Sports in American Culture timeline

By kadenkranz
  • First Pro Baseball Team Created

    First Pro Baseball Team Created

    The Cincinnati Red Stockings were formed. They were the first openly professional team. Nowadays they are the Atlanta Braves.
  • First American Football game played

    First American Football game played

    The first Football game is played between two college teams. Walter Camp created the first set of rules for the game.
  • Basketball is Invented

    Basketball is Invented

    In 1891, James Naismith created the first "basket ball' in Springfield, Mass
  • Volleyball is Created

    Volleyball is Created

    William G. Morgan invented Volleyball in Massachusetts.
  • First World Series

    First World Series

    The Boston Americans won the First World Series beating the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • Skateboarding is invented

    Skateboarding is invented

    The first Skateboards were made sometime between 1940 and 1950.
  • First NBA Championship

    First NBA Championship

    The Philadelphia Warriors defeated the Chicago Stags to get the first NBA title.
  • Snowboarding is Invented

    Snowboarding is Invented

    Sherman Poppen develops the first snowboards in Muskegon, Michigan
  • Pickleball is Invented

    Pickleball is Invented

    Joel Pritchard and Bill Bell create the first version. Created on Bainbridge Island, WA.
  • Super Bowl 1

    Super Bowl 1

    The Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs to become the first winners of the Super Bowl.
  • Seattle Seahawks win the Teams First Superbowl

    Seattle Seahawks win the Teams First Superbowl

    The Seattle Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos to bring the team its first Super Bowl