5th Period Growth and Development of Sports

Regular people have access to cars and vehicles

Sep 17, 1800

wealthy people only ones having vehicles. This ads new access to events and local media. People can easily go to a local game. by Joshua Daniels

Kinetiscope invented (Jason Smith)

Apr 14, 1891

A kinetiscope is a device to view motion pictures. The kinetiscope was invented by many people but thomas edison was the first.

Great Depression- Mo Brown

Jun 17, 1930

The Great Depression was a time of worldwide economic poverty. It lasted for about 10 years. Tax revenue, personal income, prices and profit dropped significantly.This made it hard to live and created agricultural suffering.

Scottie Chambers

Oct 1, 1946

First NBA game

Jackie Robinson being signed- Mo Brown

Apr 15, 1947

Jackie Robinson was signed to the Major Leagues in 1947. He signed to the Dodgers.

NBA Championship (Rashard Davis)

Apr 23, 1950

•On April 23, the Minneapolis Lakers defeat Syracuse Nationals in the first National Basketball Association (NBA) championship

NBA Desegregation (Rashard Davis)

Apr 24, 1950

•From April to May, American sports continue to desegregate when the Boston Celtics of the NBA draft the league's first African American player, Charles Cooper in the second round, and the American Bowling Congress ends its white-male-only policy

Tv in every home

Sep 17, 1950

Tv's became popular and used in every home in the 1950's which creates easy access for ads and a new way to brodcast sports. by Joshua Daniels

1950 - TV in every home

Sep 17, 1950

Alli Durrer - People can watch their favorite teams now that they have a TV. They can also get gatherings while watching the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys play.

Sporks marketing in the 1950's

Aug 19, 1951

•Many sports franchises started
•Bill Veeck’s marketing activities at baseball started; fireworks dazzling scoreboards, special event nights, names on jerseys and giveaways.
•Sports became more profitable because more people came to games, people enjoyed games more, company’s bought more advertising and sponsorships.
• Tyler Jeffery

Disneyland

Sep 17, 1955

DisneyLand opens and ads new entertainment .by Joshua Daniels

#WINNING (Rashard Davis)

Apr 20, 1960

Vince Lombardia motto "Winning is not everything; it is the only thing" defines fans' and players' attitudes toward sports during the 1960s. It was the decade when American cynicism infected athletic competition. The ideal of amateurism, in which physical achievement was viewed as a complement to intellectual development, was considered increasingly naive as sports became big business.

IMG link athletes to corporations.

Sep 18, 1960

IMG was founded by Mark McCormack, an American lawyer who spotted the potential for athletes to make large incomes from endorsement in the television age; he signed golfer Arnold Palmer as his first client.
Tyler Jeffery

Magnavox Odyssey

Apr 17, 1974

First Gaming Consol

Jordan signing with Gatorade-Mo Brown

Sep 17, 1991

Michael Jordan signed with Gatordae in 1991. He has been contracted to this company for about 21 years. The long time promotion of this product has impacted the growth tremendously because he is one of the "greatest" to play the game.

Scottie Chambers

Jan 20, 2000

tiger gets a 5 year endorsment plan with nike for 100million

Scottie Chambers

May 22, 2003

Lebron James signs with nike

Kevin Garnett signing to Boston Celtics

Aug 4, 2007

Alli Durrer - He originally played for the Timberwolves and then got traded to the Celtics.

LeBron James leaving Cleavland - Alli Durrer

Jun 8, 2010

Left Cleavland to play with Miami Heat.

Spain becomes the first soccer team to win 3 straight major tournment

Jul 1, 2012

Euro 2012
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London Olympics

Jul 27, 2012

major international multi sport event. Omar Mohamed

free time

Sep 21, 2012

Mon, every people like to do some things or visit , play, watch, and dance in freetime. specialy most people like to go beach and get a more entertainment in swim and drinks etc.

Free time

Sep 21, 2012

Mon, every people like free time to do something and play, visit, watch. most of people like to go bar, or in beach or in casino get a more entertainment and enjoy with friend. some people like to visit with their friends to meet their relatives or etc.

discretion income

Sep 21, 2012

MON, the amount of an individual's income that is left or spending

1930

Sep 24, 2012

the first world cup was held in Uruguay
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