Green Bay Packers wins National Football League titleRose Bowl (1928 season):The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets won 8-7 over the California Golden Bears to share the college football national championshipNotre Dame Fighting Irish – college football national championship28 November – Ernie Nevers scores 6 rushing touchdowns for Chicago Cardinals against Chicago BearsEcuador
Emelec of Guayaquil officially founded on April 28.England
The Football League – Sheffield Wednesday 52 points, Leicester City 51, Aston Villa 50, Sunderland 47, Liverpool 46, Derby County 46FA Cup final – Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Portsmouth at Empire Stadium, Wembley, LondonGermany
National Championship – SpVgg Fürth 3–2 Hertha BSC at NurembergVFL Premiership
Collingwood achieves the only perfect home-and-away season in VFL/AFL history, but lose the second semi-final to Richmond 8.13 (61) to 18.15 (123)Collingwood wins the 33rd VFL Premiership, beating Richmond 11.13 (79) to 7.8 (50) in the 1929 VFL Grand Final.Brownlow Medal
The annual Brownlow Medal is awarded to Albert Collier (Collingwood)Bandy
Sweden
Championship final – IF Göta 5-1 Västerås SKWorld Series
8–14 October — Philadelphia Athletics (AL) defeat Chicago Cubs (NL) to win the 1929 World Series by 4 games to 1.ABL Championship
Cleveland Rosenblums win four games to none over the Fort Wayne HoosiersEurope
Italian club Virtus Bologna, officially founded.Events
September — having successfully defended the World Light Heavyweight Championship this year against both Mickey Walker and James J. Braddock, Tommy Loughran relinquishes the title to fight as a heavyweightLineal world champions
World Heavyweight Championship – vacantWorld Light Heavyweight Championship – Tommy Loughran → vacantWorld Middleweight Championship – Mickey WalkerWorld Welterweight Championship – Joe Dundee → Jackie FieldsWorld Lightweight Championship – Sammy MandellWorld Featherweight Championship – Andre Routis → Bat BattalinoWorld Bantamweight Championship – vacant → "Panama" Al BrownWorld Flyweight Championship – vacantGrey Cup
17th Grey Cup – Hamilton Tigers 14–3 Regina RoughridersEvents
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) organises the England tour of Australia in the 1928–29 season. England retains The Ashes, winning the first four Tests against Australia and losing the last for a 4–1 series victory. But, ominously for England, a young batsman called Don Bradman makes his Test debut for Australia.England
County Championship – NottinghamshireMinor Counties Championship – OxfordshireMost runs – Frank Woolley 2804 @ 56.08 (HS 176)Most wickets – Tich Freeman 267 @ 18.27 (BB 10–131)Wisden Cricketers of the Year – Ted Bowley, K. S. Duleepsinhji, Tuppy Owen-Smith, Walter Robins, Bob WyattAustralia
Sheffield Shield – New South WalesMost runs – Don Bradman 1690 @ 93.88 (HS 340*)Most wickets – Clarrie Grimmett 71 @ 34.25 (BB 6–109)India
Bombay Quadrangular – ParseesNew Zealand
Plunket Shield – AucklandSouth Africa
Currie Cup – not contestedWest Indies
Inter-Colonial Tournament – British GuianaTour de France
Maurice De Waele (Belgium) wins the 23rd Tour de FranceWorld Figure Skating Championships
World Men's Champion – Gillis Grafström (Sweden)World Women's Champion – Sonja Henie (Norway)World Pairs Champions – Lilly Scholz and Otto Kaiser (Austria)Major tournaments
British Open – Walter HagenUS Open – Bobby JonesUSPGA Championship – Leo DiegelOther tournaments
British Amateur – Cyril TolleyUS Amateur – Harrison R. JohnstonEngland
Champion Hurdle – Royal FalconCheltenham Gold Cup – Easter HeroGrand National – Gregalach1,000 Guineas Stakes – Taj Mah2,000 Guineas Stakes – Mr JinksEpsom Derby – TrigoEpsom Oaks – PennycomequickSt. Leger Stakes – TrigoAustralia
Melbourne Cup – NightmarchCanada
Queen's Plate – ShorelintFrance
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe – OrtelloIreland
Irish Grand National – AlikeIrish Derby Stakes – KopiUSA
Kentucky Derby – Clyde Van DusenPreakness Stakes – Dr. FreelandBelmont Stakes – Blue LarkspurStanley Cup
28–29 March — Boston Bruins defeats New York Rangers by 2 games to 0 in the 1929 Stanley Cup FinalsEvents
The Intercollegiate Lacrosse League is renamed the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).Grand Prix racing
14 April — the 1st Monaco Grand Prix is run at Monte Carlo. The winner is William Grover-Williams (Great Britain) driving a Bugatti T35B in 3:56:11.0 over 318 km (198 mi) (100 laps).30 June — the 15th French Grand Prix, organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), is run at Circuit de la Sarthe, near Le Mans, over 604.58 km (375.67 mi) (37 laps). The winner is William Grover-Williams driving a Bugatti T35B in 4:33:01.2. The race is retrospectively referred to as the XXIII Grand Prix de l'ACF.Indianapolis 500
30 May — 17th running of the Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is won by Ray Keech in the Simplex Piston Ring Special Miller.Le Mans 24 hours
The 7th Le Mans 24 hours race is won by Woolf Barnato (Great Britain) and Henry Birkin (Great Britain) driving a Bentley Speed Six over 174 laps 2,843.83 km (1,767.07 mi).FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
4th FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1929 are held at Zakopane, PolandThe Boat Race
23 March — Cambridge wins the 81st Oxford and Cambridge Boat RaceThe Australia national rugby league team embarked on the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain.England
Championship – HuddersfieldChallenge Cup final – Wigan 13–2 Dewsbury at Empire Stadium, Wembley, LondonLancashire League Championship – SwintonYorkshire League Championship – HuddersfieldLancashire Cup – Wigan 5–4 WidnesYorkshire Cup – Leeds 5–0 Featherstone RoversAustralia
NSW Premiership – South Sydney 30–10 Newtown (grand final)Five Nations Championship
42nd Five Nations Championship series is won by ScotlandWorld Championship
3rd World Snooker Championship is won by Joe Davis who defeats Tom Dennis 19–14Speed Skating World Championships
Men's All-round Champion – Clas Thunberg (Finland)Australia
Australian Men's Singles Championship – Colin Gregory (Great Britain) defeats Richard Schlesinger (Australia) 6–2 6–2 5–7 7–5Australian Women's Singles Championship – Daphne Akhurst Cozens (Australia) defeats Louise Bickerton (Australia) 6–1 5–7 6–2England
Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Henri Cochet (France) defeats Jean Borotra (France) 6–4 6–3 6–4Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Helen Jacobs (USA) 6–1 6–2France
French Men's Singles Championship – René Lacoste (France) defeats Jean Borotra (France) 6–3 2–6 6–0 2–6 8–6French Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Simonne Mathieu (France) 6–3 6–4USA
American Men's Singles Championship – Bill Tilden (USA) defeats Francis Hunter (USA) 3–6 6–3 4–6 6–2 6–4American Women's Singles Championship – Helen Wills Moody (USA) defeats Phoebe Holcroft Watson (Great Britain) 6–4 6–2Davis Cup
1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge – France 3–2 United States at Stade Roland Garros (clay) Paris, France 