Sports Trivia

Read some interesting trivia about sports.

In Scotland, many years ago, a new game was invented. Participants were limited to "Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden." As such was the beginning of golf.

Climbing ropes are able to hold over 6,000 Pounds.

The longest hole on a golf course is the sixth hole at the Koolan Island Course in Australia. The hole measures 860 yards.

In 1963, Major League baseball pitcher Gaylord Perry remarked, "They'll put a man on the moon before I hit a home run." On July 20, 1969, a few minutes after Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon, Gaylord Perry hit his first.

New Zealand and Australia are the only countries south of the equator to won medals at the Olympic Winter Games.

Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

Over 80% of professional boxers have suffered brain damage.

In 1957, Abbott and Costello were the first non-baseball players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for their skit, "Who's on First?"