Frank Sinatra and Sports

Remembering "Ol' Blue Eyes" in honor of the centennial of his birth, we present these photos of Frank Sinatra in the world of sports.

Author:
SI Staff
Publish date:
Dec 12, 2014

Frank Sinatra and Sports

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Frank Sinatra sings at the Red Cross War Fund baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies at Ebbets Field on April 13, 1944. He is joined in harmony by Dodgers coach Charley Dresser (left), Dodgers outfielder Dixie Walker (center) and Phillies manager Freddie Fitzsimmons (right center).

Jack Dempsey (left) and Joe Louis lift up Frank Sinatra by his arms, circa 1947.

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Frank Sinatra shares a laugh with Phil Rizzuto in the dugout at Yankee Stadium in 1949. Sinatra was preparing for a role as a baseball player in the upcoming film "Take Me Out To The Ballgame."

Joe DiMaggio sits with Frank Sinatra in the dugout at Yankee Stadium in 1949.

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Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra attend the Joe Louis vs. Ezzard Charles fight at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 27, 1950.

Frank Sinatra, who fancies himself something of a pugilist, squares off with world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano. The horseplay occurred while Marciano visited the "Guys and Dolls" movie set in Hollywood on May 26, 1955.

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Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin attend Game 3 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Oct. 4, 1959.

Frank Sinatra stands with former world heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson the day after Patterson's non-title bout victory over Eddie Machem in Stockholm, Sweden, on July 6, 1964.

Frank Sinatra and wife Mia Farrow attend Game 1 of the World Series between Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 5, 1966.

Frank Sinatra attends the Chuck Connors 3rd Annual Charity Invitational Golf Tournament in Palm Springs, Calif., on April 19, 1969.

Frank Sinatra photographs Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali's first bout, "The Fight of the Century," from ringside at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 8, 1971.

Arnold Palmer, playing in the Tony Lema Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament, was surprised to discover his caddy was none other than Frank Sinatra in Palm Springs, Calif., in Feb. 1972.

Franco Harris and Frank Sinatra have wine and cheese at a Pittsburgh Steelers practice after Sinatra was made a one-star general in Franco's Italian Army in Palm Springs, Calif., on Dec. 14, 1972.

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Frank Sinatra and Barbara Marx attend the Dinah Shore Golf Classic in Palm Springs, Calif., on April 10, 1973.

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Frank Sinatra sits ringside next to commentator Howard Cosell and Wide World of Sports executive producer Roone Arledge (right) before the Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton fight at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Sept. 10, 1973.

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Frank Sinatra poses in the Los Angeles Dodgers dugout with (left to right) players Steve Yeager, Rick Monday, Rick Rhoden and manager Tommy LaSorda prior to singing the National Anthem for the Dodgers home opener against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on April 7, 1977.

Frank Sinatra turns his Dodgers cap around before Game 4 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 15, 1977.

Frank Sinatra shares a laugh with Muhammad Ali as promoter Don King looks on before the Ken Norton vs. Jimmy Young fight at the Sports Pavilion of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Nov. 5, 1977.