Events in Sport
- Jan 1 38th Rose Bowl: #4 Illinois beats #7 Stanford, 40-7
- Jan 1 18th Sugar Bowl: #3 Maryland beats #1 Tennessee, 28-13
- Jan 1 18th Orange Bowl: #6 Georgia Tech beats #9 Baylor, 17-14
- Jan 9 Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title
- Jan 9 Marines give notice that they will recall Ted Williams to active duty
- Jan 12 2nd NFL Pro Bowl, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum: National Conference beats American Conference, 30-13; MVP: Dan Towler, LA Rams, FB
- Jan 16 US Standard Board clears Stan Musial to get an $85,000 salary
- Jan 17 1952 NFL Draft: Bill Wade QB University of Vanderbilt #1 pick by Los Angeles Rams
- Jan 19 NFL purchases struggling football franchise, New York Yanks from owner Ted Collins; moves club to Dallas, Texas
- Jan 19 PGA approves allowing black participants
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Bill WaltonSports Stars Who Died in 1952
- Jan 5 Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies
- Jan 17 Walter O Briggs, American entrepreneur and sports team owner (Detroit Tigers 1935-52), dies at 74
- Jan 28 Thomas Hicks, English athlete (Olympic gold marathon 1904), dies at 76
- Feb 5 Reginald Allen, cricketer (uncle of Gubby, Test Aust v Eng 1887), dies
- Feb 7 Pete Henry, American College/Pro Football HOF tackle (Washington & Jefferson; First-team All-Pro 1920–23, NFL C'ship 1922, 23; Canton Bulldogs), dies at 54
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