1906 in sports - Definition and Overview

See also: 1905 in sports, other events of 1906, 1907 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Baseball

• The Chicago White Sox defeat the Chicago Cubs, four games to two, in the World Series

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Carlton wins the 10th VFL Premiership (Carlton 15.4 (94) d Fitzroy 6.9 (45))
  • See also Victorian Football League season 1906

Events

• March 31 - The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (IAAUS) is established to set rules for amateur sports in the United States. The IAAUS would later become the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1910.
• May 22 - The 1906 Summer Olympics, now not recognized as an Olympic Games, opens in Athens.

Births

• October 26 - Primo Carnera, future Heavyweight boxing champion (d. 1967)

Deaths