History of Sports - Final Exam

Who is known as the father of American Football?

What change did the NBA make to speed up the game in 1954?

What is unique about the Spirits of St. Louis deal with the ABA and the NBA?

What does NCAA stand for?

Why are the Olympics important to some athletes?

This man came up with the opening ceremonies.

What two colleges played what is considered the first American Football game?

The last year the Summer and Winter Olympics were in the same year was….

What was the name of the ABA basketball team located in Louisville?

This governing body of football (soccer) was founded in 1904 and still exists today.

Who was the commissioner of the ABA?

Who is the current sponsor of NASCAR?

Which player was the first to sign a $1,000,000 contract?

What sport split away from football (soccer) in 1863?

The last time that the United States hosted the Olympics was in 1996 in ________

Who is considered the father of NASCAR?

How long does a typical football (soccer) game last?

What sport was hockey a variant of?

Who was the first power hitter that changed the game in a positive way in the 1930s?

What team did the Kentucky Colonels merge with?

Jesse Owens raced in the _______________ Olympics.

His famous knockout of Max Schmeling prior to the start of WWII made him a national hero.

What country is credited with creating modern football (soccer)?

Who has the most wins in NCAA basketball history?

What is Muhammad Ali’s original name?

Who is the first NFL team to win 3, 4, and 6 Super Bowls?

Who has won the most MVP titles in the NFL?

They were the first professionally paid baseball team.

What is considered one of the oldest of all sports?

Where is the first recorded history of hockey found?

Who was the first paid athlete to play an American football game?

What nickname did baseball earn in 1856?

He was considered the best pound for pound boxer, and won his first 40 fights.

What is the trophy called that is presented to the champion of the NHL?

What was the nickname of Jim Braddock?

Who created the modern farm system in baseball?

Russia's actions in Afghanistan caused 60+ countries to boycott the Olympics in _____

youngest heavyweight champion, had his own video game, and bit Holyfield’s ear off in a fight.

Who is credited with inventing the sport of basketball at a YMCA training facility in 1891.

_____ were placed on the winner’s heads instead of medals in the ancient Olympics.

Which player was the first to break the Latino barrier in baseball?

Which of the following is not part of the American Triple Crown?

Why was Ali stripped of his title?

He held the heavy weight title from 1926-1928 and retired as the champion.

How long is a typical boxing match round?

Who has played in the most Super Bowls?

How long is the break between rounds in a boxing match?

What driver has won the most NASCAR championships in a row?

Who owns the single season homerun title and homerun title for all time?

Who has the most NCAA College Championships in history?

In what city was the first professional football game played?

Why did the Ancient Greeks add boxing to the Olympics?

What player broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball?

What was unique about the basketball that ABA used?

The only team to win the NBL, BAA, and NBA titles all in a row was?

What did NASCAR essentially develop out of?

What is the oldest recorded history of horse racing found?

Who owns the single season consecutive hits record?

What is unique about Scots John Love and Fergus Suter?

Who’s death led to a change in NASCAR safety regulations?