# 1950

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4 dated items in the record for 1950, and 4 championship result rows.

## Dated items

- **1950-1966**: Provincial councils revived (GAA Handball Ireland, "History" (seen 28 October 2026)). Source: [GAA Handball Ireland, "History" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.gaahandball.ie/about/gaa-handball/history)
- **1950**: ushandball.org's champions list marks 1950 as the last A.A.U. year: 'All future years are USHA' (H-101). Source: [US Handball Association, "National Champions" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.ushandball.org/about/national-champions/)
- **1950-1969**: Irish handball grows strongly in the 1950s and 1960s: provincial councils are revived (1950-66), schools and local competitions multiply, and the first American-style court follows in 1969 Source: [GAA Handball Ireland, "History" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.gaahandball.ie/about/gaa-handball/history)
- **1950-1951**: A group of leading handball players and administrators forms a Players' Fraternity in 1950 under Bob Kendler: the USHA's own texts date its start 1950 or 1951 (conflicting) Sources date the start of the USHA to 1950 (a 1972 magazine and a 1998 letter counting 48 years) or to 1951 (the USHA website and its numbering of the 1997 nationals as the 47th), so the date is given as 1950 to 1951. Source: [Handball (USHA), June 1972](https://archive.teamusa.com/-/media/usa_racquetball/documents/magazine/archived-issues/handball-magazine/1972/1972_hb_june1bc3.pdf?la=en&hash=9D26F4A7CBAD5CB11FD9F1F28B8407F5F171D84B)

## Championships held

- [AAU national four-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/aau-national-four-wall-championships.md)
- [AAU national three-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/aau-national-three-wall-championships.md)
- [All-Ireland 60x30 Softball Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-all-ireland-60x30-softball.md)
- [All-Ireland Hardball Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-all-ireland-hardball.md)

## Neighboring years

- Previous year with a page: [1949](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1949.md)
- Next year with a page: [1951](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1951.md)
- Part of [the 1950s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1950s.md)
- [All years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md)

## Corrections

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