Dec. 29, 1939: Longtime NCAA Secretary-Treasurer Frank W. Nicolson, of Wesleyan University (Connecticut), resigns after 30 years in that position. December 29, 1939 44
In the Japanese Professional Baseball League, pitcher Victor Starffin wins his 42nd game in a 96-game season November 12, 1939 32
June 24-29, 1939: The Intercollegiate Golf Championships of the United States are first conducted by the NCAA (after sponsorship by the U.S. Golf Association beginning in 1887). Vincent D’Antoni of Tulane wins the individual title, and Stanford wins the team title. June 29, 1939 42
April 1939: Illinois, led by eventual seven-time individual titlist Joe Giallombardo, wins the first of eight National Collegiate Gymnastics Championships titles between 1939 and 1958. April 1, 1939 40
March 27, 1939: The first National Collegiate Basketball Championship is conducted at Northwestern. The University of Oregon wins the first title. March 27, 1939 41
