sports history

  • Soccer

    Soccer

    Soccer was played as early as 1620 by American-Indians and the earliest known organized soccer game was in 1866
  • Boxing

    Boxing

    Boxing was invented by Jack Broughton in 1743. Professional boxing didn't start until 1981
  • American Football

    American Football

    The first football game was played in 1869. The NFL was founded in 1930 by Walter Camp
  • Tennis

    Tennis

    Tennis was first played in the United States in 1874. And in 1881 the National Lawn Tennis Association was founded.
  • Basketball

    Basketball

    Basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891 and the National basketball association was founded in 1946 in New York by Walter Brown
  • Golf

    Golf

    The first Golf played in America was played in 1893 in Wheaton, Illinois at the Chicago golf club
  • Volleyball

    Volleyball

    In 1895 William G. Morgan invented the sport of volleyball in Massachusetts
  • Baseball

    Baseball

    Baseball was invented by Abner Doubleday in 1839 In Cooperstown, New York and the first baseball game was played in 1846
  • pickleball

    pickleball

    pickleball was invented by joel pritchard one summer in 1965
  • MMA/UFC

    MMA/UFC

    In 1993, the Gracie family introduced their form of Brazilian jiu-jitsu to the US. This led to the creation of the (UFC)