Walter Clopton Wingfield, a British Army officer, is credited with inventing the first modern tennis racket in 1874.

James Naismith, a Canadian physical education instructor, invented the first basketball in 1891.

Walter Camp, known as the 'Father of American Football', is credited with inventing the first American football in the late 1800s.

William G. Morgan, a physical education director at the YMCA, invented the first volleyball in 1895.

Thomas Kidd, a Scottish clubmaker, is credited with inventing the first golf club in the 15th century.

Charles Waite, a catcher for the Cincinnati Red Stockings, is credited with inventing the first modern baseball glove in 1875.

Charles Goodyear, an American chemist, is credited with inventing the first soccer ball using vulcanized rubber in 1855.

James Creighton, a Canadian blacksmith, is credited with inventing the first hockey stick in the 1850s.

Jackson Haines, an American figure skater, is credited with inventing the first figure skate with a single blade in 1865.

Sondre Norheim, a Norwegian carpenter, is credited with inventing the first modern ski in the 1850s.

Sherman Poppen, an American engineer, is credited with inventing the first snowboard in 1965.

Gary Fisher, an American cyclist, is credited with inventing the first mountain bike in the 1970s.

Jack O'Neill, an American surfer, is credited with inventing the first wetsuit in the 1950s.

Tom Blake, an American surfer, is credited with inventing the first modern surfboard in the 1920s.

Nathanael Herreshoff, an American naval architect, is credited with inventing the first modern sailing boat in the late 1800s.