High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1955 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1955 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, the Wolverines finished in third place in the Big Ten Conference with a record of 7–2. The team was ranked No. 12 and No. 13 in the final AP and UPI Polls. Left end Ron Kramer was selected as a first-team All-American. Kramer and right end Tom Maentz were nicknamed the "touchdown twins," became the first Michigan football players to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated, and were both first-team selections for the All-Big Ten team. Left halfback Terry Barr was selected as the team`s most valuable player.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Angela Mortimer defeated Dorothy Knode 2–6, 7–5, 10–8 in the final to win the Women`s Singles tennis title at the 1955 French Championships.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1955 Southern 500 (also known as the 1955 Darlington Southern 500) was a NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup Series) racing event that took place on September 5, 1955 at the Darlington Raceway in the American community of Darlington, South Carolina. This race officially spanned 500 miles (800 km) on a paved oval track. An unofficial 30-minute highlight film of this race would appear on the collector`s set of Stock Cars of 50s & 60s – Stock Car Memories: Darlington-Southern 500; which was released in 2008.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1955 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the fifth season of the Sports Car Club of America`s National Sports Car Championship. It began February 27, 1955, and ended November 13, 1955, after fourteen races.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1955 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1955 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide`s 61st overall and 22nd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Jennings B. Whitworth, in his first year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Legion Field in Birmingham and at Ladd Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished with a record of zero wins and ten losses (0–10 overall, 0–7 in the SEC).
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tony Trabert defeated Sven Davidson 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 in the final to win the Men`s Singles tennis title at the 1955 French Championships.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1955 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the seventh F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix season. The season consisted of eight Grand Prix races in five classes: 500cc, 350cc, 250cc, 125cc and Sidecars 500cc. It began on May 1, with Spanish Grand Prix and ended with Nations Grand Prix in Italy on September 4.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Tony Trabert defeated Ken Rosewall 9–7, 6–3, 6–3 in the final to win the Men`s Singles tennis title at the 1955 U.S. National Championships.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1955–56 NBA season was the 10th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Philadelphia Warriors winning the NBA Championship, beating the Fort Wayne Pistons 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1955-56 NHL season was the 39th season of the National Hockey League. Six teams each played 70 games. The Montreal Canadiens were the Stanley Cup champions as they beat the Detroit Red Wings four games to one in the best-of-seven final series. At a governors' meeting in December, a discussion took place concerning the uniforms worn by officials. It was contended that the present orange and black uniforms were confusing to players and fans, particularly when red uniforms are worn by either of the participating teams. Furthermore, it was pointed out that the existing uniforms showed up black on television. It was unanimously agreed that officials' uniforms should be changed to black and white...
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The 1955–56 New York Rangers season was the thirtieth season for the team in the National Hockey League. In the regular season, the Rangers finished third overall in the league with a 32-28-10 record. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where they lost to the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 in a best of seven games series. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 1955–56 Segunda Division season saw 32 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Osasuna, Real Jaen, Espana Industrial and Zaragoza were promoted to Primera Division. Plus Ultra was relegated to Tercera Division. The Segunda Division (Second Division) is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams. On 16 August 2006, the LFP reached an agreement with the banking group BBVA for sponsorship of the Segunda Division renaming the league Liga BBVA. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante. As of of 2010-11 the league contains 22...
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Football is the most popular Sport in Italy. The Italian national football team has won the FIFA World Cup 4 times (1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006), trailing only Brazil (with 5). Italy's club sides have won 27 major European trophies, making them the most successful footballing nation in Europe.Other forms of football were played in Italy in ancient times, the earliest of which was Harpastum, played during the times of the Roman Empire. This game may have also been influential to other forms throughout Europe due to the expansion of the Empire, including Medieval football. Данное издание не...
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 1955-56 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's thirtieth season in the NHL, and the club was coming off their second straight last place finish in 1954-55, when they had a record of 13-40-17, earning 43 points. The struggling franchise had finished in the NHL cellar for seven times in the past nine seasons. The Black Hawks would not bring back head coach Frank Eddolls, as they hired Dick Irvin, who had previously coached the Black Hawks in 1928-29 and 1930-31. After leaving Chicago in 1931, Irvin would coach the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1931-40, winning the 1932 Stanley Cup, then he went on to coach the...
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The 1955- 56 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 49th season (46th consecutive) in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing second, their highest finish in the English league system to date, despite losing their final four League games. Jackie Mudie was the club's top scorer, with 22 goals in all competitions. Данное издание не является оригинальным. Книга печатается по технологии принт-он-деманд после получения заказа.
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943. At the end of the 2008–09 season, they were promoted from the Football League Championship to spend their sixth season in the Premier League. As Small Heath, they were founder members and first ever champions of the Football League Second Division. The most successful period in their history was in the 1950s and early 1960s. Данное издание не...
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The 1956 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1955–56 staging of English football's primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. The showpiece event was contested between Manchester City and Birmingham City at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday 5 May 1956. Two-time winners Manchester City were appearing in their sixth final, whereas Birmingham City were seeking to win the competition for the first time, having lost their only previous final in 1931. Each club needed to win five matches to reach the final. Manchester City's victories were close affairs, each settled by the odd goal, and they needed a replay to defeat fifth-round opponents Liverpool. Birmingham City made more...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1956 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on 3 June 1956 at Spa-Francorchamps. After the first day of practice on Thursday, Fangio was on pole with a time almost 5 sec faster than second place Moss. These times wouldn’t be touched with wet conditions on Friday and windy conditions on Saturday. It was raining when the race began and Fangio made a poor start and settled in fifth with Moss well in the lead. But by lap 3 Fangio would be in second having passed Behra, Collins, and then Castellotti. By the fifth lap he was in the lead and had opened up an 8 second lead on Moss by lap 10 with Collins third on a drying track. Collins took second when Moss lost a back wheel on the climb...
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The British Grand Prix is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It is currently held at the Silverstone Circuit near the village of Silverstone in Northamptonshire. The British and Italian Grands Prix are the oldest continuously staged Formula One World Championship Grands Prix. Grand Prix motor racing was first established in Britain by Henry Segrave at Brooklands in 1926 after his winning of the 1923 French Grand Prix and the San Sebastian Grand Prix the following year, which raised interest in the sport. The first ever British Grand Prix was won by the French team of Louis Wagner and Robert Senechal driving a Delage 155B. The second British Grand Prix was held at...
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