Tops in Sports 1961 - 1964
World Series | NY Yankees d. Cincinnati (4-1) |
NBA Championship | Boston d. St. Louis Hawks (4-1) |
Stanley Cup | Chicago d. Detroit (4-2) |
Wimbledon Women: | Angela Mortimer d. C. Truman (4-6 6-4 7-5) |
Wimbledon Men | Rod Laver d. C. McKinley (6-3 6-1 6-4) |
Kentucky Derby Champion | Carry Back |
NCAA Basketball Championship | Cincinnati d. Ohio St. (70-65 OT) |
NCAA Football Champions | Alabama (AP, UPI, NFF) (11-0-0) & Ohio St. (FW) (8-0-1) |
Pro Basketball | Boston Celtics (4–1) beat St. Louis Hawks |
1962
World Series | NY Yankees d. San Francisco Giants (4-3) |
NBA Championship | Boston d. LA Lakers (4-3) |
Stanley Cup | Toronto d. Chicago (4-2) |
Wimbledon Women: | Karen Susman d. V. Sukova (6-4 6-4) |
Wimbledon Men | Rod Laver d. M. Mulligan (6-2 6-2 6-1) |
Kentucky Derby Champion | Decidedly |
NCAA Basketball Championship | Cincinnati d. Ohio St. (71-59) |
NCAA Football Champions | USC (11-0-0) |
Pro Basketball | Boston Celtics (4–3) beat Los Angeles Lakers |
1963
World Series | LA Dodgers d. NY Yankees (4-0) |
NBA Championship | Boston d. LA Lakers (4-2) |
Stanley Cup | Toronto d. Detroit (4-1) |
Wimbledon Women: | Margaret Smith d. B.J. Moffitt (6-3 6-4) |
Wimbledon Men | Chuck McKinley d. F. Stolle (9-7 6-1 6-4) |
Kentucky Derby Champion | Chateaugay |
NCAA Basketball Championship | Loyola-IL d. Cincinnati (60-58 OT) |
NCAA Football Champions | Texas (11-0-0) |
Pro Basketball | Boston Celtics (4–2) beat Los Angeles Lakers |
1964
World Series | St. Louis Cardinals d. NY Yankees (4-3) |
NBA Championship | Boston d. SF Warriors (4-1) |
Stanley Cup | Toronto d. Detroit (4-3) |
Wimbledon Women: | Maria Bueno d. M. Smith (6-4 7-9 6-3) |
Wimbledon Men | Roy Emerson d. F. Stolle (6-4 12-10 4-6 6-3) |
Kentucky Derby Champion | Northern Dancer |
NCAA Basketball Championship | UCLA d. Duke (98-83) |
NCAA Football Champions | Alabama (AP, UPI), (10-1-0); Arkansas (FW), (11-0-0) & Notre Dame (NFF), (9-1-0) |
Pro Basketball | Boston Celtics (4–1) beat San Francisco Warriors |
Source: Infoplease.com