1945 in sports
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Some sporting events did not take place because of World War II.

Baseball

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Basketball

• The twelfth South American Basketball Championship in Guayaquil is won by Brazil.

Chess

See, 1945 in chess

Football (Australian)

• Victorian Football League - Carlton wins the 49th VFL Premiership (Carlton 15.13 (103) d South Melbourne 10.15 (76))

Football (American)

• Cleveland Rams 15-14 Washington Redskins at Cleveland, Ohio to win the NFL championship. The Rams relocated after the season to Los Angeles.

Football (soccer)

England

• With the end of World War II, the FA Cup is reinstated for the 1945-46 season; played on a two-legged basis. However, clubs are not yet prepared for a full league programme, so the Football League does not resume; regional leagues remain for another year.

Golf

Men's professional

• Masters Tournament - not played due to World War II
• U.S. Open - not played due to World War II
• British Open - not played due to World War II
• July 15 - PGA Championship - Byron Nelson
• PGA Tour money leader - Byron Nelson - $63,336

Men's amateur

• British Amateur - not played due to World War II
• U.S. Amateur - not played due to World War II

Women's professional

• Women's Western Open - Babe Zaharias
• Titleholders Championship - not played due to World War II

Horse Racing

• June 9 - Kentucky Derby - Hoop Jr.
• Preakness - Polynesian
• Belmont Stakes - Pavot

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Byron Nelson, PGA golf
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Babe Didrikson Zaharias, LPGA golf

Births

January-May

• January 1 — Jacky Ickx, Belgian racing car driver
• January 3 — Wade Bell, American middle distance runner
• January 10 — Jerome Drayton, German-born Canadian long-distance runner
• February 3 — Philip Waruinge, Kenyan boxer
• February 3 — Bob Griese, American football player
• February 5 — Nancy McCredie, Canadian track and field athlete
• February 25 — Roy Saari, American freestyle and medley swimmer
• February 26 — Peter Brock, Australian racing car driver (d. 2006)
• March 8 — Carol Moseke, American discus thrower
• March 16 — Vojtech Christov, Slovak football referee
• March 17 — Hassan Bchara, Lebanese wrestler
• March 17 — Dave Bailey, Canadian track and field athlete
• March 27 — Robert Haigh, Australian field hockey player
• March 28 — Johnny Famechon, France-born Australian boxer
• April 2 — Don Sutton, American baseball player
• April 3 — Bernie Parent, Hockey hall of famer
• April 10 — Kevin Berry, Australian butterfly swimmer (d. 2006)
• April 20 — Naftali Temu, Kenyan athlete (d. 2003)
• April 26 — Dick Johnson, Australian racing car driver
• May 12 — Alan Ball, English football (soccer) player
• May 12 — Carl Robie, American butterfly swimmer
• May 14 — Yochanan Vollach, Israeli football (soccer) player, President of Maccabi Haifa accosiation
• May 23 — Roel Luynenburg, Dutch rower

June-November

• June 1 — Brian Oldfield, American track and field athlete
• June 1 — Russell Webb, American water polo player
• June 3 — Hale Irwin, American golfer
• June 4 — John Sherwood, British track and field athlete
• June 5 — John Carlos, American track and field champion
• June 8 — Klenie Bimolt, Dutch swimmer
• June 12 — Pat Jennings, Northern Irish soccer goalkeeper
• June 16 — Pedro Chappe Garcia, Cuban basketball player (d. 2003)
• June 24 — Betty Stöve, Dutch female tennis player
• July 1 — Jane Cederqvist, Swedish freestyle swimmer
• July 21 — John Lowe, English darts player
• August 12 — Mary Stewart, Canadian freestyle swimmer
• August 15 — Gene Upshaw, American football player
• September 11 — Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer and coach
• September 29 — Nadezhda Chizhova, Russian athlete
• October 12 — Stanley Cole, American water polo player
• November 3 — Gerd Muller, German soccer player
• November 24 — Van Nelson, American long-distance runner

Deaths

• November 11 — Al Bummy Davis, American lightweight and welterweight boxer (b. 1918)