54 (number) - in Sports

In Sports

  • Fewest points in an NBA playoff game: Chicago (96), Utah (54), June 7, 1998
  • The New York Rangers won the Stanley Cup in 1994, 54 years after their previous Cup win. It is the longest drought in the trophy's history.
  • For years car number 54 was NASCAR driver Lennie Pond.
  • A score of 54 in golf is colloquially referred to as a perfect round. This score has never been achieved in competition.
  • The number used when a player is defeated 3 games in a row in racquetball.

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