- In 1994, Bulgaria had the only soccer team where all players last names ended in ‘OV’.
- 02Baseball player, Gaylord Perry hit his first and only home run a few hours after Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.
- 03More than 100 children are conceived annually at the Super Bowl parking lot during tailgate parties.
- 04The oldest continuous trophy sport is America’s Cup.
- 05Golf was banned in England in 1457.
Baseball player, Ken Griffey Jr. is allergic to chocolate.
Despite this, a chocolate bar was named after him. Ken was also nicknamed The Kid and held a record of hitting over six hundred home runs during his career. He was also one of the best players noted for his athleticism.
Baseball umpires are required to wear black underwear.
This rule was established so that umpires would not be ashamed if their pants were ever to split. This is a requirement set up by the MLB group.
In 1990, Michael Jordan had his jersey stolen.
Michael Jordan‘s jersey was stolen from the visitor’s locker room while they were away to play against the Orlando Magic. Due to this unforeseen circumstance, Jordan was forced to wear a no.12 jersey.
The man on the NBA logo was a former player.
This logo is a silhouette of Jerry West. He is one of many players that are featured in the NBA hall of fame. Jerry West was previously known to play for the Lakers.
Michael Jordan makes a lot of money from Nike.
This is more than what all of the Nike factory workers in Malaysia annually make combined. This is enough money to be able to feel the entire world population a meal.
The referee once tossed every ball in every game for years.
This practice was done until 1937. The referee throws the ball straight up so that both teams have an equal chance of claiming it first to score.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the all-time leading scorer in the NBA.
Kareem has scored a total of 38,387 points during his career. This was all achieved within his twenty seasons of playing for the Bucks and Lakers.
Softball was introduced as an Olympic medal sport in 1996.
Softball was included as one of the sports in the Summer Olympic Games between 1996 and 2008. It was removed in 2012 and 2016, but it was included in the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Babe Ruth once paid a fan to return one of his baseballs.
This ball was the same one that he hit for his 700th career home run. He paid the fan $20 to get it back.
The Pittsburgh Pirates became the first professional team to have all nine players be of black or Latino descent.
This was recorded in August of 1971. Coincidentally, this was also the year in which they won the World Series.