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5 BCE
Herodicus
He is the first person in the history of medicine who combined sports with medicine. -
1569
De Arte Gymnastica
Girolamo Mercuriale creates the earliest known text on fitness, known as De Arte Gymnastica -
First Athletic Trainer
James Robinson is hired by Harvard University as the athletic trainer -
The Trainer's Bible
S.E. Bilik writes the first major text on athletic training, known as The Trainer's Bible -
Cramer Chemical Company
Brothers Chuck and Frank Cramer founded Cramer Products -
NATA
NATA is founded in Kansas City -
1st Female at BOC Exam
Sherry Bagagian is the first female to sit for the BOC exam -
1st Female Athletic Trainer
Kristine Freeman is hired as the first female athletic trainer at the University of Florida -
Olympic Committee
Gail Weldon became the first board-certified female athletic trainer to be hired by the United States Olympic Committee and worked the 1979 Pan American Games. -
College Major
Athletic training becomes a college major -
Allied Profession
Athletic Training becomes an allied profession -
Certified Athletic Trainer
Marsha Grant-Ford is the first black female to become certified as an athletic trainer -
Assistant Athletic Trainer
Michelle Leget is the first female to be hired as an Assistant Athletic Trainer in the NBA. -
Ariko Iso
Ariko Iso becames the first full-time female athletic trainer in the NFL, hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers
