HickokSports.com - History - Alphabetical Index history. Biography. Pro football Hall of Fame. Top of Page. R. Rose Bowl; RossTrophy (NHL); Rounders; Rowing Medalists; Rugby olympic Medalists; Rugby WorldCup. http://www.hickoksports.com/history/alphindx.shtml
Extractions: Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum Links ... Search Site Choose the first letter of the subject: History Biography Glossaries Calendar Quotations ... Directory A Top of Page B Top of Page C Top of Page D Top of Page E Top of Page F Top of Page G Top of Page H Top of Page I Top of Page J Top of Page K Top of Page L Top of Page M Top of Page N Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame National Association of Base Ball Players National Association of Professional Base Ball Players National Baseball Hall of Fame ... Neil Trophy, Edward J. (boxing)
The History Of Football The history of football. The history of football One founders. FIFA launchedthe olympic football title in 1924 and the World Cup in 1930. http://www.nenyl.org.uk/history_of_football.htm
Extractions: The History of Football The History of Football The Greeks, for whom ball games were an essential party of life, played a form of football as early as 4 BC. The game was known as pheninda and involved kicking the ball, running with it and handling it. There are other examples of early versions of the game evolving elsewhere around the world. In Japan, records show that around the fifth century AD a game called Kemari, which involved eight players ceremonially kicking the ball back to one another across a ground 14 metres square. The evolution of the game in England appears to have its roots in holy days. Written evidence confirms that in the twelfth century a game with a ball was played on Shrove Tuesday in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. On such occasions the whole town would get involved and the game could last for days. The purpose of the game was to gain possession of the ball and deliver it back to the town or parish. In many other places, Shrovetide football lasted until the latter half of the nineteenth century. Throughout the centuries English monarchs tried to ban this version of the game but Edward II, III, Richard II, Henry V and Elizabeth I were all unsuccessful in preventing the continued interest. In the eighteenth century, the game was taken up by the public schools who, realising the importance of team sport, invented their own versions of the game. By 1848 the first serious attempts were being made by Cambridge University to set up a common set of laws. Fifteen years later, The Football Association was founded and Association Football, the game that is played around the world today, was born.
ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games history. », Antiquity, », Revival, », The olympic Games Timeline. Sports. ,Equestrian, », Fencing, », football. », Gymnastics, », Boxing, », Handball. http://www.athens2004.com/page/default.asp?la=2&id=64
Extractions: U.S. soccer head coach Clive Charles (left) directs his team from the bench during the 3-1 win over Kuwait. AP MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - The weather was perfect for football. American football, that is. Maybe that's why the Americans were able to make history. On a chilly, rainy evening that felt nothing like a Summer Olympics, the U.S. men's team advanced out of the first round of an Olympic soccer tournament for the first time, beating Kuwait 3-1 Tuesday. Danny Califf scored in the 40th minute, Chris Albright in the 63rd and Landon Donovan in the 89th as the Americans dominated their Middle East opponents, who no doubt were more used to sand and hot sun than the slippery, bone-chilling conditions at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Substitute Bader Najem scored for Kuwait in the 83rd.
