American Football
College championship
- College football national championship – Michigan Wolverines and Pittsburgh Panthers (shared)
Professional football
- Most teams shut down due to World War I and the flu pandemic; those that continue play are forced to delay the start of play until the middle of October or later
- Dayton Triangles defeat Detroit Heralds, both of whom continue full operations despite war and flu, to establish themselves as strongest team in the nation
- Buffalo Niagaras sign Tommy Hughitt for play in a city-wide league, establishing a trend of expansion of top-level professional competition outside Ohio
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—Ursula K. Le Guin (b. 1929)
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—David Storey (b. 1933)