1870 in sports

See also: \n1869 in sports, \nother events of 1870, \n1871 in sports and the \nlist of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents

1 Boat race 2 Births 3 Deaths

Boat race

\n*Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge

Births

\n*January 16 – Willie Simms, Hall of Fame jockey (d. 1927)\n*July 29 - George Dixon, the first black world boxing champion (d. 1909)

Deaths