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Athletic
1997
Nevada Athletic Commission suspends Mike Tyson for biting Holyfield
1989
Amateur Athletic Fed strips Ben Johnson of all track records
1987
NCAA cancels SMU's entire 1987 football schedule for gross violations of NCAA rules regarding athletic corruption
1969
Dean Wilson, Kaneohe Hawaii, golfer, 1991 Western Athletic
1962
Schoolman Athletic Field in the Bronx named
1957
Dave "Smoke" Stewart, born in Oakland California, pitcher, Oakland Athletic
1955
Kansas City Athletic's 1st game, beat Tigers 6-2
1954
International Amateur Athletic Federation recognizes Red China
1953
Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary
1950
West Germany and Japan readmitted to International Amateur Athletic Federation
1947
U.S.S.R. joins International Amateur Athletic Union
1935
Barbara J Jacket, U.S. athletic coach, Olympics 1972
1912
IAF (International Amateur Athletic Federation) forms in Sweden
1905
Intercollegiate Athletic Association of U.S. founded (becomes NCAA in 1910)
1905
Philadelphia Athletic's Weldon Henley no-hits St. Louis Browns, 6-0
1904
1st athletic letters given (University of Chicago football team)
1893
Montreal Athletic Association beat Ottawa Generals 2-1, in 1st Cup Game
1892
Allegheny Athletic Association beats Pitts Athletic CLub, 4-0 in football
1889
Jack Ryder, cricketer, athletic Australian all-rounder and captain
1887
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms
1883
New York Athletic Club hires Bob Rogers as 1st American pro sports trainer
1880
Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England and Wales, is founded in Oxford, England
1877
1st U.S. amateur swim meet (New York Athletic Club)
1871
1st U.S. amateur outdoor athletic games (NY)
1869
James E Sullivan, founder, Amateur Athletic Union
1868
New York Athletic Club forms
1860
San Francisco Olympic Club, 1st U.S. athletic club forms
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