teams of the decades

You'll see why I'm bringing this up by the end of this article, but let's take a look at the teams that won the most champions of any decade, in the four major sports.

Football
1960s: Green Bay Packers (6)
1970s: Pittsburgh Steelers (3)
1980s: San Francisco 49ers (3)
1990s: Dallas Cowboys (3)
2000s: New England Patriots (3*)

*The Pats have clinched being the team of the decade since no one else has won more than once. They could still raise this total to 4 in 2009.

Baseball
1900s: Chicago Cubs (2)
1910s: Boston Red Sox (4)
1920s: New York Yankees (3)
1930s: New York Yankees (5)
1940s: New York Yankees (4)
1950s: New York Yankees (6)
1960s: (none) tie between Yankees/Dodgers/Cardinals at 2
1970s: Oakland Athletics (3)
1980s: Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
1990s: New York Yankees (3)
2000s: TBD*

*The Boston Red Sox have won it twice. The other 6 teams to win it this decade are the Yankees, Diamondbacks, Angels, Marlins, White Sox and Cardinals. With two years to go, any team could claim it.

Hockey
1930s: (none) tie between Canadiens/Red Wings at 2
1940s: Toronto Maple Leafs (5)
1950s: Montreal Canadiens (5)
1960s: Montreal Canadiens (5)
1970s: Montreal Canadiens (6)
1980s: (none) tie between Islanders/Oilers at 4
1990s: (none) tie between Penguins/Red Wings at 2
2000s: TBD*

*The Devils and Red Wings have both won it twice with a year to go. (Updated June 5th)

Basketball
1950s: Minneapolis Lakers (4)
1960s: Boston Celtics (9)
1970s: (none) tie between Knicks/Celtics at 2
1980s: Los Angles Lakers (5)
1990s: Chicago Bulls (6)
2000s: TBD*

*Lakers and Spurs are currently tied at 3 each, with the Lakers in the Finals this year. Here are the possibilities for this category:

Lakers 5, Spurs 3
Lakers 4, Spurs 3
Lakers 4, Spurs 4
Lakers 3, Spurs 3
Lakers 3, Spurs 4