1920s

Yale students discover the fun of throwing pie tins from the Frisbie Baking Company of Bridgeport, CT.

1948

Fred Morrison, California carpenter and building inspector, manufactures the first plastic flying disc.

1955

Rich Knerr and A.K. "Spud" Melin invite Morrison to join WHAM–O.

1957

WHAM–O introduces the "Pluto Platter," a flying plastic disc.

1958

WHAM–O modifies its flying plastic disc and trademarks the name "Frisbee" for its flying disc toy

1964

Professional Model Frisbee disc, designed by Ed Headrick of WHAM–O, is introduced

1967

International Frisbee Association founded by Ed Headrick

1968

U.S. Navy spends nearly $400,000 to test Frisbee disc as a vehicle for keeping flares aloft.

1969

Ultimate, another Frisbee disc sport, is invented by Columbia High School students in Maplewood, NJ.

First major Disc Golf competition takes place at the International Frisbee Association meet at Brookside Park, Pasadena, CA.

1974

Flying Disc World, bi-monthly flying disc magazine, introduced.

First all-dog flying disc competition held at California State University, Fullerton.

World Frisbee Disc Championships held at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA.

1975

Dr. Stancil Johnson reveals the growth of a sport by writing "Frisbee: A Practioners Manual & Definitive Treatise."

1978

Frisbee Disc "Hall of Fame" established in Houghton, MI.

1979

Tom Kennedy wins $50,000 in the Disc Gold Tournament in Huntington Beach, CA.

1980

Freestyle team called "Coloradicals" redefine Freestyle and won the World Frisbee Disc Championship, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA.

1981

First Senior World Overall Championships exclusively for players over age 35 held in Springfield, MO.

1982

Discathon sport introduced at National Frisbee Disc Championships, Sacramento, CA.

1985

First World Flying Disc Congress held in Helsingborg, Sweden with representatives from 19 nations in attendance.

1986

Cub Scouts introduce activity badge for participation in Ultimate.

1987

The General Association of International Sports Federation accepts the World Flying Disc Federation as a member.

1992

World’s Biggest Disc Golf Meet features over 12,000 players participating on 200 courses around the world on the same day.

1993

The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports accepts flying disc sports as a new category for Presidential Sports Award.

1994

Anni Kreml of San Francisco breaks a four–year women’s Distance World Record by hurling a disc 136.31 meters (447.2 feet) on August 20 at the 1994 U.S. Open Flying Disc Championships at Fort Collins, CO.

1998

Scott Stokely of Ft. Collins, CO. sets the Men’ Distance World Record at 211.32 meters (693.3 feet).

2001

Flying disc sports become part of the World Games in Akita, Japan.