Sports History

By Nya_Worrell

  • Cincinnati Red Stockings

    First professional team.

  • Baseball

    Baseball was the first league sport.

  • National Association of Professional Baseball

    Formed by players of professional teams.

  • Pennant Race

    Created competition.

  • The first ever U.S. golf open was held

    Horace Rawlins won the first U.S. golf open.

  • Modern Olympic Games

    311 athletes

  • First Baseball World Series was played

    The Boston Pilgrims won the first World series.

  • The PGA Championship

    Won by Jim Barnes.

  • First NFL game

    A crowd of 800 watched the Independents defeat the St. Paul Ideals 48-0.

  • Second edition to the FIFA World Cup

    Italy hosted.

  • Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson

    First African American to play in the MLB

  • Rose Bowl

    Ohio State and Oregon attracted 98,202 fans.

  • Celtics

    Pretty much the only basketball team that mattered, won 9 out of the 10 championships they could have in this decade.

  • Summer Olympics

    Terrorists invaded the Olympic grounds.

  • Larry Bird vs Magic

    Biggest sports rivalry.

  • Michael Jordan

    Got his first championship of 6.

  • Uconn

    Won 6 championships in 10 years.

  • Lebron

    Lebron was no. 1 pick in the NBA.

  • Pat Summitt

    More wins than any other NCAA basketball coach.

  • Usain Bolt

    Broke his own Olympic record in the 200-meter.