Will Clark hit a homerun in his first at-bat in college, the Olympics, and the Major Leagues.

The football huddle originated at Gallaudet University (the world's only accredited four-year liberal arts college for the deaf) in the 19th century when the football team found that opposing teams were reading their signed messages and intercepting plays.

Only six times in history have Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated had the same entity on the cover in the same week. They are Joe Namath, Reggie Jackson, Secretariat, the 1980 U.S. Ice Hockey team, Mary Lou Retton and O.J. Simpson.

In 1920 Ray Chapman a shortstop for the Cleveland Indians, is the only player ever killed as a result of a major league baseball game. He was hit in the temple with a pitch and died the next day.

At every game, Babe Ruth kept a leaf of lettuce under his helmet to keep cool.

The only two Minor or Major League teams with names not ending in "s" is Red Sox and White Sox.

The Astrodome, Houston, Texas, was the first domed stadium and is sometimes referred to as "The Eighth Wonder of the World."

The dome of the Astrodome was originally white. After missing many balls, the color was changed to gray.

Pittsburgh is the only city where all major sports teams have the same colors: Black and gold.

The next-to-last event is the penultimate, and the second-to-last event is the antepenultimate.