the Milwaukee Braves as lightning storms threaten the end of the game.

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