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Fans paid to watch baseball in New York
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NCAA officially formed
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George “Babe” Ruth Jr.
Yankee Stadium is considered “The House that Ruth Built”, Associated Press Athlete of the Century, Member of ESPN’s Sport Century/ Athletes of the Century, Greatest baseball player of all time by the Sporting News -
Lou Gehrig appears on a wheaties box
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William (Bill) H.G. France Sr.
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Girls pro Baseball league formed
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Mildred “Babe” Dedrickson Zaharias
Greatest female athlete of all time, Sports included: Basketball, track, golf, baseball, tennis, swimming, diving, boxing, volleyball, handball, bowling, billiards, skating, cycling, first female athlete to sign an endorsement contract Wilson sporting goods for 100,000 -
Jack “Jackie” Roosevelt Robinson
First student to letter in four sports at UCLA, Pro football for LA Bulldogs, Broke Major League Baseball color barrier—offered contract to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers, won National League batting title and Most Valuable Player awards, Former President of Chock Full O’ Nuts -
Wilson Sporting goods sign first endorsment contract
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Cassius Clay
Self-promoted as “I am the Greatest!” , Won Gold Medal—Olympics—Light, Heavy weight division, Joined Nation of Islam—Changed name to Muhammad Ali, refused to join the army. -
Vince McMahon
Born Pinehurst, NC, Graduated from ECU, 1982—Purchased capitol Wrestling from father, late called World Wrestling Federation, Called professional wrestling “sports entertainment” Battled World Wildlife Fund to keep WWF Changed to WWE -
Title IX enacted
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US boycotts summer olympics in Moscow
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Michael Jordan
Greatest player to ever play basketball, Nike and NBA marketed him as “Air Jordan”, Minor league baseball with Birmingham Barons, the Double A affiliate of Chicago White Sox, Movie Space Jam, President of Basketball Operations for the Washington Wizards, -
Jackie Joyner- Kersee
Basketball scholarship at UCLA, Cover of Sports Illustrated—labeled “Super Woman”, First female to be named The Sporting News Woman of the Year -
Olympic park in atlanta GA is bombed
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Max Muhleman
Founded Muhleman Marketing Inc. in Charlotte, Coca- Cola, and DuPont, Created permanent seat license