American Football
- Detroit Lions defeat 26–7 New York Giants for the NFL championship
- SMU Mustangs national college football champions
- First Heisman Trophy presented to Jay Berwanger of the University of Chicago
- The Maxwell Football Club of Philadelphia was founded
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Famous quotes containing the words american and/or football:
“I pledge you—I pledge myself to a new deal for the American people.”
—Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)
“Idon’t enjoy getting knocked about on a football field for other people’s amusement. I enjoy it if I’m being paid a lot for it.”
—David Storey (b. 1933)