# 1959

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4 dated items in the record for 1959, and 6 championship result rows.

## Dated items

- **1959**: First USHA one-wall national (New York; Oscar Obert in open singles) in the champions list (USHA national one-wall handball championships, firstHeld 1959). Source: [US Handball Association, "National Champions" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.ushandball.org/about/national-champions/)
- **1959**: Seawall Ball, the Atlantic Beach Navy Official... (title truncated) (1959) Source: [Library of Congress catalog record 64005993 (seen 28 October 2026)](https://lccn.loc.gov/64005993)
- **1959**: The USHA champions roll lists its first one-wall national championship in 1959, in New York, with the Obert brothers taking the open titles Source: [US Handball Association, "National Champions" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.ushandball.org/about/national-champions/)
- **29 November 1959**: The first three-wall 'jai-alai type' handball court officially opens at Forrest Park Playground, Queens, New York, on 29 November 1959 Source: [eBay listing 178429923015: seller photographs of an A.A.U. handball rules booklet (1962) (seen 30 October 2026)](https://www.ebay.com/itm/178429923015), p. 62

## 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 one-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/usha-national-one-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: [1958](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1958.md)
- Next year with a page: [1960](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1960.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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