1960 in sports

1960 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Alpine skiing The men's Olympic Gold Medal: Downhill: Jean Vuarnet, France Slalom: Ernst Hinterseer, Austria Giant Slalom: Roger Staub, Switzerland The women's Olympic Gold Medal: Downhill: Heidi Biebl, West Germany Slalom: Ann Heggtveit, Canada Giant Slalom: Yvonne Rüegg, Switzerland FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: Men's combined champion: Guy Périllat, France Women's combined champion: Ann Heggtveit, Canada, who becomes the first non-European to win a world championship title in Alpine skiing. American football NFL Championship: the Philadelphia Eagles won 17–13 over the Green Bay Packers at Franklin Field in Philadelphia Cotton Bowl (1959 season): The Syracuse Orangemen won 23–17 over the Texas Longhorns to win the college football national championship National Football League names Pete Rozelle commissioner of the league. The league expands to Dallas for the 1960 season and Minneapolis-St.Paul for the 1961 season. The Chicago Cardinals relocate to St. Louis. The American Football League (AFL) played its first season First black pro football placekicker: Gene Mingo (Denver Broncos, AFL) First Hispanic pro football quarterback: Tom Flores (Oakland Raiders, AFL) AFL Championship: Houston Oilers won 24–16 over the Los Angeles Chargers Association football England – FA Cup – Wolverhampton Wanderers won 3–0 over Blackburn Rovers The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia 2–1 to win the first European Football Championship