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1908 in sports
See also:
1907 in sports,
other events of 1908,
1909 in sports and the
list of 'years in sports'.
- The third Summer Olympic Games are held in London, England.
- September 23 - Baseball/History: the "Merkle incident"
- December 26 - Jack Johnson becomes the first African American heavyweight[?] boxing champion by defeating Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia
- February 17 - Red Barber[?], baseball announcer, sports journalist (+ 1992)
- August 27 - Don Bradman, Cricket player
- April 20 - Henry Chadwick, baseball writer and historian
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