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=Football (American)=*
January 1 - Rose Bowl - Georgia Tech 8, California 7: The highlight (or lowilght) of the game occurred when California'sRoy Riegels ran the wrong way that would eventually be the outcome of the game as Georgia Tech scored on a safety 4 plays later.
*Green Bay Packers winNational Football League title.
*November 28 -Ernie Nevers rushes for 6 touchdowns forChicago Cardinals againstChicago Bears .Football (soccer) England
*First Division - Sheffield Wednesday win the 1928-29 title.
*FA Cup - Bolton Wanderers beat Portsmouth 2-0.Golf *May 7-10 - British Open -
Walter Hagen
*June 30 - U.S. Open - Bobby Jones
*December 7 -PGA Championship -Leo Diegel
*British Amateur -Cyril Tolley
*U.S. Amateur -Harrison R. Johnston Horse Racing *
May 18 -Clyde Van Dusen wins theKentucky Derby Ice Hockey *
Stanley Cup :Boston Bruins defeatNew York Rangers 2-0
** March 28 New York Rangers 0 2 at Boston Bruins
** March 29 Boston Bruins 2 1 at New-York RangersLacrosse *The Intercollegiate Lacrosse League is renamed the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).
Snooker *
World Snooker Championship :Joe Davis beatsTom Dennis 19-14Births
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January 10 —Toon Pastor , Dutch boxer
*February 15 —Graham Hill , English motor racing champion (d.1975 )
*February 18 —Hannie Termeulen , Dutch freestyle swimmer (d.2001 )
*March 11 —Alfred Tonello , French cyclist (d.1996 )
*March 24 —Franz Krienbühl , Swiss speed skater (d.2002 )
*April 10 —Mike Hawthorn , English motor racing champion (d.1959 )
*April 19 —Eddie Crook, Jr. , American boxer (d.2005 )
* April 19 —Duilio Loi , Italian boxer
*July 1 —Ödön Földessy , Hungarian long jumper
*July 5 —Jimmy Carruthers , Australian boxer (d.1990 )
*August 14 —Dick Tiger , Nigerian boxer (d.1971 )
*September 6 —Hein van der Zee , Dutch boxer (d.1991 )
*September 10 —Arnold Palmer , American golfer
*September 17 —Stirling Moss , English motor racing champion
*November 2 —Carwyn James , rugby coach (d. 1983)
*December 19 —Pentti Hämäläinen , Finnish boxer (d.1984 )
*December 23 —Costa Pereira , Portuguese football (soccer) goalkeeper (d.1990 )Deaths
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January 24 —Wilfred Baddeley , British tennis player (b.1872 )
*October 31 —Norman Pritchard (54), Indian athlete and actor (b.1875 )
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