Sports History

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  • The Jockey Club developed

    the Jockey club was officially developed in 1750

  • National association of professional baseball players formed

    National association of professional baseball players was formed by a group of professional teams.

  • William Hubert created the pennant race

    Created the pennant race because his teams were losing games to non professional teams

  • First Modern-day Olympics games started in 1896

    these were the first modern Olympics and was held in Athens Greece

  • First Rose Bowl football game

    Was played at tournament park in pasadena, california

  • The Isle of Mann Motorcycle Races was organized

    This was the first year for the Isle of Mann Motorcycle race and is still a popular event.

  • The USPGA was held for the first time

    The first PGA Championship was held at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, New York and was won by Jim Barnes

  • Baseball world series won by the New York giants

    The New York Giants won the 1921 World series against the New York Yankees.

  • Olympics were held in the untied states

    the winter games were held lake placid, and the summer games were held in Los Angeles.

  • The Australian Open and the Wimbledon were canceled

    The Australian Open and the Wimbledon were canceled because of world war 2

  • Bobby Locke won the British open

    Bobby Locke won the British open for the fourth time in his career, he never had any other success.

  • First super Bowl held

    The first Super Bowl was held in Los Angeles and was won by the Green Bay Packers

  • Professional Athletes in the Olympics

    Professional Athletes were allowed to participate in the Olympics for the first time

  • The La Lakers lose their 33 game win streak

    The La Lakers lose their 33 win streak, to the Milwaukee Bucks, they went on to win 69 games that season

  • First World Weightlifting Championship held

    It was held in London, and was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England

  • Basketball was invented

    James Naismith was given the task of creating a sport that could be played indoors in the winter.

  • FIFA world cup held in Italy

    the world cup was held in Italy and was won by west Germany

  • Tiger Woods won his first US open

    Tiger Woods won by a 15 stroke lead over the runner up

  • Lance Armstrong banned

    Lance Armstrong was banned and striped of his 7 Tour de France titles

  • Cristiano Ronaldo was named FIFA's best player in the world

    This being his fourth time, he also scored his 600th career goal