The First Ball in Sport

Discover how the earliest balls evolved from stones and fruit into safer, bouncier designs used in sports.

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Long ago, people wanted to play games with a round thing. Before a real ball, they used stones or hard fruit. Some used a bundle of grass tied with rope. These things did not roll well. They could hurt feet and hands. Still, people kept playing, because games were fun.