1902 in sports
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| Years in sports: | 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s |
| Years: | 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 |
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[edit] Baseball
- April 23, infielder Luis Castro debuts with the Philadelphia Athletics in the American League. He is the first person from Colombia to play professionally in the United States and the first Latin American player in the major leagues since Esteban (Steve) Bellan in 1873.
[edit] minor leagues
- The Winnipeg Maroons Win the first ever Northern League Championship.
[edit] Football (American)
- 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.
[edit] Football (Australian rules)
- Victorian Football League
- Collingwood wins the 6th VFL Premiership (Collingwood 9.6 (60) d Essendon 3.9 (27))
- See also Victorian Football League season 1902
[edit] Football (soccer)
[edit] Spain
- Real Madrid founded on March 10
[edit] England
- First Division - Sunderland win the 1901-02 title.
- FA Cup - Sheffield United beat Southampton 2-1 in a replay, after drawing 1-1.
[edit] Netherlands
- Go Ahead Eagles, a Dutch football club, is founded on December 2 in Deventer.
[edit] Scotland
[edit] Ice Hockey
- Winnipeg Victorias win their 3rd Stanley Cup, defeating the Toronto Wellingtons 2 games to 0. In a 2nd challenge, Montreal AAA win their 1st Stanley Cup since 1894, defeating the Winnipeg Victorias 2 games to 1.
[edit] Motor racing
- The first motor race in the United Kingdom iss held in Bexhill-on-Sea
[edit] Births
- June 18 — Paavo Yrjölä, Finnish athlete (d. 1980)
- October 2 — Toivo Loukola, Finnish athlete (d. 1984)
- October 26 — Jack Sharkey, American champion heavyweight boxer (d. 1994)
- November 26 — Moss Christie, Australian freestyle swimmer
