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 * Sports In the 1950's**

Introduction: Back in the 1950's sports were huge and became a national pastime for people all over America. The people found enjoyment in watching these games as well as the competition between the teams. As the sports became more popular it became a part of everyday life to sit down and watch or even go to a game.

Basics on topic paragraphs: When sports came out they were big. So big that people all across America got into it. Year after year people would become attracted or even addicted to watching their favorite teams. The people who were in this is something you could argue about because it is either all the players who actually played the game or them and all their fans. Either way so many people were involved in these games that it would cause the economy to prosper.

What was it? Simply, it was the creation of games that people would enjoy and pay to see. It was something that would change America and others across the world as they adopted these sports. All this occurred not only in America but in other countries as well. As things caught on in other countries like Germany, they began to play the sports, like soccer. This caused more teams and more competitions.

This happened in the 1920's but it continued all the way into the 50's and even to modern day now. It had to be something big in order to do this but it was more than big. It was huge. The reason this topic is so important is not only because it created a national pastime and made people have something in common. It also brought in huge money for the economy and got it running.

Expanding on a topic: One interesting thing about all this was how popular golf was. Even other sports players like Sam Urzetta, a former basketball player from Rochester, N.Y., made his third appearance in the National Amateur golf competition. He became the first 100-to-1 shot to win the championship. Urzetta defeated Frank Stranahan, British amateur champion from Toledo, Ohio, on the 39th green in the championship match.

This meant that we were interested in more things than just action and tackling but could enjoy the simple games. The fact that Americans could enjoy watching people like Sam Urzetta golf and enjoy just a ball going into a hole showed that people could not only enjoy this but gave enough money for competitions that, while there was no tackling or hitting, were enjoyable.

Importance of topic: In history this was a big time for us Americans. These sports were important to us for simple and complex reasons. Simple ones included watching your favorite teams and having a fun time. However, so much money was being spent on these things the economy went way up due to all the spending on either TV's or going to the games. Also, some of the sports players showed how patriotic they were and were a good role model to the youngsters. The way they did this is that some of the professional players went out and joined the army showing how much even they cared.

Sites:

http://www.worldbookonline.com.ezproxy.cooklib.org:2048/wb/Media?id=bt151151&st=1950%27s+sports

http://www.worldbookonline.com.ezproxy.cooklib.org:2048/wb/Article?id=ar072720&st=1950%27s+american+sports

Book source is The american dream the 50's Published in 1997  author is meil kagan