# 1954

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3 dated items in the record for 1954, and 4 championship result rows.

## Dated items

- **1954-1979**: A GAA Handball roll of honour for the Gael Linn 60x30 adult competition, 1954-1979 (saved as a dataset, not read into the record): the Council era's one competition record besides the All-Irelands. Source: [GAA Handball Ireland, 60 x 30 adult Gael Linn, 1954-1979 roll of honour (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.gaahandball.ie/competitions/rolls-of-honour)
- **1954-1979**: A GAA Handball roll of honour for the Gael Linn 60x30 adult competition, 1954-1979, is saved but not read into the record: the only Irish competition record between the All-Ireland rolls and the yearbooks. Source: [GAA Handball Ireland, 60 x 30 adult Gael Linn, 1954-1979 roll of honour (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.gaahandball.ie/competitions/rolls-of-honour)
- **1954-2004**: The USHA's Hall of Fame list opens in 1954 with Al Banuet and Joe Platak and holds 35 player inductions by 2004, but the 1971 magazine places both names in the Helms Hall of Fame (conflicting) The USHA's 2004 Hall of Fame list begins its player inductions in 1954, while 1971 magazine items refer to the Helms Hall of Fame and give a 1957 entry for O'Connell; the two lists have not been reconciled. Source: [US Handball Association, Hall of Fame page (Wayback snapshot of 3 August 2004)](https://web.archive.org/web/20040803121533/http://ushandball.org:80/Halloffame/index.html)

## Championships held

- [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)
- [USHA national four-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/usha-national-four-wall-championships.md)
- [USHA national three-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/usha-national-three-wall-championships.md)

## Neighboring years

- Previous year with a page: [1951](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1951.md)
- Next year with a page: [1957](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1957.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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