Sports Facts

    Random Sports Facts

    There are 40 Sports Facts!

    When pitched, the average Major League baseball rotates 15 times before being hit.
    113
    The average life span of a major league baseball is 5-7 pitches!
    -53
    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
    226
    All major league baseball umpires must wear black underwear while on the job!
    104
    Prior to 1900, prize fights lasted up to 100 rounds.
    36
    Yale vs Harvard Fans
    Yale vs Harvard Fans
    In the 2004 Harvard-Yale game, Yale students tricked thousands of Harvard fans into holding up cards that together spelled out "WE SUCK."
    39
    During WWII, because a lot of players were called to duty, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become The Steagles.
    113
    It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
    73