# 1971

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5 dated items in the record for 1971, and 6 championship result rows.

## Dated items

- **1971**: 'Championship Handball plus Official Handball Rules', a USHA publication cited from 1971 to 1983 (Championship Handball plus Official Handball Rules (1971), citation-only): the first USHA rules publication this record can name. Source: [Internet Archive, full-text search for "hand ball" AND "rules" AND "1886" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://archive.org/)
- **1971**: The first series of All-Ireland finals is played in the new ball-court at Croke Park in 1971 before about 1,000, and shown on television Source: [Handball (USHA), October 1971](https://archive.teamusa.com/-/media/usa_racquetball/documents/magazine/archived-issues/handball-magazine/1971/1971_hb_oct203d.pdf?la=en&hash=3FF63D693EAE6402DDAF1DC9A53C3B6DAB3AAB8E), PDF p. 55
- **June 1971**: The USHA's magazine Ace is renamed Handball with vol. 21 no. 3 (June 1971), after twenty years under the name chosen in a contest Source: [Handball (USHA), June 1971](https://archive.teamusa.com/-/media/usa_racquetball/documents/magazine/archived-issues/handball-magazine/1971/1971_hb_june8284.pdf?la=en&hash=1261267EC6955F8D6C15CAC5B2AE23C6313E0238)
- **13 August 1971**: The president of the Irish Handball Council visits the USHA's Skokie headquarters on 13 August 1971 and talk turns to a common court size Source: [Handball (USHA), October 1971](https://archive.teamusa.com/-/media/usa_racquetball/documents/magazine/archived-issues/handball-magazine/1971/1971_hb_oct203d.pdf?la=en&hash=3FF63D693EAE6402DDAF1DC9A53C3B6DAB3AAB8E), PDF p. 12
- **December 1971**: The USHA's December 1971 tribute to Charles O'Connell lists his handball diary from a first one-wall court at Brighton Beach in 1909 to the world championship of 1964 Source: [Handball (USHA), December 1971](https://archive.teamusa.com/-/media/usa_racquetball/documents/magazine/archived-issues/handball-magazine/1971/1971_hb_dec24fa.pdf?la=en&hash=ACEEF2D04DD71FFF1E5D5CB043508DFA62593534)

## 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: [1970](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1970.md)
- Next year with a page: [1978](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1978.md)
- Part of [the 1970s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1970s.md)
- [All years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md)

## Corrections

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