1925 in sports - Definition and Overview

See also: 1924 in sports, other events of 1925, 1926 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Football (American)

• Chicago Cardinals win National Football League title

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Footscray, Hawthorn and North Melbourne join the league
  • Geelong wins the 29th VFL Premiership (Geelong 10.19 (79) d Collingwood 9.15 (69))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Colin Watson (St Kilda)

Major League Baseball

• Pittsburgh Pirates def. Washington Senators in the World Series

Ice Hockey

• Stanley Cup: Victoria Cougars defeat the Montreal Canadiens

Events

Births

• June 2 - Wally Pipp, first baseman of the New York Yankees, asks for a day off due to a headache. He is replaced in the lineup by Lou Gehrig, who also starts the next 2,128 consecutive games.
• July 29 - Ted Lindsay, ice hockey Hall of Fame player

Deaths