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BoxingJack Dempsy was an aggressive boxer. He was the heavy weight champion from 1919-1926.He has the number 7 out of a hundred of the strongest hitters.
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The senatorsAlbany's first professional basketball team was the "The Senators". Back then the basketball was 32 inches in circumfrence.
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WrestlingWrestling was taking it's tole in this era. There was this match called "Iron Man". The point of it was the champion would go in the middle of the ring and call around the crowd to see who was brave enough to wrestle them.
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NNLThis was the when they formed the NNL or the Negro National Leauge. Rube Foster was the founder of the league. It was consitsted of 8 teams.
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ScandalThe White sox baseball team were indicted for conspiring to throw the 1919 world series,
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The first olmpics was held in the year of 1921 summertime.
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Babe Ruth homerunBabe Ruth was the one who broke the all time home record which was 59. Babe Ruth broke the record with 60 home runs in a regular season.
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In 1924 this was the first ever Olympics. In the summer Paavo Nurmi wins 5 gold medals in track and field.
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Knute Rockne was one of the best football coaches of all time. He coached Notre Dam Fighting Irish for 13 years straight. "If we're a hit, let 'em say anything they want." was a quote from Knute Rockne
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Red Grange was named the best college football player on ESPN in 2011. Red Grange was a running back in college for Illionis and in pro he played running back for Chicago Bears.
