Pre-1950
Pro-1st team--------------------Ncaa-1st team
George Mikan.....Lakers............George Mikan.....DePaul
Joe Fulks............Warriors.........Bob Kurland.......Okla. A & M
Max Zaslofsky....Stags.............Hank Luisetti......Stanford
Bob Davies.........Royals............Vic Hanson.........Syracuse
Bob Feerick........Capitols...........John Wooden......Purdue
Pro-2nd team---------------------Ncaa-2nd team
Bones Mckinney...Capitols.........Paul Nowak......Notre Dame
Jim Pollard............Lakers...........Arnie Ferrin......Utah
Stan Miasek.........Stags............Paul Arizin........Villanova
Al Cervi.................Nationals.......Andy Phillip......Illinois
Buddy Jeanette.....Bullets..........Bob Cousey......Holy Cross
Trade of the Decade--1948 The Syracuse Nationals acquire the NBL draft rights to Dolph Schayes from the Tri-Cities Blackhawks.
Politics----------Churchill's words rally the British
Movies----------Audiences adore Oz and young Judy
Tech-------------New conveniences transform society
Lifestyle---------The model mom stays at home
Sex--------------Rita Hayworth is a red-hot GI pinup
Sports-----------Dimaggio's streak is one for the ages
Music------------In the age od swing, the Duke is a King
Disaster---------WWII claims 50 million lives
15-- Months after the invention of the sport the first woman's game was played, at Smith College in March 1893
20-- "Long goals" made (from beyond a 21-foot arc and worth three points each) in an experimental game between Fordham and Columbiaon Feb. 7,1945
17--Teams forming the NBA in 1949
112-3---Record for Langston University during the career of Marques Haynes,including a win over the Harlem Globetrotters, whom he'd join in 1947.
90.6---Winning percentage for the barnstorming, all-black New York Renaissance (aka the Rens) between 1932/36
8-- Nations that formed FIBA, the international governing body, in 1932
50---points scored against Duquesne by Stanford's Hank Luistti, the first college player to hit 50, on Jan ,1938
1950-- Babe Zaharias sweeps the three women's golf majors, the U.S. open, The Titleholders Champioship and the Western Open.
1951---Bobby Thompson hits the "Shot Heard Round the World" to win a pennant clinching playoff series for his Giants.