Sports Marketing

By AkaDominique

  • Fans paid to attend a baseball game

    1858 – Fans paid to attend a baseball game between two teams in the New York City area at Fashion Rack Course in Queens.

  • NCAA was formed

    1906 – National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was officially formed to govern collegiate athletics.

  • First commercial radio stations

    1920 – First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcasts.

  • Stock Market Crash

    1929 – The Stock Market Crash leads to the Great Depression closing nearly three-fourths of amusement parks.

  • Lou Gehrig appeard

    1934 – Lou Gehrig appeared on a Wheaties box.

  • First TV was sold

    1939 – First television is sold.

  • GPBL was formed

    1943 – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed due to many Major League Baseball players serving in WWII.

  • Babe Zaharias signed a contract

    1949 – Wilson Sporting Goods signed golfer Babe Didrickson Zaharias to an endorsement contract for $100,000 per year.

  • Color TV is introduced

    1951 – Color television is introduced

  • Disneyland in Anaheim opens

    1955 – Disneyland in Anaheim, California opens costing $17 million to build.

  • Over 100M TV are in homes

    1960 – Over 100 million television sets are in homes around the world.

  • Knight opens Blue Ribbon Sports(Nike)

    1964 – Phil Knight opens Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1972, the name is changed to Nike.

  • Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney opens

    1971 – The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million the build

  • Title lX is enacted

    1972- Title IX is enacted, mandating equal access to educational opportunities for men and women.

  • The US boycotts the Summer Olympics

    1980 – The US boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow.

  • Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married

    1980 – Prince Charles and Diana Spencer are married on international television

  • MTV debuts

    1981 – MTV debuts

  • First IBM Computer is available

    1981 – First IBM Personal Computers are available for retail sales

  • Michael Jackson's "Thriller" sells 20m

    1982 – Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” sells 20 million albums

  • First compact dis is released

    1983 – First compact disc is released

  • Nintendo system is introduced

    1985 – Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced

  • First television provice Internet

    1995 – First television program delivered via the Internet (webcast)

  • Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed

    1996 – Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed.

  • Princess Diana is killed

    1997 – Princess Diana is killed in an automobile accident

  • Euro curreny is introduced

    January 1, 2002 - The Euro currency is introduced in 12 EU member states

  • George W. Bush speaks of an axis of evil

    January 29, 2002 - George W. Bush speaks of an 'axis of evil'.

  • Us led coup in Venezuela

    April 11, 2002 - US led coup in Venezuela, however Hugo Chavez is soon reinstated as president

  • Brazil wins the FIFA 5th time

    June 30, 2002 - Brazil wins the FIFA World Cup for a record fifth time.

  • Gerhard Schroeder reelected as German chancellor

    September 22, 2002 - Gerhard Schroeder reelected as German chancellor