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fans paid to attend baseball game
Fans paid to attend a baseball game between two teams in the New York City area at Fashion Rack Course in Queens. -
NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was officially formed to govern collegiate athletics. -
Lou Gehig
Lou Gehrig appeared on a Wheaties box. -
All American Girls
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was formed due to many Major League Baseball players serving in WWII -
Endorsement
Wilson Sporting Goods signed golfer Babe Didrickson Zaharias to an endorsement contract for $100,000 per year. -
Blue Ribbon Sports
1 Phil Knight opens Blue Ribbon Sports. -
Blue Ribbon>Nike
Blue Ribbon is changed to Nike. -
Title lX
Title IX is enacted, mandating equal access to educational opportunities for men and women. -
Buffalo Bills Stadium
Rich Foods pays $60,000/year for the naming rights to the Buffalo Bills football stadium. -
US boycott Olympics
The US boycotts the Summer Olympics in Moscow. -
Olypics commercialized/profitable
The Olympics becomes commercialized. Peter Ueberoth helps to make the Olympics profitable. -
Olympics Bombed
Olympic Park in Atlanta, GA is bombed.