SENIOR GAMES MOVEMENT TIMELINE
Here’s how the Senior Games Movement has developed over time, beginning with the first known event in 1970. Find the dates for when your state first held multisport events for seniors, as well as other key moments in NSGA history.
Please note that there may have been individual and local events held prior to the year shown for some states. These dates indicate when regular multisport events took shape and contributed to the formation of the first national event in 1987, followed by the years when State Member Games began that became qualifying events for National Senior Games.
Senior Games Movement
2015
Fitness Age Test – National Senior Games
NSGA releases “Fitness Age Test” survey of 4,000+ senior athletes proving value of having active lifestyles; 2015 National Games hosted in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2014
CAN
Canada Games (Quebec Province) joins NSGA as qualifying Member Games.
2013
Personal Best – National Senior Games
NSGA begins “Personal Best” health and wellness initiative with athlete profiles as examples of healthy, active aging; 2013 National Games hosted in Cleveland, Ohio.
2011
National Senior Games
2011 National Games hosted in Houston, Texas.
2009
National Senior Games
2009 National Games hosted in Palo Alto, California.
2007
HUMANA – National Senior Games
HUMANA begins as Presenting Sponsor of National Senior Games; 2007 National Senior Games Hosted in Louisville, Kentucky.
2005
National Senior Games
2005 National Senior Games hosted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2004
NVGAG
National Veterans Golden Age Games join NSGA as qualifying Member Games.
2003
AK and ID – National Senior Games
Alaska and Idaho had their first senior games; 2003 National Senior Games hosted in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
2001
LA – National Senior Games
Louisiana had their first senior games; 2001 National Senior Games hosted in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1999
National Senior Games
1999 National Senior Games hosted in Orlando, Florida.
1998
NSGA Foundation and HI
NSGA Foundation is formed; Hawaii had their first senior games.
1997
NSGA Headquarters Moves – National Senior Games
NSGA Headquarters moves from St. Louis to Baton Rouge, Louisiana; 1997 National Senior Games hosted in Tucson, Arizona.
1995
WA – National Senior Games
Washington had their first senior games; 1995 National Senior games hosted in San Antonio, Texas.
1994
MO
Missouri had their first senior games.
1993
MN and ND – National Senio Games
Minnesota and North Dakota had their first senior games; 1993 National Senior Games hosted in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1992
AR, CA, OR and WV
Arkansas, California, Oregon and West Virginia had their first senior games.
1991
DE, FL, IN and MA – National Senior Games
Delaware, Florida, Indiana and Massachusetts had their first senior games; 1991 National Senior Games hosted in Syracuse, New York.
1990
TX
Texas had their first senior games.
1989
NE and PA – National Senior Games
Nebraska and Pennsylvania had their first senior games; 1989 National Senior Games hosted in St. Louis, Missouri.
1987
AL, KS, KY, NH, OK, UT and WY – National Senior Games
Alabama, Kansas, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Utah and Wyoming had their first senior games; 1987 National Senior Games hosted in St. Louis, Missouri.
1986
ME and NJ
Maine and New Jersey had their first senior games.
1985
National Organizing Committee & IA, MT, NV and SC
First National Games organizing committee is formed in St. Louis; Iowa, Montana, Nevada and South Carolina had their first senior games.
1984
AZ, MS and SD
Arizona, Mississippi and South Dakota had their first senior games.
1983
DC, NC and VT
Washington DC, North Carolina and Vermont had their first senior games.
1982
GA and NY
Georgia and New York had their first senior games.
1981
TN
Tennessee had their first senior games.
1980
MD and WI
Maryland and Wisconsin had their first senior games.
1979
CT, MI, NM, OH and VA
Connecticut, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio and Virginia had their first senior games.
1977
Let the Games Begin! – CO, IL and RI
Colorado, Illinois and Rhode Island had their first senior games.
1975
Sanford, FL
First known recurring local Senior Games begin in Sanford, Florida – and still going!
1970
The beginning of the road
First “Senior Olympix” multisports event is organized by Warren Blaney in Los Angeles.