American Football
College championship
- College football national championship – Yale Bulldogs
Events
- William "Pudge" Heffelfinger is paid $500 by the Allegheny Athletic Association to play in a game against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. He is considered the first professional football player of all time.
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