1929 in sports
overview of sports-related events during the year of 1929
1929 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
American football
NFL championship – Green Bay Packers (12–0–1)
Rose Bowl (1928 season):
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets won 8–7 over the California Golden Bears to share the college football national championship
Notre Dame Fighting Irish – college football national championship
28 November – Ernie Nevers scores 6 rushing touchdowns for Chicago Cardinals against Chicago Bears
Association football
Ecuador
Emelec of Guayaquil officially founded on April 28.
England
The Football League – Sheffield Wednesday 52 points, Leicester City 51, Aston Villa 50, Sunderland 47, Liverpool 46, Derby County 46
FA Cup final – Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Portsmouth at Empire Stadium, Wembley, London
Germany
National Championship – SpVgg Fürth 3–2 Hertha BSC at Nuremberg
Australian rules football
VFL Premiership
Collingwood achieves the only perfect home-and-away season in VFL/AFL history, but lose the second semi-final to Richmond 8.13 (61) to 18.15 (123)
Collingwood wins the 33rd VFL Premiership, beating Richmond 11.13 (79) to 7.8 (50) in the 1929 VFL Grand Final. This creates a still standing record of 4 Premierships in a row. Gordon Coventry (Collingwood) becomes the first player to kick more than 100 goals in a season (118)
Brownlow Medal
The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Albert Collier (Collingwood)
Bandy
Sweden
Championship final – IF Göta 5-1 Västerås SK
Baseball
April 16 - New York Yankees become 1st team to use numbers on uniforms
World Series
8–14 October — Philadelphia Athletics (AL) defeat Chicago Cubs (NL) to win the 1929 World Series by 4 games to 1.
Basketball
ABL Championship
Cleveland Rosenblums over Fort Wayne Hoosiers (4–0)
Europe
Italian club Virtus Bologna, officially founded.
France
Limoges CSP, was founded in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, on November 13.
Boxing
Events
September — having successfully defended the World Light Heavyweight Championship this year against both Mickey Walker and James J. Braddock, Tommy Loughran relinquishes the title to fight as a heavyweight
Lineal world champions
World Heavyweight Championship – vacant
World Light Heavyweight Championship – Tommy Loughran → vacant
World Middleweight Championship – Mickey Walker
World Welterweight Championship – Joe Dundee → Jackie Fields
World Lightweight Championship – Sammy Mandell
World Featherweight Championship – Andre Routis → Bat Battalino
World Bantamweight Championship – vacant → "Panama" Al Brown
World Flyweight Championship – vacant
Canadian football
Grey Cup
17th Grey Cup – Hamilton Tigers 14–3 Regina Roughriders
Cricket
Events
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) organises the England tour of Australia in the 1928–29 season. England retains The Ashes, winning the first four Tests against Australia and losing the last for a 4–1 series victory. But, ominously for England, a young batsman called Don Bradman makes his Test debut for Australia.
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