Sports & Entertainment

By dillon25

  • NCAA

    NCAA was Created

  • Audio Recording

    Development of recording of sound on motion picture film.

  • Radio Advertising

    First commercial radio stations with regularly scheduled broadcast

  • first endorsement deal

    Gene Sarazen Biography Golfer Gene Sarazen signed an endorsement deal with Wilson Sporting Goods that becomes the longest running endorsement deal in the history of sports. The original deal was for $6,000 per year plus an equal amount for travel expenses. Renewal took place every two years until his death in May 1999.

  • Lou For Wheaties

    Lou Gehrig was the first athlete to be on the front of a Wheaties box and eventually turned into a big deal to be on the front of the box

  • Berlin Olymics

    Addi dassler provided tracks spikes free for charge for Jesse Owens starting the phenomenon of marketing through athletes

  • NFL Goes Live

    NFL Archives The first televised NFL game happened on this date. It was broadcast to 1,000 homes. The Philadelphia Eagles fell to the Brooklyn Dodgers 23-14. (Yes, there was a football team named the Brooklyn Dodgers)

  • College football goes live

    History of the Game First televised collegiate football game featuring Fordham against Waynesburg (PA) College.

  • TV

    First TV sold

  • Spread of TV

    One million homes now own a television

  • Color TV

    Color TV is introduced

  • NIKE

    Phil Knight founded Blue Ribbon Sports...which, in 1972 became Nike

  • Disney World

    The Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida opens costing $375 million to build

  • Richard Petty

    Richard Petty was the first NASCAR Driver to make big money and make sponsoring their cars a big deal. He made what is now a driving billboard for the races

  • MTV

    MTV, Music Television, is debuted

  • Compact Discs

    The compact disc is first introduced

  • EA Creates John Madden Football

    This Created a new way for fans to express their love for their players and games. It also led to players and teams making more money and getting more attention from the public.

  • Michael Jordan Shoes

    Michael Jordan was one of the first athletes to make their own shows and it was a major way for shoe companies to promote their products and the players to become more popular

  • Nintendo

    Nintendo home entertainment system is introduced (NES)

  • Internet TV

    First television program delivered via the Internet