Sports Facts

    Random Sports Facts

    There are 40 Sports Facts!

    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
    36
    The practice of identifying baseball players by number was started by the Yankees in 1929.
    64
    No high jumper has ever been able to stay off the ground for more than one second.
    78
    During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
    113
    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
    226
    It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
    73
    From a complete stop, a human is capable of outrunning a Formula One Racecar for about 30 feet!
    91
    At horse race tracks, the favorite wins fewer than 30% of the time!
    29