


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

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.
CAN
Canada Games (Quebec Province) joins NSGA as qualifying Member Games.
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.
National Senior Games
2011 National Games hosted in Houston, Texas.
National Senior Games
2009 National Games hosted in Palo Alto, California.
HUMANA – National Senior Games
HUMANA begins as Presenting Sponsor of National Senior Games; 2007 National Senior Games Hosted in Louisville, Kentucky.
National Senior Games
2005 National Senior Games hosted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
NVGAG
National Veterans Golden Age Games join NSGA as qualifying Member Games.
AK and ID – National Senior Games
Alaska and Idaho had their first senior games; 2003 National Senior Games hosted in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
LA – National Senior Games
Louisiana had their first senior games; 2001 National Senior Games hosted in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
National Senior Games
1999 National Senior Games hosted in Orlando, Florida.
NSGA Foundation and HI
NSGA Foundation is formed; Hawaii had their first senior games.
NSGA Headquarters Moves – National Senior Games
NSGA Headquarters moves from St. Louis to Baton Rouge, Louisiana; 1997 National Senior Games hosted in Tucson, Arizona.
WA – National Senior Games
Washington had their first senior games; 1995 National Senior games hosted in San Antonio, Texas.
MO
Missouri had their first senior games.
MN and ND – National Senio Games
Minnesota and North Dakota had their first senior games; 1993 National Senior Games hosted in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
AR, CA, OR and WV
Arkansas, California, Oregon and West Virginia had their first senior games.
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.
TX
Texas had their first senior games.
NE and PA – National Senior Games
Nebraska and Pennsylvania had their first senior games; 1989 National Senior Games hosted in St. Louis, Missouri.
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.
ME and NJ
Maine and New Jersey had their first senior games.
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.
AZ, MS and SD
Arizona, Mississippi and South Dakota had their first senior games.
DC, NC and VT
Washington DC, North Carolina and Vermont had their first senior games.
GA and NY
Georgia and New York had their first senior games.
TN
Tennessee had their first senior games.
MD and WI
Maryland and Wisconsin had their first senior games.
CT, MI, NM, OH and VA
Connecticut, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio and Virginia had their first senior games.
Let the Games Begin! – CO, IL and RI
Colorado, Illinois and Rhode Island had their first senior games.
Sanford, FL
First known recurring local Senior Games begin in Sanford, Florida – and still going!
The beginning of the road
First “Senior Olympix” multisports event is organized by Warren Blaney in Los Angeles.