American Sports Timeline

  • Cricket

    Cricket

    USA cricket first started as early as 1709
  • Soccer

    Soccer

    In 1866, the Wisconsin soccer team was playing there first ever game in London.
  • Baseball

    Baseball

    When the MLB was first starting, the first game ever hosted was in 1871 between Cleveland and forest cities.
  • Rugby

    Rugby

    the first ever rugby game was that was ever played was actually a college game between Harvard university, and McGill university.
  • Tennis

    Tennis

    Tennis first originated to the U.S in 1877 and shorty after the first ever tennis club was founded just to years later in 1879
  • Lacrosse

    Lacrosse

    When first originated to the U.S, the first ever lacrosse game was a women's game. the very first national lacrosse game ever played was in 1933.
  • Ice Hockey

    Ice Hockey

    Ice hockey first began in the U.S in 1894 when the the first ever ice hockey rink was built in Baltimore, Maryland. Shorty after the NHL started in 1917
  • American Football

    American Football

    It was the year of 1920, the triangles were facing off in the first ever NFL game against the Columbus Panhandles
  • Pickleball

    Pickleball

    When pickleball was first founded in the U.S the year was 1965, two years later in 1967 the first pickleball court was made.
  • Basketball

    Basketball

    on 1891 james naismith introduces the first ever professional basketball game