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Honoring Sports gods Mostly after Luisa

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Honoring SPORTS gods BEGINS MOSTLY AFTER LUISA 1865

American Football  1892 

AFL Wheelchair Handball November 8, 2015 

Air Hockey  1962 

Air Racing  1947 

Alpine Skiing  1936 

Auto Racing  1894 

Autocross  1944 

Badminton  Popular in the mid 1800 

Basketball  1891 

Body building  began in earnest in 1890’s 

Bowling  modernized in 1930 

Cycling  19th century 

Dog Racing  18th century 

Handball  traced back to the baths of Rome, current version first played in Olympics in 1936 

Hocky  Current game 19th century  

Kickball    1917 

Lacrosse  French Jesuit missionaries – first Lacrosse Club founded in Canada in 1856 

Motorcycle Racing  First motorcycle sold in 1894; first race was in France a few years later. 

Polo  Beginning in 1876 informal games were played in New York City 

Powerlifting  Modern sport of Power Lifting originated in United Kingdom and USA in 1950’s. 

Roller Skating  Roller Derby started in 1935. 

Rugby First reference to the game as played now 1823;  

Skating  Popular in North America during first part of the 20th century 

Soccer  A few centuries BC, in 1951 a white ball was permitted to help spectators see the ball. 

Softball  Developed from an indoor baseball game first played in 1887. Name “softball” dates to 1926, in 1930’s the name became official. 

Sport fishing  Competitive casting Sport founded in 1955 

Swimming  Competitive Swimming first introduced in early 1800’s 

Tennis  First US Open played in America in 1881. 

Track and Field (Cross Country Running, Road Running and Racewalking) Popular in the 1860’s, and the Amateur Athletic Union was founded in the US in 1887, and is its governing body. 

Volleyball  Invented in 1895 by William Morgan 

Water Polo  Began in mid 19th century England and Scotland; it was demonstrated in the Olympic games in 1900 and 1904; has a reputation as a brutal sport but is way less violent than the original games. 

Wrestling  A rise in popularity in the 19th century. 

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