Olympics 38, the most celebrated oarsman in olympic history, teamed with The United Statesof America olympic Team proved in Jones takes 100m gold football Europe vs http://www.gigglepotz.com/ausoly-8.htm
Extractions: Briton Steve Redgrave refused to rule out another Olympic campaign after winning an unprecedented fifth consecutive gold medal on Saturday at the Sydney regatta. Redgrave, 38, the most celebrated oarsman in Olympic history, teamed with Matthew Pinsent, Tim Foster and James Cracknell to win the men's coxless fours. Team USA Update
Olympics football Zamarano double secures Chile bronze. Gymnastics Ten finalists in Gymnasticsdecided Friday. Athletics Korzeniowski walks into olympic history. http://www.gigglepotz.com/ausoly-13.htm
Canada At The Olympics Canada competes in all Summer and Winter Paralympic sports except football (soccer)and She is the only person in olympic history to be awarded all 3 medals in http://www.members.shaw.ca/kcic1/olympics.html
Extractions: Olympic Information about Canada Canada has a proud record of participation in the Olympic Games. This page will provide some of the details. THE OLYMPIC GAMES Canada was awarded the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal, QC and the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary, AB . Canada will host the 2010 Winter Games and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver/Whistler, BC. We will also participate in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, Italy, and the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing, China. The Summer and Winter Olympic games were held during the same year up to and including 1992, after which time the same-year format was changed. The next Winter Olympics was held two years later in 1994. The Summer and Winter Olympic games are now held in alternating two year cycles. The Games were not held during the 2 World Wars. Since the start of the "Modern" Summer Games (1896) in Athens Greece, Canada has participated in every Olympics except two. Canada did not attend the the first Games in 1896 and, they joined the USA, Japan, China and West Germany in the boycott of the 1980 Moscow Summer Games. Canada's Summer Olympic Games History Year Host City Gold Silver Bronze Total Sydney Atlanta Barcelona Seoul Los Angeles Moscow No Canadian participation Montreal Munich Mexico City Tokyo Rome Melbourne Helsinki London London Cancelled due to World War II Tokyo/Helsinki Cancelled due to World War II Berlin Los Angeles Amsterdam Paris Antwerp Berlin Cancelled due to World War I Stockholm
Extractions: Dictionaries: General Computing Medical Legal Encyclopedia Word: Word Starts with Ends with Definition This is a list of sports history organizations Olympic Games The Olympic Games are a multi-sport event taking place every fourth year. Originally held in ancient Greece, they were revived by French Baron Pierre de Coubertin in the late 19th century. The Games of the Olympiad, better known as the Summer Olympics, have been held every fourth year since 1896, with the exception of the years during the World Wars. A special edition for winter sports, the Winter Olympic Games, started in 1924; since 1994 these are no longer held in the same year as the Games of the Olympiad. Click the link for more information. International Society of Olympic Historians The International Society of Olympic Historians is a non-profit organisation with the purpose of promoting and studying the Olympic Movement and the Olympic Games. This purpose is achieved primarily through research into their history, through the gathering of historical and statistical data concerning the Olympic Movement and Olympic Games, through the publication of the research via journals and other publications, and through the cooperation of the membership.
Amateur Athletic Foundation Search Page Newsletter (19872002) football Studies (1998-2002) International Sports Studies(1999-2000) Iron Game history (1990-2002) Journal of olympic history (1992-2002 http://www.aafla.org/search/search.htm
E. L. Easton - English - Sports Beginner s Guide to football Dictionary Johanna Pitkänen Quizzes football Culture. Worldhistory blues.uab.es/olympic.studies history olympic.org/uk http://eleaston.com/sportmat.html
Olympiapark München - Olympic Stadium The great international teams have all appeared as guests, and many an artistwith the ball has made football history in the olympic Stadium. http://www.olympiapark.de/english/olympiastadion/beschreibung.html
Extractions: Since then, the Olympic Stadium has become a national and international centre many times over, world-class with its eight tracks, and with its facilities for long, triple and high jump, discus, hammer and javelin, and shot-put, the last major event were the European Championships in Athletics in 2002. The records set in championships and international matches have been celebrated as enthusiastically in this stadium as open-air festivals. The Rolling Stones rock upon the stage here, and Michael Jackson's Mystery Show became the mega-hit of pop concerts. And all of Munich lights up when the 3 Tenors sing in the sea of light beneath the floodlamps.
Football Culture - Women's Soccer, A History Fittingly in the context of the game s history, the first Women s the World Cup twiceand also took the olympic gold when women s football was introduced http://www.footballculture.net/insider/trivia_women.html
Extractions: Following the draconian ban it was not until the 1920's that football began creeping into China's school curriculum for girls. Fittingly in the context of the game's history, the first Women's World Cup was destined to be held in China in 1991 - and won by America, whose national team had played its first competitive match only six years earlier.
