FlorenceChadwickFirst woman to swimthe English Channelinboth directions andbeat the women'srecord by swimmingit in13 hrs 20 mis$15,000The averageMLB players'salary in the1950sHankAaronThis MilwaukeeBraves rookiehit the first of his755 Major Leaguehome runs onApril 23,1954AltheaGibsonShe was the firstBlack woman tocompete in aNational TennistournamentCollegeFootballThe mostpopulartype offootball duringthe 1950sGilletteFridayNightFightsOne of themost popularBoxing TVseries inAmericanHistorySugarRayRobinsonFamous boxerwho took theMiddleweightChampionshipfrom JakeLamottaRockyMarcianoFamous Boxerwho beatJersey JoeWalcott for theHeavyweightChampionshipLadiesProfessionalGolfAssociation(LPGA)ThisAssociationheld its 1stTournament in1950 13 The NFL mergedwith the All AmericanFootball Conferenceto expand the leagueto this many teams 5The Yankeeswere the first towin thismany WorldSeries in a rowMickeyMantleThis NYYankee rookiemade his MLBdebut on April18, 1951YankeesBaseballteam thatdominatedthe 1950sJackieRobinsonMLB was fullyintegrated inthe 1950sfollowing thisBlack MLBplayerEntertainmentand FamilyBondingSports providedthis for familiesand was onereason theygained popularityin the 1950sNBAThisAssociationheld its firstAll Star Gamein 1951SportsIllustratedThe 1st Issueof themagazine hitnewsstands onAugust 16,19541958RoseBowl This Football gamebetween Ohio Stateand Oregon Stateattracted 98,202fans and was oneof the mostwatched sportingevents durigthis time.BobbyThomsonThis NY Giantsthird baseman hitthe homerun thatwas known as"The shot heard'round the world."WillieMaysThis NY Giantsplayer made a famousover-the shouldercatch that ledthem to victoryin the 1st gameof the1954 World SeriesTVSports werebecoming morepopular due to sportsbroadcasts and morefamilies were ableto afford _______in their homes.$6,000The averageNFL players'salary perseasonBabyBoomOne of the reasonssports became sopopular during the1950s was due tothis growing numberof young people afterWorld War llBaseballandBoxingThese werethemost popularsports duringthe 1950s.FlorenceChadwickFirst woman to swimthe English Channelinboth directions andbeat the women'srecord by swimmingit in13 hrs 20 mis$15,000The averageMLB players'salary in the1950sHankAaronThis MilwaukeeBraves rookiehit the first of his755 Major Leaguehome runs onApril 23,1954AltheaGibsonShe was the firstBlack woman tocompete in aNational TennistournamentCollegeFootballThe mostpopulartype offootball duringthe 1950sGilletteFridayNightFightsOne of themost popularBoxing TVseries inAmericanHistorySugarRayRobinsonFamous boxerwho took theMiddleweightChampionshipfrom JakeLamottaRockyMarcianoFamous Boxerwho beatJersey JoeWalcott for theHeavyweightChampionshipLadiesProfessionalGolfAssociation(LPGA)ThisAssociationheld its 1stTournament in1950 13 The NFL mergedwith the All AmericanFootball Conferenceto expand the leagueto this many teams 5The Yankeeswere the first towin thismany WorldSeries in a rowMickeyMantleThis NYYankee rookiemade his MLBdebut on April18, 1951YankeesBaseballteam thatdominatedthe 1950sJackieRobinsonMLB was fullyintegrated inthe 1950sfollowing thisBlack MLBplayerEntertainmentand FamilyBondingSports providedthis for familiesand was onereason theygained popularityin the 1950sNBAThisAssociationheld its firstAll Star Gamein 1951SportsIllustratedThe 1st Issueof themagazine hitnewsstands onAugust 16,19541958RoseBowl This Football gamebetween Ohio Stateand Oregon Stateattracted 98,202fans and was oneof the mostwatched sportingevents durigthis time.BobbyThomsonThis NY Giantsthird baseman hitthe homerun thatwas known as"The shot heard'round the world."WillieMaysThis NY Giantsplayer made a famousover-the shouldercatch that ledthem to victoryin the 1st gameof the1954 World SeriesTVSports werebecoming morepopular due to sportsbroadcasts and morefamilies were ableto afford _______in their homes.$6,000The averageNFL players'salary perseasonBabyBoomOne of the reasonssports became sopopular during the1950s was due tothis growing numberof young people afterWorld War llBaseballandBoxingThese werethemost popularsports duringthe 1950s.

Sports in the 1950s - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. First woman to swim the English Channel in both directions and beat the women's record by swimming it in 13 hrs 20 mis
    Florence Chadwick
  2. The average MLB players' salary in the 1950s
    $15,000
  3. This Milwaukee Braves rookie hit the first of his 755 Major League home runs on April 23,1954
    Hank Aaron
  4. She was the first Black woman to compete in a National Tennis tournament
    Althea Gibson
  5. The most popular type of football during the 1950s
    College Football
  6. One of the most popular Boxing TV series in American History
    Gillette Friday Night Fights
  7. Famous boxer who took the Middleweight Championship from Jake Lamotta
    Sugar Ray Robinson
  8. Famous Boxer who beat Jersey Joe Walcott for the Heavyweight Championship
    Rocky Marciano
  9. This Association held its 1st Tournament in 1950
    Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)
  10. The NFL merged with the All American Football Conference to expand the league to this many teams
    13
  11. The Yankees were the first to win this many World Series in a row
    5
  12. This NY Yankee rookie made his MLB debut on April 18, 1951
    Mickey Mantle
  13. Baseball team that dominated the 1950s
    Yankees
  14. MLB was fully integrated in the 1950s following this Black MLB player
    Jackie Robinson
  15. Sports provided this for families and was one reason they gained popularity in the 1950s
    Entertainment and Family Bonding
  16. This Association held its first All Star Game in 1951
    NBA
  17. The 1st Issue of the magazine hit newsstands on August 16,1954
    Sports Illustrated
  18. This Football game between Ohio State and Oregon State attracted 98,202 fans and was one of the most watched sporting events durig this time.
    1958 Rose Bowl
  19. This NY Giants third baseman hit the homerun that was known as "The shot heard 'round the world."
    Bobby Thomson
  20. This NY Giants player made a famous over-the shoulder catch that led them to victory in the 1st game of the 1954 World Series
    Willie Mays
  21. Sports were becoming more popular due to sports broadcasts and more families were able to afford _______ in their homes.
    TV
  22. The average NFL players' salary per season
    $6,000
  23. One of the reasons sports became so popular during the 1950s was due to this growing number of young people after World War ll
    Baby Boom
  24. These were the most popular sports during the 1950s.
    Baseball and Boxing