1902 in sports

See also: \n1901 in sports, \nother events of 1902, \n1903 in sports and the \nlist of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents

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

American Football

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

Australian Rules Football

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

Baseball

\n* 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

\n*October 26 – Jack Sharkey, World champion heavyweight boxer (+ 1994)

Deaths