~The Sixties~

                               ~Sports of the Decade~               

Three Olympic Games were held during the sixties.  In 1960, the winter games were held in Squaw Valley, the summer games were held in Rome.  In 1964, the winter games were held in Innsbruck, Austria, and the summer games were held in Tokyo.  In 1968, the winter games were held in Grenoble France and the summer games were held in Mexico City.  There were many winners from the United States and many set world records. 

 In professional sports, pitcher Sandy Koufax, National League, won the Cy Young award in baseball in 1963, 1965, and 1966. 

Other baseball greats included Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente, and Bob Gibson. 

 Star football players included Abner Haynes, Dallas, 1960, Jim Nance, Boston, 1966, and Joe Namath, New York Jets, 1968.   

Basketball greats included Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Elvin Hayes and Elgin Baylor.  Arthur Ashe beacame the first black man to win the U.S. Tennis Championship title in 1968.  

Arnold Palmer dominated golf in the 1960's.  His chief rival, Jack Nicklaus, came along to begin his own great golf career.

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