Sports

The 1950's was a really slump time in sports because alot of teams were moving around and changing the lineups almost every year. The 50's werent notable that much for professional sports.

The 50's saw great baseball players like Henry Aaron- National league MVP in 1957. ALL TIME HOME RUN HITTER (Until Barry Bonds)

Yogi Berra- Three time American league MVP with the Yankees.

Bobby Thomson- the famous "shot heard round the world" 1954 National league pennant against the hated Brooklyn Dodgers.

Willie Mays- the New york Giants "Say hay kid" that made the famous catch in the 54' world series



Ted Williams- Considered the greatest batter in baseball history. (1958 batted an amazing .388 average)


 * Also there were great shifts in the baseball community. First the New York Giants moved the San Francisco**
 * in 1957 then the Brooklyn Dodgers moved from New York to Los Angles in 1958 thus keeping the oldest**
 * rivalry in baseball history in tact.**

Other notable players are

Arnold Palmer- Who was the man who popularized golf and dominated the golf scene in 1959.

Norm Van Brocklin- A NFL quarterback that lead two different teams to winning seasons in the 50's and 60's (Los Angles Rams in 1951)