1937 in sports
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See also: 1936 in sports, other events of 1937, 1938 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
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Auto racing
- Wally Parks founds the Road Runners Club, considered to be the start of organized drag racing.
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Baseball
- World Series: New York Yankees defeat New York Giants, 4-1.
- Hall of Fame election: Continuing toward the goal of 10 initial inductees from the 20th century, voters select Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker and Cy Young. A special committee selects managers Connie Mack and John McGraw, former league presidents Morgan Bulkeley and Ban Johnson, and pioneer shortstop/promoter George Wright. Selections of 19th century players are postponed.
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Basketball
- Eurobasket 1937: Lithuania win the second European basketball championship.
- The fifth South American Basketball Championship in Valparaíso and Santiago is won by Chile.
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Football (Australian Rules)
- Victorian Football League
- Geelong wins the 41st VFL Premiership (Geelong 18.14 (122) d Collingwood 12.18 (90))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
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American Football
- First Cotton Bowl is played in Dallas, Texas.
- Washington Redskins win the NFL title their first year in Washington after moving from Boston. They defeated the Chicago Bears 28-21 in Chicago.
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Football (soccer)
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England
- First Division - Manchester City win the 1936-37 title.
- FA Cup - Sunderland beat Preston North End 3-1.
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Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Horace Lindrum 32-29
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Births
- March 16 — Juan Calzado, Spanish field hockey player and president of the International Hockey Federation
- August 3 — Andrés Gimeno, Spanish tennis playerfr:1937 en sport