Football Culture, News, Culture In The News Iraqi olympic Committee President Ahmed AlSamarrai admitted This is the biggestmoment in Iraqi olympic history. We have mentioned how football has helped http://www.footballculture.net/five/140504.shtml
Extractions: Chelsea and Holland defender Mario Melchiot started a charity race this week in which 1,000 people ran around the moat of the Tower of London to raise money for the British Heart Foundation . Melchiot's brother Winston died aged 19 of a heart attack and Mario was one of many sports stars backing the event, which helped fund the treatment of heart disease. And, in another focus on fundraising, the BBC is gearing up to launch Sport Relief in early July, with support from footballers Gary Lineker and Rio Ferdinand Iraq's football team have qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time after beating Saudi Arabia 3-1 . The result sparked off huge celebrations in Iraq and Iraqi Olympic Committee President Ahmed Al-Samarrai admitted: "This is the biggest moment in Iraqi Olympic history." We have mentioned how
History Of The Olympics + Cartoon Fun By Brownielocks archery, basketball, boxing, conoeing, cycling, equestrian, fencing, football (akasoccer to it.) olympic Museum olympic Stories olympic history Sport s Journal http://www.brownielocks.com/olympics.html
Extractions: The History of the Olympics Since the Olympic games go way back to the early Greeks, to do an entire history on one page is a bit overwhelming. So, I'll give you a brief summation of how it all began, and then provide some further links for additional information. So, how and why did it all begin? In ancient Greece, they often combined religious festivals with sporting events, to honor certain gods. The Greeks held the following: The Pythian Games The Olympic Games It was the last one, the Olympics, that were held for the Greek God Zeus and were also the most popular with the people. The first game is said to be held at Olympia, Greece in 776 B.C. and has been held every 4 years since = 1,168 years! Then, Greece came under the rule of the Roman Empire and the Olympic games were declined, to the point where they actually declined in 393 B.C. by the Christian Roman Emperor, Theodosius I, who objected to what he felt were some "pagan rites" associated with the games. In the beginning, the Olympic games were confined to just one day and one event. That event was a footrace that was the length of the stadium. Soon, additional races were added as the popularity grew, as well as discus and javelin throws (tosses), broad jumps, boxing, wrestling, chariot racing and a pentathlon. The pentathlon was composed of 5 different track and field competitions.
FootballAsia - The Home Of Asian Football Simply stated, this is the biggest moment in Iraqi olympic history, Ahmed AlSamarrai,the The Men s olympic football Tournament run from August 11-28. http://www.footballasia.com/en/regional/West/index.asp?id=35091&mth=5&yr=2004
FootballAsia - The Home Of Asian Football Asian football Qualifiers, winning all four of their games without conceding a goalto move to the brink of olympic qualification. While form and history are http://www.footballasia.com/en/regional/East/news.asp?id=34968&adt=2004-5-01
Professional Olympic Coaches Team Building Leadership Speakers Billie Moore, One of the most successful coaches in the history of women s intercollegiate football, AlJoyner, olympic Gold Medalist in the mens triple jump. http://www.allamericanspeakers.com/infopages/coachesclub.php
HISTORY TIMELINE UNITED STATES SOCCER a brief chronology of United States soccer history from 1620 included soccer as anofficial olympic sport, the The US football Association (USFA), now the US http://www.soccerhall.org/history/us_soccer_history.htm
Extractions: Home About The Hall Hall of Famers Kicks Store ... Games HISTORY TIMELINE UNITED STATES SOCCER The following is a brief chronology of United States soccer history has been taken from the United States Soccer Federation 2004 Media Guide. American folklore asserts that Pilgrim Fathers, upon settling at Plymouth Rock found American Indians along the Massachusetts coast playing a form of soccer. The Indians called it " P asuckquakkohwog ," which means "they gather to play football." Many American colleges played soccer, but there was no intercollegiate competition. Rules were casual and changed often. The Oneidas of Boston, the first organized soccer club in America, were formed by Gerritt Miller Smith. The Oneidas were undefeated from 1862-65. A monument now stands in Boston Common, where the Oneidas played their home matches. Soccer was initiated as an organized college sport in the USA in the years following the Civil War. Princeton and Rutgers Universities engaged in the first intercollegiate soccer match November 6, 1876, in New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers won the match 6-4. The game was more similar to both rugby and soccer than gridiron football.
