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baseball was made by a man named Abner Doubleday. baseball started as a amateur sport then made a pro sport. -
tennis was played throughout France in the 12th and 13th centuries. However, tennis was first played in the united states in 1874. -
cheerleading became popular in the 1860s by different ivy league schools. the first known cheer was in 1884 by princeton university. -
surfing dates back all the way to 12th century Polynesia. However, it was first demonstrated in the U.S by three hawaiian teenagers in santa cruz in 1885. -
softball was made by a bunch of Yale alumni waiting for the score of the Harvard-Yale football game. a reporter by the name of George hancock said "play ball" and the first game commenced. -
basketball was made in 1891. by a man named James Naismith who was a instructor and springfield college. -
Volleyball was made in the state of Massachusetts in 1895. It was created by a man named William G. Morgan -
Bowling has been traced all the way back to 5200 B.C. when the Egyptians played. However, it came over in the 17th century. The first national bowling tournament occurred in January 8th, 1901 -
It was made in Canton, Ohio in 1920. Which is now the locating of the pro football HOF. It was created by Walter Camp. -
waterskiing was made by two brothers named Ralph and Ben Samuelson in Minnesota in the summer of 1922. it was included in the 1972 olympics -
pickleball was made in the state of washington on bainbridge island. It was created joel pritchard who was bored on a summer day and created it in 1965. -
bocce ball was originally was made in Egypt due to a carving that had two little boys playing. It became popular when it sweeped california in 1989.