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Quick check on Wikipedia shows Baseball was gaining popularity around 1860, and Basketball around 1900. Football was introduced around 1860. What am I missing?
by edanm 16y ago
Quick check on Wikipedia shows Baseball was gaining popularity around 1860, and Basketball around 1900. Football was introduced around 1860.
What am I missing?
- adw 16y agoThat's the formal codification of football - Association Football, Rugby Football (both League and Union). The games themselves have been around for hundreds of years. Really, though, it's a cultural thing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rugby_league http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rugby_league is pretty typical.
- mkramlich 16y agoYou're missing his first two words: broadly speaking.