American Football
- Minnesota Golden Gophers are the National college football champions
- Green Bay Packers defeated Boston Redskins 21–6 for the NFL championship. The game was moved from Boston to New York's Polo Grounds
- First NFL Draft held
- Second American Football League founded
- Cleveland Rams founded by Homer Marsh as part of AFL II
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