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Cincinnati Red Stockings
First professional team. -
Baseball
Baseball was the first league sport. -
National Association of Professional Baseball
Formed by players of professional teams. -
Pennant Race
Created competition. -
The first ever U.S. golf open was held
Horace Rawlins won the first U.S. golf open. -
Modern Olympic Games
311 athletes -
First Baseball World Series was played
The Boston Pilgrims won the first World series. -
The PGA Championship
Won by Jim Barnes. -
First NFL game
A crowd of 800 watched the Independents defeat the St. Paul Ideals 48-0. -
Second edition to the FIFA World Cup
Italy hosted. -
Dodgers signed Jackie Robinson
First African American to play in the MLB -
Rose Bowl
Ohio State and Oregon attracted 98,202 fans. -
Celtics
Pretty much the only basketball team that mattered, won 9 out of the 10 championships they could have in this decade. -
Summer Olympics
Terrorists invaded the Olympic grounds. -
Larry Bird vs Magic
Biggest sports rivalry. -
Michael Jordan
Got his first championship of 6. -
Uconn
Won 6 championships in 10 years. -
Lebron
Lebron was no. 1 pick in the NBA. -
Pat Summitt
More wins than any other NCAA basketball coach. -
Usain Bolt
Broke his own Olympic record in the 200-meter.