Vanderbilt University. source:Guiness book of sports trivia (1971)
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Bill Walton's major in college was communications. He attended University of California Los angeles. He played basketball while he was there, and was voted arguably the greatest college basketball player of all time.
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*A number of U.S. colleges start playing the game between 1893 and 1895. *1934 was when the first college game was played. *It was staged in New York City's Madison Square Garden. *By the 1950s basketball became a major college sport.
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George Mason University
There does not appear to be many celebrities who had geography as a college major. Former professional basketball star Michael Jordan is one that did.
Bob Yancy and Ben Franklin of Boston University (1937) The first Black selected for All-American basketball honors was Don Barksdale of UCLA (1947) The first Black signed by a National Basketball Assn. team was Charles (Chuck) Cooper, who joined the New York Knicks (1950)
The major sporting events in the United States revolve around the three most popular sports in this nation. They are American style football, Baseball and Basketball. This is quite different from many nations where soccer or the most used term of football reigns as the sport of the "World". The Major events for each sport are: NFL Football- The Super Bowl College Football - BCS Championship game College Basketball -NCAA Tournament Pro Basketball - Championship Series Baseball - College World Series and Major League World Series
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There is the NBA and there is a league with players not quite at the NBA level. The NBA is the major league with the professional basketball players. There are also college leagues, and elementary schools even have leagues.