This Day in Sports

Dec. 28, 1922: Ten-point code adopted (conferences, amateurism, freshman rule, ban on playing pro football or for noncollegiate teams, three-year participation, no graduate students, faculty control, anti-betting, restrictions on transfers, and visits to colleges by NCAA district representatives to advocate for Association principles).

December 28, 1922 45

Black Sox’s Weaver Denied Return to Baseball

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Otto Graham Born: The Hall of Fame QB Who Led Cleveland’s Dynasty

December 6, 1921 49

June 17-18, 1921: Sixty-two teams participate in the first NCAA-sponsored championship, the National Collegiate Track and Field Championships, at the University of Chicago. Among the champions is Leonard Paulu of Grinnell, a veteran who lost an eye in World War I. 

June 17, 1921 43

buck-weaver and 1919 Black sox

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Owners unanimously elect Kenesaw Mountain Landis for seven years

November 12, 1920 38

Historic Kickoff: Dayton and Rock Island Win League’s First-Ever NFL Contests

October 3, 1920 40

Birth of a League: 1920 Canton Gathering Creates Future NFL

September 17, 1920 35

Canadiens’ Newsy Lalonde Sets NHL Scoring Mark

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Babe Ruth had Quite a 1919 Season

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