1928 in sports
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1928 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: | 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 |
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[edit] American Football
- Providence Steam Roller win National Football League title.
[edit] Association football
[edit] England
- First Division – Everton win the 1927–28 title.
- FA Cup – Blackburn Rovers beat Huddersfield Town 3–1.
[edit] Australian rules football
- Victorian Football League
- Collingwood wins the 32nd VFL Premiership (Collingwood 13.18 (96) d Richmond 9.9 (63))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Ivor Warne–Smith (Melbourne)
[edit] Baseball
[edit] Negro League Baseball
- In late May, the Eastern Colored League disintegrates, leaving the league's clubs to play independently for the rest of the season.
- The St. Louis Stars defeat the Chicago American Giants, 5 games to 4, in a playoff for the championship of the Negro National League. Willie Wells hits six home runs in the series.
[edit] Cricket
- Board of Control for Cricket in India is formed.
[edit] Field Hockey
- Olympic Games (Men's Competition) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Gold Medal: India
- Silver Medal: The Netherlands
- Bronze Medal: Germany
[edit] Golf
- May 8–11 – British Open – Walter Hagen
- June 21–23 – U.S. Open – Johnny Farrell
- October 6 – PGA Championship – Leo Diegel
- British Amateur – Phil Perkins
- U.S. Amateur – Bobby Jones
[edit] Horse Racing
- May 19 – Reigh Count wins the Kentucky Derby
[edit] Ice hockey
- Stanley Cup: New York Rangers defeat Montreal Maroons 3 games to 2
[edit] Olympic Games
- 1928 Summer Olympics takes place in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- United States wins the most medals (56), and the most gold medals (22).
- 1928 Winter Olympics takes place in St. Moritz, Switzerland
- Norway wins the most medals (15), and the most gold medals (6).
[edit] Radiosport
- First ever organized radio contest held: the ARRL International Relay Party, sponsored by the American Radio Relay League.
[edit] Snooker
- World Snooker Championship – Joe Davis beats Fred Lawrence 16–13
[edit] References
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