Sports Facts

    Random Sports Facts

    There are 40 Sports Facts!

    In 1910 football teams were penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.
    63
    The first baseball caps were made of straw.
    226
    Each year, 30,000 people are seriously injured by exercise equipment.
    46
    Yao Ming's Father Was the Tallest Man in China, Mother Was Tallest Female Basketball Player
    The Chinese government "encouraged" the country's tallest female basketball player to marry the country's tallest man. Their child was Yao Ming.
    24
    It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs.
    73
    Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920.
    209
    So that's how they cheat - a microwaved baseball will fly farther than a frozen baseball.
    226
    The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card!
    169