- Jan 1 11th Orange Bowl: Tulsa beats #13 Georgia Tech, 26-12
- Jan 1 11th Sugar Bowl: #11 Duke beats Alabama, 29-26
- Jan 1 31st Rose Bowl: #7 Southern California beats #12 Tennessee, 25-0
- Jan 8 University of Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team sets an NCAA record by holding Arkansas State to 6 points in a 75-6 win
- Jan 10 No one is elected to baseball's Hall of Fame
- Jan 25 NY Yankees sold by Ruppert estate to construction magnate Del Webb and partners Dan Topping and Larry MacPhail for $2.8 million
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