Sports History Network May 3, 1910 – The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States is renamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association or as we know it, the NCAA. The IAAUS organization was originally formed in 1906, shortly after President Theodore Roosevelt summoned college football rules makers to the White House to tame the game. At the organization’s fifth annual conference, IAAUS was renamed … Read more
Fresh off a Super Bowl appearance, many predicted the 1970 Vikings would be back in the big game. But Minnesota lost its starting quarterback, Joe Kapp, in a contract dispute, and what turned out to be a great season ended disappointingly. The Minnesota Vikings lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 23–7 in Super Bowl IV, … Read more
May 2, 1920 – It may not have been as appreciated as it should have at the time, but this was a pretty epic moment in sports history. The first game of the National Negro Baseball League was played in Indianapolis. The association included teams from St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City, Indianapolis, and Dayton, as well … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XXXV, which was held on January 28, 2001, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida between the first-time AFC champion Baltimore Ravens and the three-time NFC champion New York Giants. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. The pop quiz question … Read more
May 1, 1883 – Bob Rogers is acknowledged as the first American pro sports trainer when he is hired by the New York Athletic Club. The NYAC opened up in 1868 after founders William Buckingham Curtis, John C. Babcock, and Harry Buermeyer had a conversation about the rise of athletics in England. They decided to open … Read more