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Looks like the Canadian media have finally wrote an article about something I've talked about for years. I'm not crazy after all.

How Canada invented ‘American’ football, baseball, basketball and hockey


Toronto's Foxy Irwin introduced the fielder's glove to baseball


The combined revenues for the four major North American pro sports leagues are pretty close to $50 billion a year. That's in Canadian dollars. And, yes, we should measure in Canadian dollars. That's because, despite the tub thumping from our southern neighbours, the NFL, NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball all have Canadian roots.

America’s Pastime? Sorry, Abner Doubleday, Canada played it first. And a Canadian baseball hall of famer also takes credit for the earliest baseball glove. Plus, we patented the bases.

American football? Canadians introduced the U.S. to a new game that borrowed a lot from rugby. James Naismith? Everybody knows the Canadian invented basketball. Hockey? Well, of course. But let’s have a quick review anyway, just in case you need to marshal your arguments for the next time you tipple with American friends.

Full article: http://www.cbc.ca/sportslongform/ent...all-and-hockey