January 1953 in Sport

Events in Sport

Event of Interest

Jan 11 J. Edgar Hoover declines 6 figure offer to become president of International Boxing Club

First Director of the FBI J. Edgar Hoover — First Director of the FBI
J. Edgar Hoover

Jan 13 3rd NBA All-Star Game, Fort Wayne, Indiana: Western Conference beats Eastern Conference, 79-75; MVP: George Mikan, Minneapolis Lakers, C
Jan 17 Australian Championships Women's Tennis: In an all-American final Maureen Connolly wins 1st leg of her Grand Slam; beats Julia Sampson 6-3, 6-2

Tennis Open

Jan 17 Australian Championships Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Ken Rosewall wins his first Grand Slam title; beats Mervyn Rose 6-0, 6-3, 6-4

Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major Champion Ken Rosewall — Tennis Player and Eight-Time Major Champion
Ken Rosewall

Jan 22 1953 NFL Draft: Harry Babcock from University of Georgia first pick by San Francisco 49ers
Jan 23 NFL Dallas Texans become Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts)
Jan 23 NFL's National & American conference become Eastern & Western conference

Birthdays in Sport

Jan 3 Angelo Parisi, French heavyweight judo (Olympic gold 1980)
Jan 4 Norberto Alonso, Argentine footballer
Jan 7 Agha Zahid, Pakistani cricketer (open batting for Pak v WI 1975, scored 14 & 1), born in Lahore, Pakistan
Jan 8 Bruce Sutter, American baseball pitcher (Cubs, Cards, Braves), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Jan 10 Bobby Rahal, American racing car driver & team owner (over 15 wins), born in Medina, Ohio
Jan 13 Bob Baffert, American Racing Hall of Fame trainer (Triple Crown 2015, 18), born in Nogales, Arizona
Jan 15 Randy White, American NFL tackle (Dallas Cowboys), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Paul Allen

Jan 21 Paul Allen, American business magnate (co-founder Microsoft, owner Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Seahawks), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2018)