-
Period: to
Chronology of Sports in America
-
Baseball
Baseball was invented in 1839 in Cooperstown, New York.
The photo shown is what the original baseball looked like. -
Ice Hockey
Ice Hockey was created by James Creighton on March 3rd, 1875. The first ice rink in the United States built for Ice Hockey was created in Baltimore, Maryland in 1894. -
Basketball
Basketball was created by James Naismith in Springfield Massachusets in 1891. He wanted the sport to be a less injury-prone version of Football and he wanted it to be able to be played inside during winter months. -
Volleyball
Volleyball was created by William G. Morgan in 1895 in Holyoke, Massachusets. William originally called Vollyball "Mintonette". -
Football
Football was invented on November 6, 1892, by Walter Chauncey Camp. He was a Yale University athlete and coach. He is now known as the "father of American football."
The first "intercollegiate" football game was played in New Brunswick, New Jersey. -
The Founding of the MBL
The MBL was founded in 1903. It was created because the National League was not doing too well and was proved to be inefficient. So they combined the NL (the National League) and the American League together to create the MLB. -
The Founding of NHL
The NHL (The National Hockey League) was created in Montreal, Canada on November 26, 1917. It had many representing members including (but not limited to) Lichtenhein's Wanderers and Kennedy's Canadiens. The NHL was first brought to the United States on November 1, 1924, in the Boston Garden. -
The Founding of the NFL
On September 17, 1920, ten different football teams got together to create the American Professional Football Association (APFA). As the teams grew, the APFA kept expanding. Later on June 24, 1922, the APFA changed their name to NFL becoming what we know it to be now. -
The Founding of the NBA
The NBA was founded on June 6th, 1946 in New York, New York by Walter Brown (the owner of the Boston Garden) when he realized that the vacant ice hockey rinks could be used to host basketball games. -
The Founding of AVP
The AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals) was the first competitive volleyball tour for men. It was introduced in 1984. But soon after, the WPVA (Women's Professional Volleyball Association ) was introduced in 1986 as the first women's competitive tour.