Sports – Interesting Facts

Some interesting facts about Sports:

1. Michael Sangster, who played in the 1960s, had tennis’ fastest serve, once clocked at 154 mph.

2. Golf was banned in England in 1457 because it was considered a distraction from the serious pursuit of archery.

3. The home team must provide the referee with 36 footballs for each National Football League game.

4. In the NHL in the 1960’s, the league decided that home teams would wear white, while visiting teams would wear their dark jerseys. The reasoning behind this was that it would be more difficult to keep white uniforms clean while on the road.

5. Canada beat Denmark 47-0 at the 1949 world hockey championships.

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