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Founding of the AAU
- When
- January 21, 1888
- Where
- unverified founding location
The AAU was founded on January 21, 1888, by James E. Sullivan and William Buckingham Curtis to establish standards and uniformity in amateur sports.
The organization was created to promote and develop amateur sports and physical fitness programs. It succeeded the National Association of Amateur Athletes of America, which existed from 1879 to 1888. The founding date is explicitly stated as January 21, 1888. No supplied passage states the founding location; the legacy row's New York City attribution is treated as unverified.
Sources
- Amateur Athletic Union Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
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