Sports

History of Sports

  • Rugby was invented

    Rugby was invented
    England starts to play rugby a game close to football. You try to score points though a field goal type game. You gry to tackle the person with the ball and your only padding is your leather helmet.
  • Baseball is made Americas past time

    Baseball is made Americas past time
    Baseball is game that is played with two teams of 9 people on the field at a time. A picher pitches the ball in order to get the batter out so his team can bat. The batter trys to hit the ball in order to score runs for his team.
  • Soccer was Created

    Soccer was Created
    Soceer was offically created in England. Soccer was most likly played before this but this is the date of its officall creation. Soccer is a game in which the offencive players try to score goals on the goalie and the other teams goalie trys to spot the offence from scoring a goal.
  • Football is played

    Football is played
    The game of football starts at Harvard. Football is the American version of rugby wear the teams do wear pads. The offescive team wants to score a touchdown or get a first down to keep the drive going. The defense wants to stop the offense three plays to cause the offense to punt the ball and give it to the other team.
  • Basketball is invented

    Basketball is invented
    Basketball is first played played by a soccer team while the field was to cold and wet to play on. Basketball is a game in which to teams of five players on the court at a time try to score more point then the other team. The defensive wants to stop the offense from scoring and they want to get the rebound to make sure they are on offense.
  • First World Series is played

    First World Series is played
    The first World Series was played. The world series is a best of seven games between the two best teams in the legue. One team from the AL and the other from the NL. The winner of this is condsindered the best baseball team for one year
  • First World Cup

    First World Cup
    The World Cup is a world wide soccer evenet in which the 32 best soccer teams from around the world try to win the trophy. The teams start in group games then move on to one lose elimation leaving the two best teams to battle it out for the grand prize.
  • First NBA Finals is played

    First NBA Finals is played
    The NBA Finals is a seven games series after the playoffs. To get to the Finals you have to be one of the 8 best team in the East or West and win a best of 7 series until you make it to the finals to win it all.
  • Muhammad Ali wins first fight

    Muhammad Ali wins first fight
    Muhammed Ali one of the best fighters and inspires in the world one his first profession fight of his carear leading to more victories on his way to becoming the best.
  • Wilt Chamberlin scores 100 points

    Wilt Chamberlin scores 100 points
    Wilt Chamberlin became the only player in history to score 100 points in one game breaking the record and is still the most points ever scored in one game by a single player.
  • First Super Bowl is Played

    First Super Bowl is Played
    The Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event in America. It is played between the best team in the AFC and the NFC. Both teams have to go through the hard trial of the playoffs to get to the Super Bowl.
  • Micheal Jordan Joins the NBA

    Micheal Jordan Joins the NBA
    Micheal Jordan consider to be the best basketball player, althelite and worker in the history of sports. He lead his team teams over 6 NBA Fianals. He was cut from his high school team, this inspried him to work harder then any one else. He never gave up unlike a certain 23 from Cleveland.