Dec. 28, 1922: Ten-point code adopted (conferences, amateurism, freshman rule, ban on playing pro football or for noncollegiate teams, three-year participation, no graduate students, faculty control, anti-betting, restrictions on transfers, and visits to colleges by NCAA district representatives to advocate for Association principles). December 28, 1922 42
June 17-18, 1921: Sixty-two teams participate in the first NCAA-sponsored championship, the National Collegiate Track and Field Championships, at the University of Chicago. Among the champions is Leonard Paulu of Grinnell, a veteran who lost an eye in World War I. June 17, 1921 40
Dec. 29, 1910: The IAAUS is renamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association. December 29, 1910 49
1906: Palmer Pierce becomes the Association’s first president, holding office from 1906 to 1913 and from 1917 to 1929. January 1, 1906 47
Dec. 9, 1905: Thirteen football-playing schools accept New York University Chancellor Henry M. MacCracken’s invitation to a “reform conference.” December 9, 1905 42
Oct. 9, 1905: Theodore Roosevelt invites leaders of collegiate football, including representatives of Harvard, Princeton and Yale, to the White House for a discussion on reforming or abolishing the game during a season that produced 18 deaths and 149 serious injuries attributed to the sport. October 9, 1905 45
