History in Sport

Sport History is important because it tells us how sport used to be, how it is in the present, and how it might be in the future. It shows how sport has developed throughout the centuries.

Sports used to be religious and part of rituals in ancient times. Nowadays, sport is part of the American culture. It's secular, but there are cultural aspects and traditions attached to each sport.
We, Longhorns, wear burnt orange and white to represent UT's sport teams (I found this link about the history behind it: http://www.texassports.com/trads/burnt-orange-white.html).

I have noticed that since the 20th century, sport has come to focus more on winning and records. My reasons are that: it's all about breaking a record and beat the previous winner. Heroes are those athletes that reach the top, we value more what they achieve as athletes than what they achieve as human beings. They can't be "morally wrong" in their daily lives, but as long as they win games, they will be considered heroes. (Heroes of modern American sports --> http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/heroes.html)

First televised U. S. sports event, May 17, 1939. 

Super Bowl (2010)