See also: 1901 in sports, other events of 1902, 1903 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Contents

1 American Football 2 Australian Rules Football 3 Baseball 4 Events 5 Births 6 Deaths

American Football

• January 1 - The first Rose Bowl game is played in Pasadena, California
• December 28 - The first indoor professional American football game is played in New York City at Madison Square Garden.

Australian Rules Football

• Victorian Football League - Collingwood wins the 6th VFL Premiership (Collingwood 9.6 (60) d Essendon 3.9 (27))

Baseball

• April 23 - Luis Castro made his major league debut with the Philadelphia Athletics in the American League. He is the first baseball player from Colombia to play professional baseball in the United States. Likewise, Castro was the first Latin American ballplayer to play in Major League Baseball.

Events

Births

• October 26 – Jack Sharkey, World champion heavyweight boxer (+ 1994)

Deaths