1951 in sports

1951 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football NFL Championship: the Los Angeles Rams won 24–17 over the Cleveland Browns at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum January 14 – The National Football League has its first Pro Bowl Game (Los Angeles). September 28 – Norm Van Brocklin sets NFL single game record for most passing yards (554) helping Los Angeles Rams beat New York Yanks 48–21. Sugar Bowl (1950 season): The Oklahoma Sooners lose 13–7 to the Kentucky Wildcats; still awarded the college football national championship by AP and Coaches Poll Association football England First Division – Tottenham Hotspur win the 1950–51 title. FA Cup – Newcastle United beat Blackpool 2–0. Spain La Liga won by Atlético Madrid Italy Serie A won by Milan. Germany German football championship won by 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Portugal Primeira Liga won by Sporting C.P. France French Division 1 won by Nice. Athletics The athletics competition at the 1951 Pan American Games is held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mal Whitfield of the USA wins gold medals in three events: 400 m, 800 m and 4 × 400 m relay.