# 1960

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5 dated items in the record for 1960, and 6 championship result rows.

## Dated items

- **1960-1968**: The committee chairs are named, from seller photographs of printed lists (rank 3; dates as printed): Charles J. O'Connell for the Unified Handball Rules Committee of 1960 and, in the 1968 booklet, the A.A.U. National Handball Committee Source: [eBay listing 206605328625: seller photographs of the unified handball playing rules (Y.M.C.A., 1960) (seen 30 October 2026)](https://www.ebay.com/itm/206605328625)
- **1960-1962**: The A.A.U.'s Official Rules Handball of 1960 and 1962 print 'Unified Four-Wall Rules' adopted by the A.A.U., the Y.M.C.A., the USHA and the Jewish Welfare Board, prepared by a Unified Handball Rules Committee chaired from the New York A.C. Source: [HathiTrust Digital Library, catalog record 102896696 (seen 28 October 2026)](https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102896696)
- **1960-1968**: Rules by committee: a Unified Handball Rules Committee of the USHA, the Y.M.C.A., the A.A.U. and the J.W.B. (printed in the A.A.U. books of 1960 and 1962), then a 1968 unified booklet issued by three of the four without the USHA (H-125, Source: [eBay listing 206605328625: seller photographs of the unified handball playing rules (Y.M.C.A., 1960) (seen 30 October 2026)](https://www.ebay.com/itm/206605328625)
- **1960-1968**: The committee chairs are named, from seller photographs of printed lists (rank 3; dates as printed): Charles J. O'Connell for the Unified Handball Rules Committee of 1960, Robert Quinn for the A.A.U. National Handball Committee 1966-1968, Source: [eBay listing 206605328625: seller photographs of the unified handball playing rules (Y.M.C.A., 1960) (seen 30 October 2026)](https://www.ebay.com/itm/206605328625)
- **1960**: A Unified Handball Rules Committee of the USHA, Y.M.C.A. and A.A.U. (with the Jewish Welfare Board) agrees to serve 'for the year of 1960', with O'Connell as its chairman Source: [eBay listing 206605328625: seller photographs of the unified handball playing rules (Y.M.C.A., 1960) (seen 30 October 2026)](https://www.ebay.com/itm/206605328625)

## 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: [1959](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1959.md)
- Next year with a page: [1967](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1967.md)
- Part of [the 1960s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1960s.md)
- [All years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md)

## Corrections

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