Sports In America

By Drew Francis
  • Lacrosse

    Lacrosse

    Lacrosse was the very first sport to be invented in America.
  • The first field goal.

    The first field goal.

    Field goals believe it or not were more points than touchdowns when football was first made.
  • The first touchdown in the NFL

    The first touchdown in the NFL

    The first NFL touchdown was scored in a game between the Rock Island Independents and the St. Paul Ideals.
  • The first NFL stadium.

    The first NFL stadium.

    The Chicago Bears Soldier Feild was the first ever NFL stadium to be built.
  • When basketball was invented.

    When basketball was invented.

    James Naismith invented basketball he was a 30-year-old physical education teacher.
  • The first basketball

    The first basketball

    The first basketball was actually a cross between a modern-day soccer ball and a football.
  • The first three point shot

    The first three point shot

    Basketball didn't use to have a three-point line even tho that's what most of the game is played around now.
  • The first Superbowl

    The first Superbowl

    The first Superbowl was not even called a Superbowl.
  • The first triple digit in baseball

    The first triple digit in baseball

    Nolan Ryan was the first person to throw 100 miles per hour in the MLB.
  • The first homerun derby

    The first homerun derby

    The first home run derby was in 1985 and now looks a lot different.