1922 In Sports

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League - Fitzroy wins the 26th VFL Premiership (Fitzroy 11.13 (79) d Collingwood 9.14 (68))

Football (American Football)

• June 24 - The American Professional Football Association adopts the name of the National Football League.
• Canton Bulldogs win the National Football League title with a record of 10 wins 0 loses and 2 ties.

Events

• July 9 - Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking a world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.
• Water skiing invented in Lake City, Minnesota

Births

• March 28 - Joey Maxim, American boxer, world champion (d. 2001)

Deaths

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