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According to Wikipedia, "The earliest known reference to Baseball is in a 1744 British publication, A Little Pretty Pocket-Book" whilst American Football can be traced back to the mid 19th Century (1850-ish) as an evolution if association football (soccer) and Rugby.
As far as professional baseball and football go, professional baseball traces back to the 1850s played by organised baseball clubs, whilst wikipedia has this to say on professional football: "origin of professional football can be traced back to 1892, with William "Pudge" Heffelfinger's $500 contract to play in a game for the Allegheny Athletic Association against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. The first Professional "league" was the Ohio League, formed in 1903, and the first Professional Football championship game was between the Buffalo Prospects and the Canton Bulldogs in 1919."
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What is the person's name that invented baseball?
Abner Doubleday invented baseball as a sport
Was soccer the first sport invented?
no it was not
What was the first televised sport in US?
The first televised sport in the us is baseball
When was the first sport invented?
the first sport ever invented was rugby, in Greenland! :)
Why is baseball so popular in Mexico?
It is the greatest sport ever invented and it should be the most popular sport in every country.
