1922 in sports
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1922 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s |
| Years: | 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 |
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[edit] American football
- June 24 – The American Professional Football Association adopts the name of the National Football League
- Canton Bulldogs win the National Football League title with a record of 10 wins 0 loses and 2 ties
[edit] Association football
England
- First Division – Liverpool win the 1921–22 title
- FA Cup – Huddersfield Town beat Preston North End 1–0
[edit] Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League – Fitzroy wins the 26th VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 11.13 (79) d Collingwood 9.14 (68))
[edit] Baseball
- World Series – New York Giants defeat New York Yankees, 4 games to 0 with one tie. The best–of–seven format will remain in place.
- The Chicago American Giants win their third consecutive Negro National League pennant
[edit] Cycling
- September 17 – Dutch cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes World Champion in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Sprint.
[edit] Golf
- British Open – Walter Hagen
- U.S. Open – Gene Sarazen
- PGA Championship – Gene Sarazen
- British Amateur – Ernest Holderness
- U.S. Amateur – Jess Sweetser
[edit] Horse racing
- Morvich wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Ice hockey
- Toronto St. Pats win their 1st Stanley Cup, defeating the Vancouver Millionaires 3 games to 2
[edit] Swimming
- Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking a world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'
[edit] Water skiing
- Water skiing invented in Lake City, Minnesota by Ralph Samuelson
[edit] References
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