1929 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s |
| Years: | 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 |
Contents |
[edit] Football (American)
- January 1 - Rose Bowl - Georgia Tech 8, California 7: The highlight (or lowilght) of the game occurred when California's Roy 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 win National Football League title.
- November 28 - Ernie Nevers rushes for 6 touchdowns for Chicago Cardinals against Chicago Bears.
[edit] Football (soccer)
[edit] England
- First Division - Sheffield Wednesday win the 1928-29 title.
- FA Cup - Bolton Wanderers beat Portsmouth 2-0.
[edit] Golf
- May 7-10 - British Open - Walter Hagen
- June - U.S. Open - Bobby Jones
- December 7 - PGA Championship - Leo Diegel
[edit] Horse Racing
- May 18 - Clyde Van Dusen wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Ice Hockey
- Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins defeat New York Rangers 2-0
- March 28 New York Rangers 0 2 at Boston Bruins
- March 29 Boston Bruins 2 1 at New-York Rangers
[edit] Lacrosse
- The Intercollegiate Lacrosse League is renamed the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).
[edit] Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Tom Dennis 19-14
[edit] Births
- 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)
[edit] Deaths
- January 24 — Wilfred Baddeley, British tennis player (b. 1872)
- October 31 — Norman Pritchard (54), Indian athlete and actor (b. 1875)
