Questions tagged [history]
Questions relating to the past history of a sport, such as regarding past players, team records, older generations of equipment, etc. Questions using this tag must also be tagged with the specific sport in question.
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At the 1912 Olympics pole vault, why were bronze medals awarded when a gold and two silver were also awarded?
At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, something rather unusual happened with the medals awarded in the men's pole vault competition. Ordinarily when there is a tie for second place, multiple ...
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Which football club started the tradition of announcing player's name 3 times when they score a goal?
As you have probably seen that many teams(Bayern Munchen, Napoli) have the player's name announced 3 times by the announcer, when they score a goal.
I want to know where/when this tradition started.
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Why does the infield arc have a radius of 95 feet?
The dirt on a baseball infield extends out to an arc centered on the lip of the pitching rubber (60' 6" from home) and has a radius of 95'. This makes the distance from home to the very edge of ...
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What is the origin of fans chanting players' names with an extended "u" sound?
At many sporting events, if a player with a "u" sound in his name is on the home team (or if he has a lot of supporters in the audience), and he enters the game or makes a play in the game, ...
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When did American football teams start honoring players who have passed away by starting 10 men on the field?
For American football games (college and professional), when did they begin honoring players who passed away by starting ten players on the field?
I haven't watched football for that long, but my ...
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MLB tiebreaker: 1977
What were the tie-breaker procedures back in the 1970's in case 3 American League teams were tied for their division lead at season's end?
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Why did sumo wrestlers ended up having high levels of fat to practice the sport?
Here are some photos from old sumo wrestlers, definitely they are not comparable to current sumo wrestlers in general, having low level of fats.
Compared to a sumo wrestler like the following the ...
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Is there any reason why you get 4 points for a win and 2 for a draw in AFL
Is there some way you can get 1 point or 3 points for a match?
If not, it appears to be easier to do the standard 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 for a loss. Is there some historical reason ...
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Has a tennis player ever hit a shot behind the umpire's chair that landed inbounds in a singles match?
There have been many tennis shots that went around the net post.
But has any tennis player ever hit a shot that went behind the umpire's chair and still landed inbounds in a singles match? There are ...
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Has there ever been a game-winning/tying drive that started with less than 13 seconds?
In the January 23, 2022 NFL Divisional playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills, the Chiefs trailed 36-33 in the 4th quarter when they started a drive at their own 25-yard line ...
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Has there ever been a championship conceded for friendship reasons?
To illustrate what I'm thinking of: suppose Alice and Bob are the two best players in the world at [sport]. They regularly meet in tournament finals where their matches are like a coin flip - each ...
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What is the fewest number of series lost by a baseball team in a season?
In baseball, a series is 2 or more consecutive games against the same team. For a 3-game series, a team loses that series if they lose 2 or all 3 of the games. For a 4-game series, a team loses that ...
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Besided speed skating, were there more world championships that did not gave a world champion?
The World Allround Speed Skating Championships have been held since 1893. In the tournament, four distances are skated. Up to 1907, the World Champion was the skater who won at least three distances. ...
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Which club started the tradition of ball juggling during the presentation of newly signed player?
When clubs sign new players they usually organise a presentation for them, where players juggle the ball. I'm wondering which club/player started this tradition.
E.g, here is the video of Real Madrid'...
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MLB teams shutout in series
How many times an MLB team has been shutout in every game of a minimum 3 games series, including the playoffs?
Please provide the season and the teams in play.
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Has any NFL team ever gone an entire season without trailing by 7 or more points?
According to this article, the 2010 Green Bay Packers and 1962 Detroit Lions went the entire season without ever trailing in a game by more than 7 points. (Did any other teams accomplish that?)
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