Sports Facts: Baseball, Football, and Basketball

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Baseball Facts

1. The longest baseball game lasted 33 innings and took over 8 hours.
2. Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier when he debuted in 1947.
3. Babe Ruth hit 714 home runs during his legendary career.
4. The New York Yankees have won the most World Series championships.
5. A perfect game in baseball means no batter reaches base.
6. Cy Young holds the record for the most career wins in baseball.
7. The first professional baseball team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1869.
8. The fastest recorded baseball pitch was thrown at 105.1 mph.
9. Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record with 755 career homers.
10. Fenway Park is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium still in use.

11. The Super Bowl is the most-watched sporting event in America.
12. Tom Brady has won more Super Bowls than any other quarterback.
13. The first NFL game was played in 1920 in Dayton, Ohio.
14. A regulation NFL football field is 100 yards long with two end zones.
15. Jerry Rice holds the record for most career receiving yards in history.
16. The Chicago Bears have retired more jersey numbers than any NFL team.
17. The NFL was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association.
18. The Dallas Cowboys are known as "America’s Team" in football culture.
19. A touchdown in football is worth six points before the extra attempt.
20. The Green Bay Packers are the only publicly owned NFL team.

21. Michael Jordan won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
22. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the record for most career NBA points.
23. The NBA was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America.
24. Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single NBA game in 1962.
25. The three-point line was introduced to the NBA in 1979.
26. LeBron James has won championships with three different NBA teams.
27. The shortest player in NBA history was Muggsy Bogues at 5'3".
28. The tallest NBA player ever was Gheorghe Mureșan at 7'7".
29. The Boston Celtics have won the most NBA championships in history.
30. The first official basketball game was played in 1892 in Springfield, Massachusetts.