József Bozsik Jim Brown (American football player) László Budai Jenő Buzánszky Roy Campanella (baseball player) Ezzard Charles (boxer) Maureen Connolly (tennis player) Bob Cousy (basketball player) Zoltán Czibor Joe DiMaggio (baseball player) Harrison Dillard (American track and field athlete) Larry Doby (baseball player) Juan Manuel Fangio (motor racing driver) Nino Farina (motor racing driver) Whitey Ford (baseball player) Gyula Grosics Nándor Hidegkuti Ben Hogan (golf) Gordie Howe (Canadian ice hockey player) Rafer Johnson (American track and field athlete) Ingemar Johansson (boxer) Al Kaline (baseball player) Sándor Kocsis John Landy (Australian track and field athlete) Mihály Lantos Gyula Lóránt Mickey Mantle (baseball player) Rocky Marciano (boxer) Billy Martin (baseball player) Eddie Mathews (baseball player) Stanley Matthews (association footballer) Willie Mays (baseball player) George Mikan (basketball player) Stirling Moss (motor racing driver) Archie Moore (boxer) Stan Musial (baseball player) Bobo Olson (boxer) Floyd Patterson (boxer) Pelé (association footballer) Bob Pettit Ferenc Puskás (association footballer) Maurice Richard (Canadian ice hockey player) Jackie Robinson (baseball player) Frank Robinson (baseball player) Sugar Ray Robinson (boxer) Wilma Rudolph Bill Russell (basketball player) Sam Snead (golf) Duke Snider (baseball player) Warren Spahn (baseball player) Casey Stengel (baseball manager, former player) Chuck Taylor Johnny Unitas (American football player) Mal Whitfield (American track and field athlete) Ted Williams (baseball player) Billy Wright (association footballer) Lev Yashin (association footballer) József Zakariás Emil Zátopek See also 1950s in television 1950s in literature Post-World War II boom 1950s American automobile culture Timeline The following articles contain brief timelines which list the most prominent events of the decade: 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 References Further reading Bessel, Richard and Dirk Schumann, eds. Life after Death: Approaches to a Cultural and Social History of Europe During the 1940s and 1950s (2003), essays by scholars on recovery from the war Judt, Tony. Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 (2005) London Institute of World Affairs, The Year Book of World Affairs 1957 (London 1957), comprehensive reference book covering 1956 in diplomacy, international affairs and politics for major nations and regions Great Britain Montgomery, John. The Fifties (1960), On Britain. Sandbrook, Dominic. Never had it so good: a history of Britain from Suez to the Beatles Hachette UK, (2015). Bering, Henrik. "Taking the great out of Britain." Policy Review, no. 133, (2005), p. 88+. online review Wybrow, Robert J. "Britain Speaks Out,