9 Sports Myths You Need to Stop Believing
You may be surprised.
Published 10 years ago in Wow
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Shoeless Joe Jackson Fixed the World Series - The myth that Shoeless Joe Jackson and his teammates fixed the World Series in 1919 isn't exactly accurate. Jackson claimed that he did accept $5,000, but tried to give the money back and get himself benched. He hit for .325 during the 8-game series. Baseball stats experts agree his numbers don't add up to a fix, but sadly, the myth prevails.
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The Myth of the Assistant Hockey Captain - Every hockey team has a captain, and you can tell who it is by looking for the player with the "C" on the front of his jersey. Many people mistakenly think that the player with the "A" on his jersey is the assistant. The "A" actually stands for alternate. An alternate captain can only talk to refs and perform other captain duties when the first captain is off the ice.
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Footballs Are Made From Pig Skin - Footballs used to be made from animal bladders - sometimes from pigs - thus the name. The balls were never actually made pigskin. The bladders had to be inflated before each game for an extra bit of ick factor. Today, balls are made from vulcanized rubber or cowhide.
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