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Nets
Nets change from a peach bucket to a net. -
Football Helmets
People who didn't wear basketball helmets started wearing soft leather helmets -
Football Cleats
Football cleats change from low-cut, to mid-cut, to high cut, for more ankle support. -
Aluminum Baseball Bats
William Shrouer created the first in 1924, but they were not seen in baseball until the 1970's. -
Electronic Scoreboards
Myrle Spicer was principal at a school that needed a scoreboard that could be controlled by a single operator -
Basketball in the Olympics
On that day basketball was introduced as a team sport for the 1936 Olympics. -
Basketball Shoes
New Nike and Puma shoes eclipse the Converses. -
Football Astroturf
It was called Chemgrass and was invented when people were trying to find the perfect sports surface for the urban area. -
Radar Gun in Baseball
Danny Litwhiler read a news paper about a cop who used a radar gun to catch speeders, so he used it to see how fast the pitcher was throwing -
Modern Football Goalpost
Called the slingshot goalpost
